In our second stakeholder workshop we moved from the impacts of different forest management regimes to conservation practices used in production forests. There was a balanced participation from different stakeholder groups, and the discussion around the topic was lively and respectful. What more can … [Read more...]
What do we mean when we talk about evidence?
At the first stakeholder workshop we got a question about the name of the project, specifically on the use of the word evidence. Based on the discussion that followed, evidence and evidence-based are words that are understood in multiple ways. For a person evidence-based refers to someone who has … [Read more...]
Funding received from the Finnish Forest Foundation
In a project that emphasises transparency in conducting research, it would be odd not to follow the same code of conduct in matters related to the project. Hence, we announce that the project has received funding from the Finnish Forest Foundation. The funding is for a year and started in August … [Read more...]
First stakeholder meeting
Runner’s high is a concept that many people are familiar with. Lot less is talked about researcher’s high. But there is no better word to describe the euphoric feeling I had when we finished our first stakeholder meeting yesterday on species recovery after harvesting and how different harvesting … [Read more...]
It’s all about transparency
When I started my first systematic review in 2010, it wasn’t because I had thought deeply about quality of science and wanted to use the gold standard method. No, it was simply on a suggestion from my boss but the experience convinced me of the benefits of conducting systematic reviews. Over the … [Read more...]
