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A timber truck fully loaded with logs drives over a very simple wooden bridge in a forest.
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A timber truck fully loaded with logs drives over a very simple wooden bridge in a forest.
Institute of

WF Forestry

Wiss. Dir. Dr. Martin Lorenz

Scientist at the Thünen Institute until April, 30. 2021

Working Area

  • Economic Evaluation, Forests and Society

Regional Expertise

  • Europe, North America

Research Project

Curriculum Vitae

  • Education 1977-1983: Study of Wood Science and Technology, University of Hamburg
  • 1993: Dissertation in Wood Science and Technology at the University of Hamburg; Title: Integration of increment studies into the European forest  condition assessment
  • 1983: Scientist at the Institute for Forestry and Forest Tree Breeding of the Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products, Hamburg
  • 1984 - 09/2013: Scientist at Institute for World Forestry, Hamburg
  • From 1992: Head of the Programme Co-ordinating Centre of the International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP Forests) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
  • 10/2013 - 4/2021: Scientist at the Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics

Cooperation on Scientific Panels

  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), WG on Effects of Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP)
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) International Cooperative Programme (ICP-Forests)
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