Blas Mola-Yudego

Publications

International Journals SCI

35. AREVALO, J. OCHIENG, R., MOLA-YUDEGO, B. & GRITTEN, D. 2014. Understanding bioenergy conflicts: case of a jatropha project in Kenya's Tana Delta. Land Use Policy. In Press.

34. GONZÁLEZ-GARCÍA, FEIJOO G, MOREIRA M T, MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2014. Cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Assessment of forest operations in Europe. Environmental and Energy consequences. Journal of Cleaner Production. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.067. In Press.

33. FERRAZ FILHO A, SCOLFORO J RS, MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2014. Coppice with standards silvicultural system applied to Eucalyptus plantations - a review. Journal of Forestry Research 25(2):237-248.

32. MOLA-YUDEGO B, SELKIMÄKI M, GONZALEZ-OLABARRIA J R. 2013. Spatial analysis of the wood pellet production for energy in Europe. Renewable Energy. In Press. [RG link]

31. WINDISCH J, RÖSER D, MOLA-YUDEGO B, SIKANEN L, ASIKAINEN A. 2013. Business process mapping and discrete-event simulation of two forest biomass supply chains. Biomass and Bioenergy. In Press. [RG link]

30. DÍAZ-YAÑEZ O, MOLA-YUDEGO B, ANTTILA P, RÖSER D, ASIKAINEN A. 2013. Forest chips for energy in Europe: current procurement methods and potentials. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.12.016.[RG link]

29. GONZALEZ-GARCIA S, MOLA-YUDEGO B, MURPHY R J. 2012. Life Cycle Assessment of potential energy uses for short rotation willow (Salix spp.) biomass in Sweden. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. doi:10.1007/s11367-012-0536-2 [RG link]

28. AREVALO J, MOLA-YUDEGO B, PELKONEN P, QU M. 2012.Students' views on forestry education: a cross-national comparison across three universities in Brazil, China and Finland. Forest Policy and Economics 25:123-131 [RG link]

27. GRITTEN D, MOLA-YUDEGO B, DELGADO-MATAS C, KORTELAINEN J. 2012. A quantitative review of the representation of forest conflicts across the world: resource periphery and emerging patterns. Forest Policy and Economics. doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2012.06.008. [RG link]

26. GONZALEZ-OLABARRIA J R, RODRÍGUEZ F, FERNÁNDEZ-LANDA A, MOLA-YUDEGO B Mapping fire risk in the Model Forest of Urbión (Spain) based on airborne LiDAR measurements. Forest Ecology and Management. Forthcoming.[RG link]

25. DIMITRIOU J, MOLA-YUDEGO B, ARONSSON P. 2012. Impact of willow Short Rotation Coppice on water quality. Bioenergy Research. [RG link]

24. DIMITRIOU J, MOLA-YUDEGO B, ARONSSON P, ERIKSSON J. 2012. Changes in organic carbon and trace elements in the soil of willow short-rotation coppice plantations. Bioenergy Research. [RG link]

23. QU M, AHPONEN PL, TAHVANAINEN L, GRITTEN D, MOLA-YUDEGO B, PELKONEN P. 2011. Practices and perceptions on the development of forest bioenergy in China from participants in national forestry training courses. Biomass and Bioenergy. [RG link]

22. RÖSER D, MOLA-YUDEGO B, PRINZ R, EMER B, SIKANEN L. 2012. Chipping operations and efficiency in different operational environments. Silva Fennica. [PDF] [RG link].

21. GONZALEZ-GARCIA S, MOLA-YUDEGO B, DIMITRIOU J, ARONSSON, P, MURPHY R J. 2012. Environmental assessment of energy production based on long term commercial willow plantations in Sweden. Science of the Total Environment. 421:210-219

20. GRITTEN D, GONZALEZ-OLABARRIA J R, MOLA-YUDEGO B, DOMINGUEZ G. 2012. Environmental campaigns against forest companies: What are the campaigns trying to achieve? Forest Systems. In Press

19. FABRA-CRESPO M, MOLA-YUDEGO B, GRITTEN D, ROJAS-BRIALES E. 2011. Reflecting the divergences between forest policy and public perceptions in the Region of Valencia (Eastern Spain). Forest systems. In Press.

