Ananev, Vladimir A. Projects

Cross-border cooperation of small and medium-sized (SME) businesses in forest bioeconomy is modest and existing business potential related to intensive forestry is not fully utilized.
In the Republic of Karelia forest cluster SMEs are struggling with problems caused by inefficient wood sourcing and undeveloped forestry services, while in the Finnish side of the border companies have decades’ practical experience on sustainable and intensive forest management and service business based value chain in forestry. At the same time, companies on the both sides of the border are facing problems that could possibly be solved by increasing cross-border interaction. In addition, utilization of modern technologies could offer cost efficient and quick information source about state and changes of forest areas, which is essential for operational planning process.