MetlaBulletin 2/2007

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Erkki Kauhanen MANAGING EDITOR: Markus Lier DESIGN AND LAYOUT: Jouni Hyvärinen COVER: Photo: Metla/Erkki Oksanen TRANSLATION: Philip Mottram, Pirkko Huuskonen

3 Editorial: The role of forest research in providing data for forest policy discussion - Jari Parviainen 4 Research News 6 Finland takes care of forest biodiversity - Jari Parviainen 10 Evaluating the status of forests - Jari Parviainen 11 Data collection and data sources for the State of Finland’s Forests 2007 report - Markus Lier 12 Forest management affects waters – Metla studies how -- Markus Lier 14 Metla on the Lookout in Asia - Anne Luhtala 17 Meet in the Forest - Erkki Kauhanen 18 Finland’s National Forest Programme 2010 – Future challenges and the role of research - Markus Lier 22 Spotlight: Questions to Dr. Lu-Min Vaario researcher at Metla - Markus Lier 25 Finland’s National Forest Inventory – Ecological measurements and future challenges to come - Markus Lier 26 Events & Publications 28 Metla