Letter of support

To whom it may concern

The State Forest Management Centre welcomes the Centre of Excellence of Sustainable Land

Use (FutureScapes) and fully supports it in our role as an associated partner of the Centre of

Excellence.

This innovative project proposal is timely and relevant for our organisation because it addresses

critical topics related to management of future forests advancing mitigation loss of biodiversity

and maximizing carbon sequestration.

This letter is to confirm that State Forest Management Centre offers the following support from

the start of the programme in 2024.

• We will allow conducting scientific experiments on forest land owned by State Forest

Management Centre (RMK), the details of each experiment will be agreed separately

considering RMK’s interests in development of innovative, changing environment context-tailored forest management techniques sustaining biodiversity and carbon stocks

in managed forest soils.

• We will join and be an active member of the Strategic Advisory Board to critically

review the project activities and provide feedback to the consortium universities about

the progress and its relevance to our organisation and Estonia. This will improve the

quality and relevance of the project.

• We will host and co-supervise PhD students during their research thesis phase for topics

clearly related to our own mandate. This will enhance the knowledge transfer and

strengthen their links to the labour market, provide them with experience of a

professional working environment and enhance their career prospects.

• We will promote our role in the project at relevant events and on social media. Our logo

and details may be included in promotional material developed by the university partners.

This will support the project by contributing to its sustainability strategy beyond the

seven-year funding period.

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The contact person is Kristi Parro, head of partner relations, [email protected], +372 5646

6479.

Yours sincerely

Kristjan Tõnisson

Member of the Management Board, Nature Use

State Forest Management Centre (RMK)

Mõisa/3, Sagadi Village, Haljala Municipality, 45403 Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

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