The ambitious goal of the multidisciplinary FOBI research community is to provide the necessary scientific knowledge needed to transform from current forest-based bioeconomy into a biosociety – the bioeconomy’s 3rd wave. FOBI research provides science-based solutions needed to improve the sustainable and multifunctional management and use of forests for different ecosystem services. FOBI research contributes to creating and accelerating sustainable bioeconomy markets and business in a forest-based bioeconomy.
In sustainable and multifunctional management and use of forests we need to consider both the changing operative environment, increasing risks and uncertainty, and the need to adapt to, and mitigate, climate change.
Heli Peltola
Professor
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Forests and Bioeconomy Research Community has four interconnected thematic research focus areas (RFAs)
RFA1 Efficient acquisition and utilisation of forest resource data focus on the development and applications of different remote sensing methods (terrestrial, airborne and spaceborne sensors, particularly LiDARs) in acquisition of forest resource data and information.
RFA2 Climate smart forest management focus on the development and applications of novel solutions and tools (simulation and optimization systems, forest ecosystem and risk modelling and multicriteria decision aid methods) for climate smart management and utilisation of forest resources.
RFA3 Sustainable processes, products, and services focus on the upgrading forest biomass and industrial side streams to higher value products, and natural resources to services.
RFA4 Sustainable business models and consumer behavior focus on the identifying financially viable business models and market segments for bio-based products and services.
Forests and Bioeconomy Research Community (FOBI) will enhance multidisciplinary research collaboration between research groups within and between the four interconnected thematic research focus areas. Research groups working in different disciplines but interested in the same global challenges and research themes, will apply together external competitive research funding from different national and international funding instruments. They hire joined researchers working across disciplines. FOBI RC will also enhance joined acquisition and efficient use of UEF research infrastructures.
The Forests and Bioeconomy Research Community (FOBI) will be in the future the leading research centre in Europe providing science-based solutions for a sustainable transition from the current forest-based bioeconomy into a biosociety, that relies on sustainably managed and utilised forests and sustainable production and consumption of pro-environmental products and services to mitigate climate change.
Members of the management group
Professor Heli Peltola (director)
Professor Tommi Laukkanen (vice-director)
Professor Matti Maltamo (leader of RFA1)
Senior Researcher Antti Kilpeläinen (leader of RFA2)
Professor Marjukka Kolehmainen (leader of RFA3)
Professor Mika Gabrielsson (leader of RFA4)
Secretary RC coordinator Dr Marja Kolström
FOBI Researchers
- Cadogan, John
- Chetty, Sylvie
- El-Nezamy, Hani
- Fürst, Andreas
- Gabrielsson, Mika
- Haapala, Antti
- Hujala, Teppo
- Julkunen, Saara
- Jänis, Janne
- Kangas, Jyrki
- Kolehmainen, Marjukka
- Kumpula, Timo
- Kärhä, Kalle
- Lappalainen, Reijo
- Laukkanen, Tommi
- Laurén, Ari
- Maltamo, Matti
- Oksanen, Elina
- Pappinen, Ari
- Peltola, Heli
- Pesonen, Juho
- Pukkala, Timo
- Pykäläinen, Jouni
- Seppälä, Tomi
- Tokola, Timo
- Turunen, Ossi
- Vastaranta, Mikko
- Weckström, Katja
- Fraccastoro, Sara
- Gomez Gallego, Carlos
- Hakulinen, Nina
- Heinonen, Tero
- Huuhtanen, Joonas
- Kankare, Ville
- Karhunen, Leila
- Kilpeläinen, Antti
- Kivinen, Sonja
