CERNAS - RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT GROUP DESCRIPTION 2004, 2005 and 2006 FCT panel evaluation Coimbra, the 24th January 2008.

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1 CERNAS - RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT GROUP DESCRIPTION 2004, 2005 and 2006 FCT panel evaluation Coimbra, the 24th January 2008

2 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT RESEARCHERS ACADEMIC DEGREES STRATEGY GROUP DESCRIPTION

3 Inst. NameDegree ESACManuel Fernando de Miranda PáscoaPhDInv ESACRaul Salas GonzálezPhDInv ESACBJosé Carlos Dias Duarte GonçalvesPhDInv ESACJose De Jesus GasparPhDInv ESACMaria do Carmo F. e S. MagalhãesPhDInv ESACTeresa Maria Pinto Coelho VasconcelosPhDInv ESACB/EFNAbel Martins RodriguesPhDCol ESACBCristina AlegriaPhDCol ESACDavid Jose de Carvalho RodriguesPhDCol ESACMaria Beatriz Machado FidalgoPhDCol ESACJoaquim Manuel Sande SilvaPhDCol ESACBMaria Margarida Chagas de Ataide RibeiroPhDCol ESACB/EFNMiguel PestanaPhDCol ESACBOfélia AnjosPhDCol ESACB/UFPSebastião do Amaral MachadoPhDCol ESACJosé António dos Santos Ribeiro LopesPhD Inv ESACJosé Manuel Serras de Oliveira TavaresMScInv ESACMaria Cristina Braganca de M. e CameiraMScInv ESACMaria Filomena Figueiredo Nazaré GomesMScInv ESACB/EFNAntónio José Alves dos SantosMScCol ESACPaulo Jorge Sarilho MoraisLicBolseiro ESACClaudia Guilhermina Ferreira A. JoãoBach.Inv RESEARCHERS CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

4 Acad. Degree ESACESACB EFN ESACB UFP Partial Sum PhD5+35+31+31+30+20+16+96+9 MSc40+14+14+1 Lic11 Bach11 Total11+31+21+20+30+112+9 GROUP ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 200420052006 Elegible PhD356 PhD5715 MSc1075 Lic+Bach222 Numbers at the left side, in bold - integrated Numbers at the right side, in italic - colaborator CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT Current Evolution

5 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT GROUP STRATEGY Development of research on natural resources dynamics and management. Integration of social dimension on sustainable resource management activities. Find solutions to solve forest resource management problems which affect Portugal and Centre Region. Propose new projects that will target the research areas of climate change, forest fires, and silvicultural systems.

6 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT GROUP DESCRIPTION WORK OUTPUT PUBLICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS EVENTS, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ORGANIZATION ADVANCED ACADEMIC DEGREES

7 200420052006 Books and/or chapters in Books 0-00-01-11-10-50-5 Publications in peer review international journals 2-22-22-42-42-12 Publications in peer review national journals 2-12-12-12-12-52-5 PUBLICATIONS Numbers at the left side in italic - planned work Numbers at the right side, in bold - executed work CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

8 Meetings, Seminars and Conferences 200420052006 International level 2-192-184-28 National level 3-213-133-15 COMMUNICATIONS Numbers at the left side in italic - planned work Numbers at the right side, in bold - executed work CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

9 REPORTS 2004 2-10 2005 2-1 2006 7-14 Events, Conferences, Seminars Organization 2004 2-10 2005 2-1 2006 2-1 Numbers at the left side in italic - planned work Numbers at the right side, in bold - executed work CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

10 ADVANCED ACADEMIC DEGREES 200420052006 PhD thesis 0-20-21-21-22-92-9 Master thesis 2-22-22-12-12-52-5 Other 0-10-10-00-00-00-0 Numbers at the left side in italic - planned work Numbers at the right side, in bold - executed work CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

11 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH BUDGET FCT PROJECTS

12 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT FCT Pluriannual Budget () per ETI PhD 200420052006 35922708837 FCT Pluriannual Budget () per ETI Inv 200420052006 540786369

13 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT International Projects Budget () 200420052006 44366 National Projects Budget () 200420052006 9729512364996476

14 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

15 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT BRIEF ASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPPED WORK

16 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT Good communication between researchers due to geographical proximity and Professional relations Good location near areas with high potential of research Good interconnection between teaching, experimental work and research, which provides excellent conditions to disseminate knowledge with the end-users Strengths

17 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT Strengths Increased number of centre researchers interested in joining the group Links with other research centres which provides good possibilities of promoting joint projects

18 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT Weaknesses High taught timetable Impossibility of having MSc Courses (before 2007) or PhD at polytechnic level

19 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT Opportunities QREN Unique research centre on this field of research in the Centre Region where forest represents 33% of soil occupation Preferred liaisons with former students and with end-users. Threats Irregular and unscheduled funding

20 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT THE FUTURE

21 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT GROUP STRATEGY IMPROOVING THE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS INTENSIFY THE RESEARCH IN PROJECTS DEALING WITH FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN PORTUGAL AND SPECIALLY IN THE CENTRE REGION INTENSIFY COOPERATIVE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORK REINFORCE PARTNERSHIPS WITH END-USERS

