About us
The information and communications platform “forestknowledge.net” is a joint project of four research institutions:
- Bavarian Forest Institute, Freising, Germany (LWF)
- Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape, Vienna, Austria (BFW)
- Forest Research Institute of Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany (FVA)
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland (WSL)
The aim of “forestknowledge.net” is to collect knowledge and results from the participating research and experimental institutions. Further partner institutions are constantly expanding the platform. Together with partners in Italy and Slovenia research institutes from five European countries have, for the first time, succeeded in establishing an information portal, which imparts knowledge and that in five languages (German, English, French, Italian, and Slovenian).
“forestknowledge.net” is a website run by forestry experts for forestry experts. We provide guaranteed quality, up-to-date information on forests, man and forest management. “forestknowledge.net” provides condensed, edited information on a wide range of topics regarding both forests and forestry in plain language.
“forestknowledge.net” links research institutions, forest managers, forest owner associations and other non-governmental organisations to each other and provides access to experts. The editorial staff of the respective research institutes is responsible for the text content in “forestknowledge.net”. Each editorial office compiles expert information, edits it and then presents it on the web-portal. So called expert advisory boards, which are composed of at least two scientists, depending on the subject, guarantee the quality of the contributions.
We aim at being a focal meeting point for forestry practitioners and anyone else who is interested in forests and so we are looking forward to your suggestions and comments. Get in touch with us!