Image: Jörgen Wikström
Future Forests is an interdisciplinary platform of expertise for analysis of complex research issues, collaboration and research communication relating to forests. The platform is a collaboration between SLU, Umeå University and Skogsforsk. Future Forests' organisation has an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary way of work with a future perspective, in the area between academia and society.
See the movie about Future Forests' excursion at Svartberget.
2021-01-01 – 2024-12-31
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Social Sciences
Ecology, History, History of ideas, Natural resource Science, Political science, Sociology
Our work is cross-faculty and in collaboration with relevant social actors. Therefore, complex scientific questions can be asked in a variety of ways.
Our main objectives:
Active Researchers
Past Researchers
Petter Axelsson, Postdoc, SLU
Karin Beland Lindahl, SLU
Mats Berlin, Skogforsk
Kevin Bishop, Guest professor, SLU
Christer Björkman, SLU
Johanna Boberg, SLU
David Ellison
Gustaf Egnell, SLU
Kristina Espmark, SLU
Nils Fahlvik, SLU
Adam Felton, SLU
Niklas Forshell, IIASA
Sabine Fuss, IIASA
Martyn Futter, SLU
Emma Holmström, Program Director, SLU
Hjalmar Laudon, Professor, SLU
Tomas Lundmark, Professor, SLU
Urban Nilsson, Professor, SLU
Johanna Johansson, Postdoc
Artti Juutinen
Georg Kindermann
Maartje J. Klapwijk
Florian Kraxner
Rolf Lidskog
Anders Lundström
Lars Lundqvist
Tomas Lämås
Annika Mossing, Communications Officer
Erland Mårald, Professor
Annika Nordin, Professor
Eva-Maria Nordström
Thomas Ranius
Eva Ring
Lucy Rist
Jean-Michel Roberge
Camilla Sandström
Daniel Sjödin
Johan Sonesson
Jan Stenlid
Kristina Wallertz
Camilla Widmark
Anneli Ågren
Lars Östlund
Read about Skogsungdomarna – a meeting place for young people interested in forests in Västerbotten.
A workshop offered an examination of transitions within Japanese and Swedish forestry at MIRAI 2.0.
UMArts and Future Forests funds the architectural research project Sweden's Timber Empire.
Hanna Lempinen held two seminars on peat energy during her visit as a Guest Researcher at UmU.
Arctic Centre Funding – Read about Janina Priebe and her presentation at the Arctic Science Summit Week, 2023.
SLU Future Forests is launching a seed money call in subjects related to forest sciences.
Get to know Janina Priebe, new vice program director at Future Forests
Read more about Forest Social, Future Forests’ lecture series for all students from SLU and Umeå University.
