1. Multiple criteria decision support systems for Mediterranean forest management planning Palência, January 28-29 http://www.medfor.eu/utl/second-year

2. Internship and Network Opportunities Integral - “Future-oriented integrated management of european forest landscapes”Integral Startree – “Multi-purpose trees and non-wood forest products a challenge and opportunity” COST actions: ORCHESTRA – “Orchestrating forest-related policy analysis in Europe”ORCHESTR FORSYS – “Forest Management Decision Support Systems”FORSYS

3. Internship and Network Opportunities ForEAdapt – “Knowledge exchange between Europe and America on forest growth models and optimisation for adaptive forestry”ForEAdapt SADRI – “Models and Decision Support Systems for Addressing risk and Uncertainty in Forest Planning”

4. Dissertation Subjects Information and communication technologies for inventory and simulation and management planning of forests and natural resources Development of forest models Development of management planning models Development/application of decision support systems

5. Dissertation topics Addressing wildfire risk in forestry and natural resources management planning. Analyzing the effects of climate change on the timber production at regional level. A case study in the Chamusca region. Assessing long-term sustainability of the forest product supply. Comparing the results of a priori and a posteriori methods in participatory planning. Designing management plans in multiple-decision makers context with collaborative planning techniques. Analyzing trade-offs between recreation and timber production. A study case.

6. Dissertation topics Optimizing Stand management of Eucaliptus Globulus under climate change. Evaluation of forest dynamics under various management strategies in preparing forest management plans with ETÇAP model Preparing a spatially feasible forest management plans with GIS The integration of soil erosion/water production into forest management plans: Case study Integrating NWFPs (mushroom, chesnut, bay leaves) into forest management plans Accommodating wildlife management into forest management plans

7. Developing the Dissertation At Universities, Associated Partners and Stakeholders.

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