The Finnish Institute in Japan
Symposium "Equality as a resource of society" Tokyo, October 2003

JOINT FINNISH-JAPANESE SEMINAR ON NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (seminar handout)

Rovaniemi, Finland 3.-5.9.2008

Arctic Centre, Arktikum building, Pohjoisranta 4

PROGRAM:

Note: This seminar is held in parallel with the JSPS Alumni Club meeting and there are common activities with the JSPS Alumni Club.

Tuesday 2nd of September

2000-2100 Reception by the City Council of Rovaniemi

Wednesday 3rd of September

0900-1000 Opening of the seminar (Cooperated with the JSPS Alumni Club meeting)
Presentation: Director Paula Kankaanpaa, Arctic Centre: “Finnish Arctic Research”
Greetings: Director Heikki Makipaa, the Finnish Institute in Japan
Director Hiroshi Sano, JSPS
Presentation: Cryoshere
Lepparanta, M. and Shirasawa, K.: Sea ice climate in the Okhotsk and Baltic seas - a long-term research programme

1000-1030 Coffee and tea

1030-1130 Visit to the Science Centre Exhibition (Arctic Centre)
Chief Executive Producer Nicolas Gunslay

1130-1300 Lunch
Presentations: Forest management and biodiversity

1300-1330 Pohjonen, V.: Carbon dioxide capture of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in Varrio Strict Nature Reserve

1330-1400 Yoshida, T.: Selection harvesting-induced changes in stand structure and composition of a northern Japanese mixed forest: a large-scale field observation during thirty years

1400-1430 Coffee and tea

1430-1500 Hypponen, M. and Hallikainen, V. Sustainability of forestry in Finnish Lapland

1500-1530 Kokko, K. and Simila, J. The protection of biodiversity in forests: can regulation be effective by using voluntary policy instruments and standards?

1530-1600 Discussion
Keynote presentation: Prof. Eija Timonen (Faculty of Arts, University of Lapland): “Ghost Bridge”

1830-2130 Boat trip and dinner (Cooperated with the JSPS Alumni Club meeting)


Thursday 4th of September

 

Presentations: Landscape and land use changes

0930-1000 Tyrvainen, L., Silvennoinen, H. and Hallikainen, V. Forest landscape preferences of tourists in Northern Finland

1000-1030 Watanabe, T. and Liang, L. Y.:Soil erosion studies for management of mountain protected areas: long-term monitoring in Daisetsuzan National Park, Japan, and fast assessment in Shei-Pa National Park, Taiwan

1030-1100 Jokimaki, J. Tourist destinations as landscape laboratories: Land use and the nature

1100-1130 Presentation: Director of Administration Juhani Lillberg, University of Lapland: “Collaboration between University of Lapland and Universities in Japan”

1130-1300 Lunch
Presentations: Cryosphere

1300-1330 Shirasawa, K., Lepparanta, M., Jakkila, J., Jarvinen, O., Ishikawa, M. and Takatsuka, T.: Floating platform for automatic long-term measurements in freezing lakes and coastal waters

1330-1400 Lepparanta, M., Shirasawa, K., Jakkila, J. and Jarvinen, O.: Observation series of the heat budget of lake Kilpisjarvi throughout the ice season 2007-2008

1400-1430 Moore, J. and Grinsted, A.: Changes in snow season in Lapland from 9 regional climate models

1430-1500 Coffee and tea

1500-1530 Sinisalo, A. and Moore, J.C. Antarctic blue areas (BIAs) ? and their contribution in understanding the global climate system

1530-1600 Gandikota, V.: Identifying Factors That Help in the Modeling of Polythermal Glaciers in Svalbard

1600-1630 Discussion


Friday 5th of September

 

Presentations: Long-term monitoring

0900-0930 Jarvinen, A.: Breeding parameters of two northern Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca populations

0930-1000 Takagi, K. and Sasa, K.: Change in the CO2 balance under a series of forestry activities in a cool-temperate mixed forest with dense undergrowth

1000-1030 Rautio, P., Derome, J. and Lindgren, M.: Long-term monitoring of forest ecosystems in Finland

1030-1100 Laine, K., Jarvinen, A., Luoto, M., Siikamaki, P., Pohjonen,V., Saikkonen, K., Inkeroinen, J. and Paatero, J. Northern Long-term Socio-ecological Research Platform (Northern LTSER Platform) -cooperation in Finland: possibilities and challenges for long-term socio-ecological research

1100-1130 Ratti, O.: Sindbis virus infection in grouse and humans in Finland

1130-1300 Lunch

1300-1400 Workshop

1400-1430 Closing of the seminar & coffee and tea