IUFRO-SPDC (interview with Michael Kleine) - by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations

Originally published on 1 June 2010, during this podcast, Tarun Bathija interviews Michael Kleine (IUFRO-SPDC Project Coordinator) to get a better understanding of the International Union of Forest Research Organization's - Special Program for Developing Countries.  The mission of the Special Programme for Developing Countries (in short IUFRO-SPDC) is to expand and foster forest research capacity in developing and economically disadvantaged countries.  According to the programme's strategy for 2007 to 2010 the IUFRO-SPDC activities cover the  following five priority areas:  * Enhancing core scientific competence * Improving information management and dissemination * Enhancing science contribution to policy processes * Promoting communication and multi-stakeholder learning processes * Providing institutional support to regional forest research networks

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