Innovation for green transition in the forest (Ingoskog)

How should research and innovation for a green transition based on the forest as a common resource be promoted? This is the starting-point for the three-year Interreg project ”Innovation for green transition in the forest”, a cooperation project between Karlstad University, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences and a number of other partners.
Renewable materials and biomass should be used sustainably in a circular cycle to guarantee supply, regional development and growth in the area. In the Swedish-Norwegian Interreg project, new methods and tools to highlight forest resources, its value and stake-holders will be developed and tested. The idea is to build a joint knowledge bank on green transition in the cross-border region to strengthen cooperation between industry, academia and public authorities.

Karlstad University is project owner on the Swedish side and Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences on the Norwegian side. Picture the project group

Other participants: Dalarna University, The Swedish Forest Agency, County Administrative Board of Värmland, Paper Province and Forest Owners Association of Trysil and Engerdal.

Project leader: Margareta Dahlström, professor of human geography.
Members at Karlstad University: Eva Svensson, professor of environmental science, Ida Grundel, associate senior lecturer in human geography, Tomas Mitander, senior lecturer in political science, Lutz Eckstein, professor of biology, Jan Haas, senior lecturer in geomatics, Sigrid Josefsson, centre coordinator for CRS and Christina Knowles, communications officer, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Funding: Interreg Sverige-Norge
Project period: 2017-2020