Future Forests

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.

Forest Social

Our lecture series.

Seed Money

See our open funding call.

Interdisciplinary research

English version is coming soon.

See the movie about Future Forests' excursion at Svartberget.

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Project overview

Project period

2021-01-01 – 2024-12-31

Participating departments and units at Umeå University

Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Social Sciences

Research areas

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:

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

+46 90 786 78 77

Chelsea Elissa Budd Associate professor

+46 90 786 68 30

Dimitri Coelho Mollo Other position, assistant professor

+46 90 786 66 76

Auvikki de Boon Postdoctoral fellow

+46 90 786 60 95

Louise Eriksson Research fellow

+46 90 786 56 96

Tim Horstkotte Staff scientist

+46 90 786 74 31

Jenny Ingridsdotter Associate professor

+46 90 786 63 22

Toms Kokins Lecturer (on leave)

+46 90 786 72 23

Evans Korang Adjei Research fellow, staff scientist

Cornelia Redeker Professor

+46 90 786 76 96

Camilla Sandström Professor

+46 90 786 64 50

Maxim Vlasov Associate professor

+46 90 786 71 90

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

+46 90 786 80 74

Project and Research Coordinator

Irma Olofsson Research fellow

Events

December

Christmas Mingle: German Forest Inspiration with Future Forests

Wed

Dec

Christmas Mingle: German Forest Inspiration with Future Forests

11:00 - 13:00 11 December 11:00 - 13:00

Galaxen, Universumhuset

Other. Join us for a Christmas mingle with Future Forests! We warmly welcome students, researchers, and anyone interested in sustainable forestry.

January

Focus on Forests II: Networking for Early Career Researchers

Thu

Jan

Focus on Forests II: Networking for Early Career Researchers

10:30 - 13:00 23 January 10:30 - 13:00

Universitetsklubben, Universum

Workshop. Workshop for early-career researchers, focused on facilitating networking with other researchers, with a focus on forests and the forest sector.

News

Forests and security take center stage at Future Forests seminar

Experts discuss forests' future at 'Northern Forests in Security, Stability and Sustainability' seminar

Deltagarna utforskade nya vägar för att tackla komplexa utmaningar inom skogsbruket genom en mix av föreläsningar, speed-dating och gruppdiskussioner.

Future Forest Experts Collaborate Across Disciplines

Future Forests hosted a workshop for young researchers that emphasized interdisciplinary collaboration.

Interdisciplinary team challenges traditional tourism practices

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

Rhetoric researcher uncovers surprising parallels in polarized forest debate

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

Scholarships for students and researchers to discover Iceland

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

Folk som sitter och lyssnar på föreläsning

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

News archive

Latest update: 2024-10-25