18. GRITTEN D, MOLA-YUDEGO B, DELGADO-MATAS C. 2011. Media coverage of forest conflicts: A reflection of the conflicts’ intensity and impact? Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. DOI:10.1080/02827581.2011.635074

17. MOLA-YUDEGO B, GRITTEN D, DELGADO-MATAS C. 2011. Quantitative investigation of forest conflicts using different data collection methods. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 27(2): 130-142. DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2011.635081

16. RÖSER D, MOLA-YUDEGO B, SIKANEN L, PRINZ R, GRITTEN D, EMER B, VÄÄTÄINEN K, ERKKILÄ A. 2011. Natural drying treatments during seasonal storage of wood for bioenergy in different European locations. Biomass & Bioenergy. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.07.011. (IF: 3.326)

15. QU M, AHPONEN PL, TAHVANAINEN L, GRITTEN D, MOLA-YUDEGO B, PELKONEN P. 2011. Chinese university students’ knowledge and attitudes regarding forest bio-energy. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.002. (IF: 4.842)

14. MOLA-YUDEGO B, PELKONEN P. 2011. Pulling effects of district heating plants on the adoption and spread of willow plantations for biomass: The power plant In Enköping (Sweden). Biomass & Bioenergy 35 (7): 2986-2992. (IF: 3.326)

13. MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2011. Predicting and mapping productivity of short rotation willow plantations in Sweden based on climatic data using a non-parametric method. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. Forthcoming Volume 151(7): 875-881. (IF: 3.197)

12. GONZALEZ-OLABARRIA J R, MOLA-YUDEGO B, PUKKALA T, PALAHÍ M. 2011. Using multi-scale spatial analysis to assess fire ignition density in Catalonia, Spain. Annals of Forest Science 68(4): 861-871. (IF: 1.441)

11. GRITTEN D. MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2011. Exploration of the relevance of geographical, environmental and socio-economic indicators on forest conflict types. International Forestry Review. Forthcoming (IF: 0.536)

10. SELKIMÄKI M, MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2010. Estimating and modelling the resistance of nature to path erosion in Koli National Park, Finland. Boreal Environment Research 16. Forthcoming. (IF: 1.467)

9. MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2010. Trends and improvements of the yields from commercial willow plantations in Sweden during the period 1986-2000. Biomass & Bioenergy 35: 446-453. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.09.004 (IF: 3.326)

8. SELKIMÄKI M, MOLA-YUDEGO B, RÖSER D, PRINZ R, SIKANEN L. 2010. Present and future trends in pellet markets, raw materials, and supply logistics in Sweden and Finland. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 14: (9) 3068-3075. (IF: 4.842)

7. MOLA-YUDEGO B. GRITTEN D. 2010. Determining forest conflict hotspots according to academic and environmental groups. Forest Policy and Economics. (IF: 1.155)

6. COLL J, GONZALEZ-OLABARRIA J R, MOLA-YUDEGO B, PUKKALA T, MESSIER C. 2010. Predicting understory maximum shrubs cover using altitude and overstory basal area in different Mediterranean forest. European Journal of Forest Research. doi: 10.1007/s10342-010-0395-y. (IF: 1.867)

5. MOLA-YUDEGO B., GONZÁLEZ-OLABARRIA J. R. 2010. Mapping the expansion and distribution of willow plantations in Sweden: lessons to be learned about the spread of energy crops. Biomass and bioenergy, 34: 442-448. (IF: 3.326)

4. MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2010. Regional potential yields of short rotation willow plantations on agricultural land in Northern Europe. Silva Fennica 44:(1) 63--76. (IF: 1.19)

3. SPENCE J R, MACLEAN D. A, SPIECKER H, DRUMMOND A, JAEGER D, STADLER M, CAHALAN C, KARLSSON A, KENNY A, LARSON B, MOLA-YUDEGO B, STERNER M, WÄSTERLUND D, VALINGER E. 2010. The TRANSFOR Success Story: International Forestry Education through Exchange. Forestry Chronicle, 86: (1) 57-62. (IF: 0.609)

2. MOLA-YUDEGO B., ARONSSON P. 2008. Yield models from commercial willow plantations in Sweden. Biomass and Bioenergy, 32: (9) 829-837 (IF: 3.326)

1. MOLA-YUDEGO B., PELKONEN P. 2008. The effects of policy incentives in the adoption of willow short rotation coppice for bioenergy in Sweden. Energy Policy, 36(8):3062-3068 (IF: 2.436)

International Journals

AREVALO J, HALDER P, KORTELAINEN J, MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2014. Bioenergy: From Local Conflicts to Global Governance. Oil Gas and Energy Law. 05/2014. In Press.

