Activities in 2012

Our activities will be based on NordGens strategies on conservation and sustainable use of forest resources.

The main purpose of NordGen Forest is to help establish the best possible Nordic forests for the future. We serve as a meeting place for researchers, managers and practicians in the fields of forest genetics, seeds, plants and methods for regeneration.

During 2012 we will host a conference in Finland and two thematic days in Sweden and Iceland. We will coordinate the project ”Cooperation in breeding of Norway spruce”. This project which will establish and coordinate a network of tree breeding institutions working with spruce in the Baltic Sea region.

We will cooperate with national programs concerning conservation of forest genetic resources, and initiate activities and cooperation about in situ conservation. A plan for storing forest seeds in Svalbard Global Seed Vault will be developed.

Our annual report for 2010 can be found here (in Norwegian). Information about other publications here.

NordGen Head Office
NordGen Plants
Box 41, SE-230 53 Alnarp, Sweden
Visiting address: Smedjevägen 3
Tel: +46 40 53 66 40
Fax: +46 40 53 66 50

NordGen Farm Animals
NordGen Forest
Postboks 115, NO-1431 ÅS, Norway
Visiting address: Raveien 9, ÅS
Phone: +47 64 94 97 00/+47 64 94 80 00
Fax: +47 64 94 29 80

NordGen Forest
serves as a Nordic meeting place in the fields of forest genetics and genetic resources, supply of seeds and plants, and methods for regeneration. Our main goal is to contribute to the establishment of the best possible Nordic forests for the future.