Forestry Research Institute of Sweden

The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (Swedish: Skogsbrukets forskningsinstitut), or Skogforsk, is a research institute headquartered in Uppsala, jointly financed by the members of the Swedish forestry industry and the Government. The institute aims to provide the industry with knowledge, products, and services, for more cost-effective and sustainable forestry, leading to increased competitiveness and realization of societal goals. The demand-driven applied research includes a wide variety of fields, such as forest technology, raw-material utilization, environmental impact and conservation, forest tree breeding, logistics, forest bioenergy and silviculture. The institute has budget of approximately SEK 150 M, with a staff of 120 people, of which about 80 are researchers.[1][2][3][4]

References
  1. "Applied Research and Innovation for Future Forestry. Skogforsk: Research and Innovation Strategy 2017-2020" (PDF).
  2. "About us". Skogsforsk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. "Om oss" (in Swedish). Skogsforsk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. "STIFT SKOGSBRUKETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT, SKOGFORSK" (in Swedish). Solid Info. Retrieved 13 September 2014.



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