Who are we?

Focali (Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network) is a Swedish research network focusing on forest/bio-energy, climate change and poverty issues.

Several Swedish universities and institutions are represented, covering several academic disciplines. This creates a multidiciplinary and broad knowledge base within the focus area. For a complete list of Focali researchers, click here.

Organisation

It is of great importance to communicate the knowledge generated and increase the flow of relevant information between scientists, industry, government and civil society in order to set up and reach climate and poverty relevant targets. One of the purposes of Focali is to serve as a link and interface between academia, government authorities, industry and civil society.

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Focali is a part of the Forest Initiative which is a strategic partnership between Sida, the Swedish Forest Agency and the Swedish Forestry Association. Sida is the main donor. Focali's Steering group consists of representatives from the universities and institutions that are part of Focali, and they work closely with the Secretariat to coordinate the work programme for Focali. The intention of the Expert group is for it to give advice and broaden the prespecitve of Focali and the Forest Initiative. The Expert group will consist of representatives from public institutions, industry and civil society.

Secretariat

The Secretariat coordinates Focali's research and is located at the The Centre for Environment and Sustainability, GMV, in Gothenburg. The Secretariat is responsible for project management, research management and coordination. Anders Ekbom is the project manager, Madelene Ostwald is the research leader and Maria Ölund is the coordinator.

Steering group

The Steering group consists of people with expertise within Focali’s area of research and represents one of the institutions or organisations that are involved in Focali. The Steering groups meets 3-4 times a year, dependent on the current need for coordination. The Steering group also hosts workshops focused on one of Focali’s research themes. The Steering group has the following members:

Gunnar Köhlin (chairman), Economics, Univ. of Gothenburg
Susanne von Walter, Swedbio, Stockholm Resilience Center/Stockholm Univ.
Anders Malmer, Tropical Forest Ecology and Mgmt, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences
Göran Wallin, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Gothenburg
Eskil Mattsson, Earth Sciences, Univ. of Gothenburg
Robin Biddulph, Human and Economic Geography, Univ. of Gothenburg
Gunilla A. Olsson, Globala studier, Univ. of Gothenburg
Björn Ola Linnér, CSPR, Linköping Univ.
Göran Berndes, Physical Resource Theory, Chalmers Univ. of Technology
Per Björkman, Forest Initiative (additional member)
Thorsten Celander, Swedish Forest Agency (additional member)
Anders Ekbom, Secretariat, Univ. of Gothenburg
Madelene Ostwald, Secretariat, Univ. of Gothenburg
Maria Ölund, Secretariat, GMV

Substitues:

Maria Schultz, Swedbio, Stockholm Resilience Center/Stockholm Univ.
Ulrik Ilstedt, Tropical Forest Ecology and Mgmt, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences
Åsa Kasimir Klemedtsson, Earth Sciences, Univ. of Gothenburg
Marie Stenseke, Human and Economic Geography, Univ. of Gothenburg
Kaj Århem, Global studies, Univ. of Gothenburg
Sabine Henders, CSPR, Linköping Univ.
Matilda Palm, Physical Resource Theory, Chalmers Uni. of Technology
Gunilla Lidén, Forest Initiative (additional member)