About the Department of Forest Economics
Natural resources in general and especially forests are central to the research, education and cooperation being conducted within the areas of natural resource economics, forest economics, forest industrial economics and forest policy at the Department. Focus is on a sustainable society and future.
Contact details
Adress and phone
The Department is active both at Umeå and Uppsala campus.
Postal address Umeå: Department of Forest Economics, SLU, SE-901 83 Umeå.
Postal address Uppsala: Department of Forest Economics, SLU, Box 7060, SE-750 07, Uppsala.
Billing address: SLU Fakturamottagning, Box 7060, SE-750 07 Uppsala.
Visting adress Umeå: Skogsmarksgränd
Visiting address Uppsala: Ulls väg 27
Phone: +46 (0)90-786 8331
Department management
Acting Head of Department
Torbjörn Andersson, torbjorn.e.andersson@slu.se, +46 (0)18-673 518 (Uppsala)
Deputy Head of Department
Camilla Widmark, camilla.widmark@slu.se, +46 (0)90-786 8596 (Umeå)
Responsible for graduate education
Camilla Widmark, camilla.widmark@slu.se, +46 (0)90-786 8596 (Umeå)
Responsible for undergraduate education
Torbjörn Andersson, torbjorn.e.andersson@slu.se, +46 (0)18-673 518 (Uppsala)
Finance
Torbjörn Andersson, torbjorn.e.andersson@slu.se, +46(0)18-67 3518 (Uppsala)
Monika Malmros, monika.malmros@slu.se, +46(0)90-786 8331 (Umeå)
Getting to us
Co-workers working mainly with Resource Economics, Bioeconomy, Forest Economics and Policy (including forest policy) is located in the SLU building, level 3 adjecent to the restaurant, in the eastern part of the campus area. Main entrance is on level 3.
Co-workers mainly focusing on Forest Industrial Economics can be found on Ulls väg 27 in Uppsala, level 3, use the main entrance for further guidance.
What we work with
Education
Our social science competence is prominent at the Faculty of Forest Sciences. This is especially visible within education where the Department is responsible for teaching, both undergraduate and master level within the Forestry Master program as well as PhD level. Main teaching is foremost within economics, business administration and forest policy.
The Department has a wide variety of PhD (and master) courses. Some courses are offered every year wihile others are offered every other year, or on demand. For more information, see SILVA - Faculty of Forest Sciences Research School.
Research
Research within the Department involves economics, forest economics and forest policy. A major part is devoted to traditional forest management problems, questions related to how to best perform forest management to derive the best economic output. Other areas of importance is valuation of non-market priced goods like wildlife, game or environment. A third area deals with the role of forests in the national and international economy, and where a particular research niche area consists of forest policy.
Collaboration
We take part of and are a driving force in national and international networks within natural resources, environmental economics, bioeconomy, forest economics and sustainable development. Collaboration takes place on both campus and UN level and touch upon European bioeconomy as well as sustainable development on the African continent.