25–27 April 2018 - Steigerwaldzentrum Handthal, Germany
During this event, 45 marteloscope managers and forest experts from 12 different countries met for a workshop in the Steigerwald forest district in Northern Bavaria. The workshop was organised by the European Forest Institute the Bavarian State Forest Enterprise. A complete report can be found here.
Wednesday, 25th April 2018
Workshop Day 1
Registration
Session 1: Welcome and presentation session (Moderation: Frank Krumm)
Welcoming words:
- Ulrich Mergner (Bavarian State Forest Enterprise, Germany)
- Tomas Krejzar (Czech Ministry of Agriculture, the Czech Republic)
- Thomas Hauβmann (German Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture, Germany)
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"T
he INFORMAR Project" Georg Winkel (European Forest Institute, Germany)
- “Introduction to the workshop” Andreas Schuck (European Forest Institute, Germany)
Presentations:
- “Reflections on climate change, forest management and biodiversity conservation in Europe’s forests” Marcus Lindner (European Forest Institute, Germany)
- “Marteloscopes as learning tools for managing forests sustainably” Max Bruciamacchie (AgroParisTech, France)
- “Marteloscopes and their applications in Switzerland” Jean-Jacques Thormann (HAFL, Switzerland)
- “Integrate Marteloscopes - developments and visions” Daniel Kraus (Bavarian State Forest Enterprise, Germany)
- “I+ trainer and manager – current state of software development” Tommi Suominen, Sergey Zudin, Simo Varis (European Forest Institute, Finland)
- “Marteloscopes and the I+ software tool for silviculture training - a pilot project in North Rhine-Westphalia Thorsten Mrosek (MULNV – NRW, Germany)
Discussion
Thursday, 26th April 2018
Workshop Day 2
Session 2: Experiences (Moderation: Daniel Kraus)
- “Marteloscope exercises - comparing the "performance" of groups with different professional backgrounds, expertise and values” Tobias Schulz and Hannes Cosyns (WSL, Switzerland)
Interventions by the network: “experiences and future plans with Marteloscopes”
- "Marteloscope in Kottenforst" Uwe Schölmerich (Wald und Holz NRW, Germany)
- "Marteloscopes in the Czech Republic" Lenka Lehnerová (Forest Management Institute, FMI, the Czech Republic)
- "The Falkenberg Marteloscope in a Nature Reserve. Focus on tree microhabitats" Loïc Duchamp (Parc Naturel Régional des Vosges du Nord, France)
- "Experiences in the Marteloscope pilot area, Cserépfalu" Valeria Csikos (Bükk National Park Directorate, Hungary)
- "Davos and Sihlwald Marteloscopes" Frank Krumm (WSL, Switzerland)
- "The Black Forest Marteloscope. Development - Teaching experience - Research" Patrick Pyttel (Chair of Silviculture, Uni Freiburg, Germany)
- "Marteloscopes in Slovenia" Kristina Sever (Forestry Engineer Slovenian Forestry Institute, Slovenia)
- "Marteloscopes in Saxony" Martin Schubert (Staatsbetrieb Sachsenforst, Germany)
- "Marteloscope Workshop - Land Brandenburg Michael Duhr (Ministry of Rural Development Environment and Agriculture, Germany)
- "Marteloscope Managers Workshop - Questionnaire replies" Andreas Schuck (European Forest Institute, Germany)
Discussion
Excursion:
- Visit to Marteloscope ‘Steinkreuz’
- Visit to ‘ABC’ research plot – (thinning experiment)
- Visit to the Strict Forest Reserve ‘Kleinengelein’ (forest dynamics, growth and yield in a monumental beech stand)
Friday 27th April 2018
Workshop Day 3
Session 3: “I+” software development (Moderation: Andreas Schuck)
- “Perspectives in using forest dynamics simulators on Marteloscopes” Benoit Courbaud (Irstea, France)
Introduction to group work
- Group 1: Interface design (user friendliness)
- Group 2: Silviculture aspects (graphical display etc.)
- Group 3: Analysis needs (group analysis tools; learning progress measurement)
Presentation of group work results
Wrap-up
Excursion (optional)