Public Interest Group for Forest Ecosystems
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| GIP EcoFor | |
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| Founded: | 1993 |
| Scope: | National |
| Policy area: | Forest and forestry |
| Type of institution: | Governmental |
| Field of work: | Research |
| Language: | French |
| URL: | GIP EcoFor website |
| Format: | html |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | EcoFor |
| Country(ies): | France |
| Date: | 21/03/2012 |
The Public Interest Group for Forest Ecosystems( Groupement d'Intérêt Public "ECOsystèmes FORestiers", GIP EcoFor) is a structure of cooperation between 10 forest research institutions (Agroparistech, IRSTEA, Cirad, CNPF, CNRS, FCBA, IFN, INRA, IRD, ONF). It is a link between research and forest management thanks to its expertise and its information system. It is managed by the French research ministry.
| Objective | Generate, structure, implement, lead and develop collective research programmes relating in particular to the operation and management of temperate and tropical forest ecosystems |
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| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | MAAPRAT, MEDDTL |
| Keywords | cooperation for research, research organisation, forest research |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| Socio-economic functions, Overall policies, institutions and instruments for sustainable forest management, Biodiversity | Protective forests-infrastructure and managed natural resources, Institutional framework, Informational needs, Research, training and education | Forest biodiversity, Investment and research & development |
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