Open Foris – Options for improvements of NFI in Ukraine?
An efficient data management is the backbone of a National Forest Inventory (NFI) and many countries have developed their own systems for this purpose. Also…
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NFI in Ukraine seems on the right track
With support from the SFI-Project Andriy Shamrai (head of CNFI) and Heino Polley (SFI-Project international expert) took part in a workshop organised by the Swiss…
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Forest Inventory should provide input to forestry but also to environmental policy making
Knowledge about extent and structure of forest resources of Ukraine is essential for policy making in many areas of state administration, such as forestry, timber…
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Finnish experiences to be used for timber supply modelling in Ukraine
After finalisation of the Remote Sensing Based Forest Inventory of Ukraine (RS-Inventory), the SFI-Project is now working on a concept for the implementation of a…
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Annual ring measurement during NFI – making better use of valuable data
Timber increment is an important indicator for forest policy decision making, thus annual ring measurements were carried out as part of the ongoing first National…
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Study Tour concludes: National Forest Inventories require comprehensive, publicly agreed methodology
During 14.-19.01.2024 the Forest Expert Program of German Forest Society organised a Specialised Study Tour for Ukrainian forestry specialists to Germany. Sabine Kühling, welcomed participants…
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Field Map – an efficient tool for NFI
During NFI implementation in Ukraine, two systems for data collection are currently used in parallel – the self-developed “Small Forest” and the commercial “Field Map”…
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Forestry research in Ukraine requires efficient administration
This and other major challenges were identified during a “Forum on Ukraine Forest Science and Education – needs and Priorities for Collaboration” organised 21-22.11.2023 in…
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Challenges in implementing NFI in Ukraine and Georgia
Considering the impact of the Russian occupation on the forestry sector and particularly on the National Forest Inventory (NFI), the SFI-Project organised an information exchange…
