EU-India
Economic Co-operation - Small Projects Facility Programme
Project Partners
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Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education,
India
· Freiburg
University, Institute of Silviculture, Germany
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EU-India
Economic Cooperation - Small Projects Facility Programme
Delegation of the European Commission in India is also accredited to Bhutan,
Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Like
other accredited foreign diplomatic missions, the Delegation represents the
European Commission vis-à-vis the Government of India. In parallel with the
Indian mission in Brussels, it seeks to ensure a smooth and accurate flow of
information between the European Commission and Indian authorities. Being in
charge of the EU's common commercial policy, the European Commission represents
the EU at the WTO and other international trade fora. In this respect, the
Delegation maintains an important policy dialogue with the host country. It is
particularly relevant to India since the EU is the India's largest trade and
investment partner.
The Delegation participates with the missions of the Member States in New Delhi
on all matters falling under the ambit of the Common Foreign and Security
Policy (CFSP). It participates in all 'Troika' and other EU diplomatic
initiatives and contacts with India. It also informs and assists the European
Parliament and other European institutions (e.g. Economic and Social Committee,
Committee of Regions) in their relations with India.
The Delegation is equally responsible for overseeing implementation of the
EU-India Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development (1994) as well as
the Agenda for Action of the EU-India Summits held at Lisbon (2000), New Delhi
(2001) and Copenhagen (2002). In particular, it manages the whole range of
economic and development co-operation programmes supported by the EU in India
(education, health, environment, trade and investment facilitation, Civil
Society and NGO - related projects, etc.). Since 2002, the Delegation's role
has been substantially enhanced due to 'deconcentration' whereby the management
of external aid has been devolved from the headquarters to the Delegations. The
Delegation therefore works closely with Union, State and local authorities,
apex bodies, NGOs, and all relevant Indian partners.
Informing about the EU's role in world affairs and highlighting the
developments of bilateral relations to Indian policy makers and opinion formers
are key tasks of the Delegation. This requires close contacts with the
government, trade and industry, media, academia, NGOs and civil society.
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Indian
Council of Forestry Research & Education
In 1986 the Government of India reorganized the structure of forestry
research in India and created a body named Indian Council of Forestry Research
and Education (ICFRE), which was subsequently granted autonomy in 1991. Indian
Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE) is the apex body in the
national forestry research and education system. The organization and its
regional institutes are striving for the holistic development of forestry
research at national level.
The mandate of the organization
includes planning, promoting, conducting and coordinating research, education
and extension on all aspects of forestry for ensuring scientific management of
forests, improvement in forest productivity through genetic and
biotechnological researches, bioremediation of degraded land, efficient
utilization of forest products, conservation of biodiversity and integrated
management of pests & diseases of forests. The ICFRE regional institutes
cater to the forestry research problems of the state Forest Departments as well
as those of other institutions on priority basis. Promoting new programmes for
the sustainable management of tropical forests is also a part of the overall
objective of the council. ICFRE is the lead organization for this project.
Indian Council of Forestry
Research & Education
P.O. New Forest, Dehra Dun – 248006
India
http://www.icfre.org
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JOANNEUM
RESEARCH
(JR) with approximately 345 employees and
18 research units is Austria's second largest independent research organization
with a non-profit character and is owned by the state of Styria. As a partner
in innovation for business enterprises and political decision-makers this
research company focuses an applied research and development in the key
technologies of the 90s. JR aims at being a promoter of customer-oriented
applied research and development. The Institute of Energy Research is working
on renewable energy sources, with one research group focusing on land use and
global climate change (carbon balances of land use, forestry, bioenergy and
wood products). The Institute has been carrying out work on carbon budgets of
forestry, land use and bioenergy systems for the last 9 years. It contributed
to IPCC Special report on Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, to the IPCC
Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, and has been leading IEA
Bioenergy work on greenhouse gases related to biomass production and use. Over
the last three years Joanneum Research has established an extensive record of
publications on carbon sinks in the Kyoto Protocol, has organized two workshops
and edited a journal special issue on this topic.
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
Steyrergasse 17, 8010 Graz, AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 316 876-0, Fax: +43 316 876 9 1340
http://www.joanneum.at
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Freiburg University, Institute of
Silviculture, Germany
The
Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences was established through the merger
of the Forestry Faculty and a number of geographical Institutes in 2002. The
Faculty has now 13 Institutes covering all areas of forest and geographical sciences.
The Faculty offers undergraduate and graduate (Msc and PhD) degrees in
Forestry, Geography and Hydrology. It participates in many European research
and education activities such as the SILVA-network, the European Master in
Forestry, the European Forest Institute etc. Currently the Faculty has ca 2300
undergraduate students and over 300 PhD students enrolled. Over the last 3
years the Faculty had on average an external income of 11 Mio € per annum.
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität
Freiburg
Fahnenbergplatz
79085 Freiburg, Germany
Telephone: [++49]
0761 / 203 - 0
Telefax: [++49] 0761 / 203 - 4369
http://www.uni-freiburg.de/index_en.php
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