Objective
The objectives of this Concerted Action is to support, develop, and increase mechanization in forestry (using excavators and backhoe loaders as base machines), which is environmentally, technically, and economically sound, leading to an overall better European competitiveness. Conventional forest machines are expensive and can, normally,do only one type of job A lot of the machines have bad impact on the environment, often related to their impact on ground and soil disturbance. In countries outside Europe, such as USA, Canada, and New Zealand, excavators are commonly used as base machines in forest operations. Some pontential advantages considering the technology in this CA-proposal are: - increased utilization (multiple-use) Through this Concerted Action new and existing information about the proposed technique will be distributed to the participating countries and made available for further use and development in each country. It will also be clearly identified within which areas further research is necessary and in which way these efforts can be coordinated and thus carried out in an effective and economically sound way. Socio-economic impact would be considerable. This project is of great interest for most countries whthin the EU, since the suggested harvesting technique is appropriate for any country with forestry. The project fits the work programme very well. It highlights very much the impact on e.g. Economic, socio-economic, environmental, and industrial matters. The partners and associated partners have been chosen bacause of their professional capabilities and for their ability to represent individual links in this area. Expertise experience exchange from research, manufacturer and user is of outmost importance for bringing the concept towards a successful result. All involved will together cover all aspects of the Concerted Action. All organizations involved have the skill, resources and needed equipment necessary to fulfil the tasks of the proposed Concerted Action. The participants show a broad variety of enterprises and organizations - SME's (e.g. Manufacturers and users), large enterprises, research organizations and universities.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
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Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
776 98 Garpenberg
Sweden
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.