NEWFOREX

NEWFOREX
Titre :	New ways to value and market forest externalities
Budget :	3 552 k€
Subventions :	FP7-KBBE (2 712 k€)
Sous-programme :	KBBE-2009-1-2-06 Developing new methods for valuing and marketing currently non-marketable forest functions, goods and services
Type de contrat :	Small or medium-scale focused research project
Début :	1er décembre 2009
Fin :	30 novembre 2013
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NEWFOREX est l'acronyme du projet européen New ways to value and market forest externalities, qui a pour référence sur le service CORDIS 243950.

English description

Note : Les objectifs suivants sont repris de la fiche du projet sur Cordis

Objective

Many forest goods and services are not marketed. Methods for assessing these values are incomplete, and so is an understanding of who benefits from them. Forest owners are not rewarded for the value of these externalities and may make decisions providing less externalities than optimal. We can increase welfare, if we develop ways to enhance their provision.

The objectives of NEWFOREX are: - To provide methods for valuing forest externalities, which handle the jointly produced externalities in an integrated way. Specific attention will be given to the question: Who benefits? This is important as it is among the beneficiaries that likely buyers are to be found. - To develop a methodology for assessing the cost of provision for externalities. We take into account trans-boundary effects of forest management, and transactions and opportunity costs. - To assess several market-based methods for enhancing the provision of forest externalities, including e.g. payment schemes provision, certification or (re-)definition of property rights. A method for choice and design of market-based methods will be provided. Method: We will test methods and tools and undertake analytical, applied research on a set of empirical surveys among beneficiaries (buyers) and forest owners (providers).

These will take place in 5 EU case studies and a developing country case study. They will focus on key externalities: Carbon sequestration, biodiversity protection, watershed services and recreation. The surveys will be designed to allow for comparative analyses and detailed results supporting the achievement of the objectives. Addressing the demand and supply side simultaneously is a unique and innovative stroke. Results: New and improved methods, comparative analyses and guidelines of great value will result. We communicate the gains in knowledge using seminars, popular articles, guidelines and best practice examples across Europe. An easy-access Guiding tool is compiled.

 

Les partenaires du projet

Coordinateur

• Kobenhavns Universitet - Kobenhavns (Danemark)

Partenaires

• Laboratoire d'économie forestière - INRA Nancy - Nancy (Lorraine, France)
• Center for International Forestry Research - Bogor Barat (Indonésie)
• Centre Tecnologic Forestal de Catalunya - Solsona (Espagne)
• European Forest Institute (EFIMED) - Barcelone (Espagne)
• Confédération européenne des propriétaires forestiers ASBL - Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
• European State Forest Association - Bruxelles (Belgique)
• Universita deglit Studi di Padova - Padoue (Italie)
• Metsantutkimuslaitos - Vantaa (Finlande)
• Universitaet Hamburg - Hambourg (Hambourg - Allemagne)
• Uniwersytet Warsawski - Varsovie (Pologne)

Financement

• Coût total du projet : 3 552 017 €
• Subvention de la Commission européenne (programme FP7-KBBE) : 2 712 501 €

Dates importantes

• Date de début : 1^er décembre 2009
• Date de fin : 30 novembre 2013

Voir aussi

Liens externes

• Le site officiel du projet.