- Kontunen-Soppela, Sari
- Korhonen, Jenni
- Korhonen, Lauri
- Parkkinen, Tarja
- Reijonen, Helen
- Saarinen, Ninni
- Savolainen, Otto-Ilari
- Suhonen, Onerva-Aulikki
- Talvia, Sanna
- Tammenlehto, Laura
- Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka
- Tomppo, Laura
- Tuominen, Sasu-Pekka
- Vepsäläinen, Mia
- Väkeväinen, Kati
- Adnan, Syed
- Gopalakrishnan, Ranjith
- Hallikainen, Heli
- Halonen, Lea
- Halonen, Maija
- Hardenbol Alwin
- Junttila, Samuli
- Kekäläinen, Timo
- Koistinen, Ville
- Kuittinen, Suvi
- Kårlund, Anna
- Laitaoja, Mikko
- Nguyen, Ho Bich Hang
- Poikolainen, Laura
- Pääkkönen, Johan
- Salami, Ayobami Moshood
- Selkimäki, Mari
- Tanhuanpää, Topi
- Varvia, Petri
- Virjamo, Virpi
- Yazigi, Adil
- Yrttimaa, Tuomas
- Zarei, Iman
- Blanca Sanz Pareja
- Chambers, Philip
- Dash, Amelia
- Eronen, Veikko
- Gomez-Buistrova, Ludmila
- Granlund, Lars
- Haikonen, Retu
- Helenius, Satu
- Huhta, Eetu
- Ikonen, Piia
- Jokinen, Noora
- Kolehmainen, Hanna-Kaisa
- Kovalchuk, Marina
- Kuikka, Anna
- Kukkonen, Mikael
- Kymäläinen, Heli
- Laakkonen, Anu
- Laitinen, Kimmo
- Mofikoya, Olufunmilayo Omolara
- Mohsin, Muhammad
- Muhonen, Olli
- Muhonen, Timo
- Nhigembua, Matti
- Nikunen, Mikko
- Nousiainen, Daniela
- Näätänen, Mari
- Obed Asamoah
- Papamatthaiakis, Nikolaos
- Peris Llopis Marina
- Pikkarainen, Laura
- Poorazimy, Maryam
- Pulgarin, John A.
- Rantanen, Sini
- Ren, Yaxin
- Riekkinen, Kati
- Ruusunen, Nino
- Salminen Timo
- Tariyal, Gargi
- Tenkanen, Antti
- Wang, Yan
- Wang, Yuyu
- Vähä-Konka, Ville
- Xiaoqian Xu
- Zerouki, Chahira
- Zhang, Shaohui
- Hossain, Md Mokbul
- Ikonen, Veli-Pekka
- Kanniainen, Teija
- Keinänen, Markku
- Keinänen, Tuomo
- Kirsikka-aho, Sara
- Kolari, Anu-Riikka
- Kolström, Marja
- Kuzmin, Anton
- Laakso, Tero
- Laine, Esa
- Laine, Saila
- Lauronen, Jari
- Leppänen, Jukka
- Martikainen, Kati
- Mäkinen, Marko
- Pasanen, Katja
- Pelli, Päivi
- Raatikainen, Markus
- Raninen, Kaisa
- Rusanen, Katri
- Shromova, Olga
- Strandman, Harri
- Tegelberg, Riitta
- Tiitta, Markku
- Turtiainen, Marjut
- Villa, Aki
- Ylönen, Katariina
- Grönlund, Krista
- Korpelainen, Pasi
- Lajunen, Eeva-Liisa
- Ritakallio, Aleksi
- Salmikoski, Maritta
- Sorsa, Sinikka
- Tiitta, Valtteri
Forests and bioeconomy research related groups and projects
Research group
- International Business and Sales Management (IBS)
- Marketing and Consumer Behavior Research Group
- Vastaranta Research Syndicate
Network of research
- Network of research Digital Geosciences
- Plant biology
- Biomass and Bioenergy
- Wood Materials Science
- Bioorganic chemistry
- Mass Spectrometry and Bioanalytical Chemistry Research Group
- Biomaterials technology group
- Food Research
- Forest Health
- Industrial Forest Biotechnology and Biorefining (InBio)
Consortium
Our partners
Units of UEF
- School of Forest Sciences
- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Applied Physics
- School of Computing
- Department of Geographical and Historical Studies
- UEF Business School
- UEF Law School
- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition
- School of Pharmacy
National research institutes
- Natural Resources Institute Finland
- Finnish Geospatial Research Institute of National Land Survey of Finland
- Finnish Meteorological Institute
- Finnish Environment Institute
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
- University of Helsinki
- Tampere University
- Aalto University
- Oulu University
- University of Turku
International research institutes
The success of new bioeconomy products and services in international markets requires innovative business models and an understanding of consumer behavior and decision-making criteria.
Tommi Laukkanen
Professor
Forests and bioeconomy research related education
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