22 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT NATIONAL PARTNERS Institutions and End-Users 1.Universidade de Aveiro (UA) 2.Universidade de Coimbra (UC) 3.Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA) 4.Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) 5.Direcção Regional da Beira Litoral (DRABL) 6.Direcção Geral dos Recursos Florestais (DGRF) 7.Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária (INIA) 8.Celulose Beira Industrial S.A. (CELBI) 9.Germiplanta 10.Agrosanus 11.Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto)

23 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT 12. Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal (Lisboa) 13. Associação da Indústria Papeleira (CELPA) 14. Associação de Produtores Florestais de Figueiró dos Vinhos 15. Associação de Produtores Florestais de Alvéolos e Muradal 16. Associação de Produtores Florestais da Pampilhosa da Serra 17. Associação de Produtores e Proprietários Florestais do Concelho de Penela (FLOPEN) 18. Associação de Compartes da Freguesia de Piódão 19. Aliança Florestal NATIONAL PARTNERS Institutions and End-Users (cont.)

24 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS Institutions and End-Users CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT 1.Institut Européen de la Fôret Cultivée - IEFC (Cestas) 2.Centre Régionale de la Proprieté Forestière d`Aquitaine – CRPF (Bordeaux) 3. Unión de Selvicultores del Sur de Europa- USSE (Bizkaia) 4. Western Forestry Co-operative Society, Ltd. (Sligo) 5. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomic – INRA (Bordeaux) 6. Université de Bordeaux- Centre d`Analyse Politique Comparée (Pessac) 7. Gestión Ambiental, Viveros y Repoblaciones de Navarra, S.A.

25 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT 8. FORESNA-ZURGAIA Associación de proprietarios forestales (Navarra) 9. Nekazal Ikerketa eta Teknologia, S.A. (Alava) 10. NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y desarrollo Agrario (Bizkaia) 11. Confederación de Forestalistas del País Vasco 12. Universidade del País Vasco 13. Associación Forestal de Cantabria 14. Fundatión General de la Universidad de Valladolid 15. Federación de Associaciones Forestales de Castilla y León INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS Institutions and End-Users

26 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS Institutions and End-Users 16. Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero 17. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela 18. Associación Forestal de Galicia 19. Dirección General de Montes e Industrias Forestales (Consellaria de Medio Ambiente de la Xunta de Galicia) 20. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomic – INRA (Orléans) 21. Université dOrléans, Laboratoire de Biologie des ligneux et des grands cultures.

27 CURRENT NATIONAL PROJECTS CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT 1. Avaliação da recuperação ecológica de pedreiras, no Parque Natural das Serras de Aire e Candeeiros, no Maciço Calcário Estremenho, Portugal. 2. Estratégias de optimização da produtividade, nutrição e sequestro de carbono em replantações de Eucalyptus (estudos sobre a matéria orgânica/resíduos de exploração na produtividade, nutrição e sequestro de carbono). 3. Balanço hídrico e de nutrientes em Pinus pinaster e Eucaluptus globulus no centro de Portugal. 4. Bases para a valorização produtiva e ambiental das plantações de pinheiro bravo (PROPINE).

28 CURRENT NATIONAL PROJECTS CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT 5. Dinâmica Populacional de Anatídeos e Ralídeos em Portugal. 6. EPIGRIPAVE - Epidemiologia da Gripe Aviária-Desenvolvimento de sistema de epidemiovigilância do virus Influenza em aves e desenvolvimento de modelos epidemiológicos preditivos. 7. EROSFIRE – Ferramenta de apoio na decisão para identificação, com base em modelação, de risco de erosão do solo após incêndios florestais. 8. DUNES – Factores determinantes do desenvolvimento do coberto florestal em áreas dunares.

29 9. PROBRAVO – Promoção da gestão sustentável, produtividade e valorização económica do sistema Pinhal Bravo. 10. Melhoria das condições de regeneração, condução e da qualidade dos materiais de reprodução florestal de Arbutus unedo L. (Cand. iCentro). 11. AGRO - Gestão de pragas em pinhal e eucaliptal, minimização de impactes ambientais e conservação da biodiversidade. 12. Utilização da Biomassa Florestal Residual para Aproveitamento Energético. CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT CURRENT NATIONAL PROJECTS

30 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT CURRENT INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS 1. Characterization of the temporal and spatial variability of precipitation in the Azores and Madeira Islands. 2. FORSEE – Gestion durable des forêts: un réseau european de zones pilote pour la mise en oeuvre operationnelle. 3. Influence of wind-driven rain on the transport of sediments and agrochemicals in overland flow – Two dimensional flume studies (POCI/AMB/58429/2004) 4. Multifractal temporal characterization of river flows (POCTI/ECM/48619/2002) 5. VISULANDS – Visualization Tools for Public Participation in Managing Landscape Change.

31 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT CURRENT INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS 5. VISULANDS – Visualization Tools for Public Participation in Managing Landscape Change 6. COST E31 - Management of Recovered Wood. 7. COST E38 - Woody root processes

32 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT Research Networks International 1. Institut Européan de la Forêt Cultivée (IEFC, Founder member) 2. Rede para a Avaliação das Externalidades da Floresta Mediterrânica (MEDFOREX, Founder Member) 3. European Forest Institute (EFI) 4. European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) 5. International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) 6. International Society of Tropical Foresters (Vice-President) National 7. Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Florestais (SPCF, President)

33 CERNAS – RF FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT