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National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF)

Forest Research Institute

57006 Vassilika-Thessaloniki

Greece

The National Agricultural Research Foundation (N.AG.RE.F)

is the main entity of conducting agricultural and forestry related research and technology in Greece. It participates actively in the formation of the Ministry's of Agriculture policy making on research and technology development and delegates participate in the E.U. Committees, planning and implementing the community's policy making on RTD. The Foundation's aim is to produce innovative knowledge and technology promoting thus Greece's needs in applied research. It comprises 65 Institutes and Agricultural Research Stations across all over Greece including 330 researchers and other 1200 personnel.
The Forest Research Institute (FRI) is a research institute within the National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF) of Greece. It employs 70 staff members including 35 scientists. FRI is responsible for research within forests and to support and advise the Greek Ministry of Agriculture. It covers all aspects of the forest sector including forest management, forest soils and protection. FRI has more than 35 years of experience in forest research and management. It is involved in several national and international, mainly EU funded projects related to forest management and ecology (FOREST, AIR, CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT, AIR, COST, NATO SfS etc.)
The proposed project is fully consistent with the research objectives of the Institute and clearly addresses an important aspect within forest research in Greece. Coppice forests are managed and their sustainability is of great importance. There are 48% coppice forests in Greece and 17% coppice with Standards.

Project Team

Dr. Gregor Chatziphilippidis 

is Head of the Department of Silviculture and Forest Genetics. He has 26 years experience in European and Mediterranean forest management and research. He is responsible for overall management of the Greek contribution. He has developed his expertise in the areas of silviculture, natural regeneration, dynamics of virgin and natural forests (reserves), management and conversion of coppice forests, rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems, silviculture of sensitive to fires forests and species/provenance trials. He was National Scientific Responsible of the project: "Improvement of coppice forests in the Mediterranean region" (acronym MEDCOP). AIR-2(1994-98). He also was national Scientific responsible of the EU project FOREST I: New silvicultural Methods And Innovative Industrial Processing Methods To Improve The Utilization Of Chestnut Wood (Contract No MA2B-CT91-0027).

MSc. Gabriel Spyroglou, Scientist (Forester)

has ten years experience in silvicultural research projects, especially in coppice forests (Quercus spp., chestnut ). He is involved in almost all research projects of the department silviculture and Forest Genetics under the co-ordination of Dr. Gr. Chatziphilippidis in the last six years. His skills in computing are excellent covering the usual SW packages to the UNIX and LINUX. He is administrator of the Web site of the Institute.

Dimitrios Dagaris, Technician

has a 18 years experience in the Institute. He has worked in the department for protection, especially in entomology and pathology projects for 12 years and for six years in the projects as Mr. Spyroglou.

Relevant Publications

  • Chatziphilippidis, Gr. & Avtzis N., 1994: Growth suppression caused on Pinus brutia Ten. by the defoliating insect Thaumetopoea pityocampa Schiff. Proceedings: Proc.: IUFRO -Meeting on Mountain silviculture. Valsain-Spain,93. Investigacion Agraria, Sistemas y Recursos Forestales. Fuera de serie No3. P.333-341

  • Chatziphilippidis, Gr.,1996: Thinning and pruning in black pine. Proc. GRAM-meeting in Avignon.

  • Chatziphilippidis, Gr., 1997: Precommercial treatments in young coppice stands of Q. frainetto (Ten.). Proc. IUFRO congress/Freiburg,Germany, July 1997. P. 121-131.

  • Chatziphilippidis Gr. & N. Grigoriadis, 1998: Natural regeneration in Q. frainetto Kit. coppices. Ann. Ist. Sper. Selv. Vol. 27, 1996. P. 177-181.

  • Chatziphilippidis Gr. & G. Spyroglou, 1998: The effect of cutting season in the reproduction of Q. frainetto Kit. coppices. Ann. Ist. Sper. Selv. Vol. 27, 1996. P. 97-103.

Enterprises Participating 

Hellenic Forests Partnership

Contacts: Dimitrios Tsompanikos