EUFORINNO workshop:

Forest biodiversity and carbon dynamics in time and space

Tuesday, 15.12.2015:

Presentation of forest research and monitoring in Bhutan and in Slovenia

08:00 – 12:00     Wellcome & presentation of forests & forestry in Bhutan and in Slovenia

(moderators Lobzang Dorji & Primož Simončič)

09:00 – 09:30     Wellcome by Lobzang Dorji, Chief Forestry officer,
Opening by Chencho Norbu, Director General, Ministry of Forests and Park Services; presentation of the workshop by Hojka Kraigher, EUFORINNO coordinator

09:30 – 09:50     coffee break with photo-session

10:00 - 10:30      Nawang Norbu, Director, UWICE (Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment): Bhutan - the last Eastern Himalayan Biodiversity Refugia

10:30 - 11:00      Janez Zafran, Slovenian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Head of the Forestry Sector: The Slovenian forests and forestry

11:30 – 12:00     Lobzang Dorji, Chief Forestry Officer, FRMD, DoFPS: National Forest Inventory of Bhutan - Lessons learned and way forward

12:00 – 12:15     Primož Simončič, Director, SFI: The Slovenian Forestry Institute (SFI)

12:15 – 12:30     Hojka Kraigher, SFI: Forest based research priorities, evaluation and funding in Slovenia & EUFORINNO project overview

12:30 – 14:00     lunch break

14:00 – 16:00     Forest conservation & monitoring (moderators Nawang Norbu & Hojka Kraigher)

14:00 – 14:30     Primož Simončič, Director, SFI: Overview of forest monitorings in Slovenia

14:40 – 15:00     Sangay Wangchuk, Specialist, WCD, DoFPS: Contribution of Protected Areas as Carbon sink

15:00 – 15:30     Andrej Verlič, SFI: Legal framework for forest protection/conservation in Slovenia

15:30 – 16:00     Urša Vilhar, SFI: Forest experiments for promoting forest science to youth

Wednesday, 16.12.2015:

09:00 – 16:00     Soil ecology & biodiversity at different scales (moderators Sangay Wangchuk & Ivan Janssens)

09:00 – 09:30     Ivan Janssens, PLECO: Soil ecology and disturbance impacts

09:30 – 10:00     Hojka Kraigher, SFI: Belowground diversity and interactions in mycorrhizosphere

10:00 – 10:30     Jennifer Soong, PLECO: Litter decomposition, soil organic matter formation and soil carbon sequestration

10:30 – 11:00     cofee break

11:00 – 11:30     Aleksander Marinšek, SFI: Forest management measures influence soil properties

11:30 – 12:00     Urša Vilhar, SFI: Forest hydrology, water balance and drought stress modeling

12:00 – 12:30     Robert Robek, SFI: Minimizing environmental disturbances due to forest operations in sensitive areas with technical and organizational means in Slovenia

12:30 – 14:00     lunch break

14:00 – 14:30     Ivan Kreft, SFI: Maintenance of genetic polymorphism in protected forest areas

14:30 – 15:00     Hojka Kraigher, SFI: LIFEGENMON - Development of a system for forest genetic monitoring

15:00 – 15:30     Tine Grebenc, SFI: Fungal diversity, novel techniques in their analysis for biodiversity assessments; fungi as sources of bioactive compounds, and possibilities for their cultivation

15:30 – 16:00     Discussion

Thursday, 17.12.2015: Field excursion  & cultural event

Friday, 18.12.2015:

09:00 – 12:30     Dendrochronology, reconstruction of climate & tree anatomy and the environment

(moderators Dorji Dukpa & Tom Levanič)

09:00 – 09:30     Tom Levanič, SFI: Dendrochronology and dendroecology - from sampling to climate reconstruction

09:30 – 10:00     Dorji Dukpa, Research Officer, RDC-Yusipang: Dendrochronology in Bhutan

10:00 – 10:30     Saša Zavadlav, SFI: Stable istotopes in tree rings

10:30 – 11:00     coffee break

11:00 – 11:30     Jožica Gričar, SFI: Tree anatomy, novel methods of quantitative tree anatomy, and relation of certain traits to environmental conditions

11:30 – 12:00     Jožica Gričar, SFI: The Wood anatomy library & the anatomical atlas of fine roots

12:00 – 14:00     lunch break

14:00 – 16:00     Perspecitves for the future forestry R&D strategies and collaboration

14:00 – 14:30     Tjaša Baloh, SFI: Financial perspectives for collaborative research – invention, innovation, integration

14:30 – 15:30     Round table and discussions with representatives from the Bhutan ministries, forestry, nature - environment, university and research institutions,
(moderated by Lobzang Dorji, Nawang Norbu, Primož Simončič & Hojka Kraigher)

15:30 – 16:00     Workshop evaluation, closure and issue of certificates

18:00 – 20:00     Workshop formal dinner

Saturday & Sunday, 19.-20.12.2015:

Field excursion to selected forest sites, parks and other sites of relevance in Bhutan