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Future Forests

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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.

Project overview

 

Project period

2021-01-01 – 2024-12-31

Participating departments and units at Umeå University

Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesFaculty of Social Sciences

Research areas

EcologyHistoryHistory of ideasNatural resource SciencePolitical scienceSociology

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:

  • Through our projects, identify where knowledge is needed and generate scientifically supported decisions on question statements,
  • Through collaboration with relevant social actors, identify and develop new research questions, in order to solve future challenges,
  • Through coordination of the cross-disciplinary research work, develop interdisciplinary work procedures.

Active Researchers

Emelie Aktanius
Adjunct lecturer
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Chelsea Elissa Budd
Associate professor
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Dimitri Coelho Mollo
Other position, assistant professor
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Auvikki de Boon
Postdoctoral fellow
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Louise Eriksson
Research fellow
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Tim Horstkotte
Staff scientist
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Jenny Ingridsdotter
Associate professor
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Toms Kokins
Lecturer (on leave)
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Evans Korang Adjei
Research fellow, staff scientist
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Maxim Vlasov
Associate professor
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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

Staff

Co-Director and Contact

Janina Priebe
Associate professor
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Project and Research Coordinator

Irma Olofsson
Research fellow
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News

Interdisciplinary team challenges traditional tourism practices

Future Forests funds novel study exploring ecological pilgrimage and sustainable tourism practices.

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Rhetoric researcher uncovers surprising parallels in polarized forest debate

Klara Härgestam discusses emotions and arguments in the forest debate at Bildmuseet

Botnsdalur aerial
Scholarships for students and researchers to discover Iceland

Explore Iceland with Scholarships from the Royal Skytteanska Society. Apply by October 11

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From “baggböleri” to green transition: an event with forestry in focus

Future Forests organised a field trip exploring the historical and contemporary significance of baggböleri

People in a forest, carrying deadwood to a large pile of wood
Umeå researchers celebrate forest artwork inauguration

UMU and SLU researchers went to Vännforsbäck for an artwork inauguration.

Portrait of Klara Härgestam
Unraveling the forest debate: a lecture by Klara Härgestam

Forest Social: PhD Student Klara Härgestam talks about the forest debate and people's relation to the forest.

Fem personer står runt en stor stubbe i skogen
Skogsungdomarna learn about the history of the northern forest

On April 27, 2024, Skogsungdomarna organised a forest history excursion in Kulbäcksliden for their members.

Skogsungdomarnas ledare står bakom ett bord med fika och broschyrer på.
Skogsungdomarna – New Initiative for Young Forest Enthusiasts

Read about Skogsungdomarna – a meeting place for young people interested in forests in Västerbotten.

Exploring Transitions in Japanese and Swedish Forestry

A workshop offered an examination of transitions within Japanese and Swedish forestry at MIRAI 2.0.

Mapping Forest Land in Architectural Research Project

UMArts and Future Forests funds the architectural research project Sweden's Timber Empire.

Latest update: 2024-10-09