GRITTEN D, MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2010. Blanket strategy: A response of environmental groups to the globalising forest industry. International Journal of the Commons 4(2):729-757

SEBASTIÀ M.T., MOLA B., ARENAS J.M., CASALS P. 2004. Biomass responses of subalpine grasslands in the Pyrenees under warming conditions. Grassland Sciences in Europe, 9: 290-292.

Books and series

HALDER P, AREVALO J, PUENTES Y, MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2013. Improving forest conflict management and governance tools, based on a global to local understanding of its core issues. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland.

ISLAM F M, MOLA-YUDEGO B, PELKONEN. 2011. Wood pellet market development: Impacts of policies on wood pellet market development in Europe. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. 56 pp. ISBN-13: 978-384-54-2206-0.[Amazon]

RÖSER D, ERKKILÄ A, MOLA-YUDEGO B, SIKANEN L, PRINZ R, HEIKKINEN A, KAIPAINEN H, ORAVAINEN H, HILLEBRAND K, EMER B & VÄÄTAINEN K. 2010. Natural drying methods to promote fuel quality enhancement of small energywood stems. Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 186. 60 pp. ISBN 978-951-40-2279-1.[PDF]

SELKIMÄKI M, PRINZ R, MOLA-YUDEGO B AND RÖSER D. 2010. Pellet market, raw materials, handling and logistics in Northern Periphery. PELLETime. Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 157: 25 pp. ISBN 978-951-40-2233-3.[PDF]

MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2009. Wood biomass production potential on agricultural lands in Northern Europe – achieving the goals of energy policy. Dissertationes Forestales, 84.[PDF]

TAHVANAINEN L. PELKONEN P. MOLA B. (Eds) 2004 Quality and competence in higher forestry education. Proceedings of the 15th SILVA European Meeting held in Freising, Germany 15-17.04.2004. SILVA Publications 2. ISBN 952-458-653-1.[PDF]

MOLA B. 2002. A comparison between National Forest Programmes of some EU member states. Swedish National Board of Forestry publications. Rapport 2002:10, 25pp. ISSN 1100-0295.[PDF]

Book chapters

AREVALO, J., GRITTEN, D., MOLA-YUDEGO, B., PELKONEN, P, AND ENKENBERG, J. 2013. Global forestry challenges in local context: experiences from a problem-based module. Proceedings of the SILVA Network Conference at the Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, Croatia, 17-19 June 2010. SILVA Publications, 8. Freiburg

MOLA-YUDEGO B, SELKIMÄKI M, PRINZ R, RÖSER D, Contributors IEA Task 31 In: OBERNBERGER I and THEK G. 2010. The Production and Thermal Utilization of Biomass Pellets. 600 pp, ISBN 978-184-407-631-4. ISBN 978-951-40-2233-3.[Amazon]

ELLISON D, KOIVISTO A, MUTANEN A, MOLA B, GRITTEN D, VERKERK H, ELLINGSON L, LEWIS S, AREVALO J. Role of Forest Policy In Fighting Climate Change – Forest Policy Work Group Report. In: KARJALAINEN T, LINDNER M, NISKANEN A, LIER M. 2009. Fighting Climate Change: Adapting Forest Policy and Forest Management in Europe. Group Work Reports and Conclusions. Joensuu, Finland, 24.5.-29.5.2009.. Metlan työraportteja / Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 135. 84 p. ISBN 978-951-40-2191-6 (PDF), ISBN 978-951-40-2192-3 (paperback).[PDF]

AREVALO J, GRITTEN D, MOLA B. 2008. A pioneer in the internationalization of forestry eductation. Silva Carelica 54: 152-153. In: Saastamoinen O and Tahvanainen L. 2008. Towards global education in forest sciences. Silva Carelica, 54. University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forest Sciences. ISSN: 0780-8232.

COLINAS C, MOLA B 2004. ICT use in forest pathology teaching. Results of three years of experience. SILVA Publications 1: 105-112. In: Tahvanainen L, Pelkonen, P. (Eds) 2004. ICT in higher forestry education in Europe. Proceedings of the SILVA European Conferences held in Warsaw, Poland 5th of September 2002 and in Beauvais, France 5th of April 2003. SILVA Publications I. ISBN 952-458-452-2.[PDF]

Projects

Latest projects

AFFER (2024-2026)

Andean-Finland Forest Education and Research (AFFER) is a research and education mobility project to enhance a better and more sustainable use of natural resources both in tropical, andean and boreal ecosystems. AFFER aims to improve sustainable forest resource management education by developing mobility and training on forest and water management in tropical, Andean, and boreal ecosystems. It involves collaboration between the University of Eastern Finland, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina in Peru, and Universidad de Cuenca in Ecuador, integrating students and researchers. Project leaders (UEF): Blas MOLA, Jessenia POLACK.

China Mobility Programme (2024-2025)

Management and deployment of plantations for soil protection and biomass production, is a mobility project funded by the National Research Council of Finland, which aims to contribute to a soil protection strategy through the strategic location and management of mixed species plantation systems, deployed to co-deliver multiple ecosystem services in the Loess plateau in Northern Shaanxi. Project leader: Blas MOLA.

SINTETIC (2023-2027)

Single item identification for forest production, protection and management (SINTETIC) is a European Horizon Europe innovation programme. The SINTETIC consortium aims to define, prototype and demonstrate a complete solution for a digital platform dedicated to comprehensive forest value chain data management. Once completed, we will be able to track whole trees, stems, boards along the entire value chain, integrating five different tracking systems. Project leader (UEF): Blas MOLA

ECO2ADAPT (2022-2027)

Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Changemaking to Shape, Protect and Maintain the Resilience of Tomorrow’s Forests (ECO2ADAPT) is a European Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101059498. The ECO2ADAPT consortium addresses which bottlenecks render European and Chinese forests socially and ecologically ill-equipped to cope with climate change. Reasons range from inappropriate species choice and planting in unsuitable soils and climates, ill-suited management actions, poor resistance to abiotic and biotic hazards, species invasions, market and political forcing. Also, landowners and foresters are unwilling to invest in plantations in climate hotspots, because of a lack of appropriate insurance premiums if the forest is damaged through storms, fire, drought, insect and pathogen attack. Project leaders (Dpt of Biology): Frank BERNINGER, (School of Forest Sciences): Blas MOLA

Sustainable Management of Forest Resources (2022-2028)

The doctoral network programme on sustainable management of forest resources (SUFORE) is funded by the Chinese Research Council, for the period (2022-2028). The programme will provide with doctoral positions for 3 to 6 students from the North West Agriculture & Forest University in Yangling (China), to perform a doctoral degree at the School of Forest Sciences of the University of Eastern Finland.  The main goals are to enable Chinese scholars from NWAFU to visit UEF, foster opportunities for students to publish research papers in high-profile refereed journals and also to receive industrial experience in companies and research institutions and foster opportunities for faculty to collaborate in both basic and applied research. Project leaders (NWA&FU): Guangzhe LIU, (UEF): Blas MOLA, (SLU): Jian HUANG

SYNERGIES (2022-2024)

Enhancing the sustainable integration of wood biomass production with other ecosystem services (SYNERGIES) is an SNS research project (2022-2024). The general aim of the proposed project is to enhance the sustainable production of wood biomass, interlinking current research efforts started in partnering Nordic and Baltic countries. Three main goals are considered: i) identify and assess the main environmental effects of the intensified use of biomass resources in the Nordic area,  ii) evaluate and propose alternatives that can align the co-production of biomass production to complementary ES and iii) seek ways to fully implement and realize the resulting strategies and alternatives in existing biomass production practices and supply chains. Project leader (full consortium): Blas MOLA

ECOSERVE (2021-2024)

Training Masters in Ecosystem Services Management in Protected Areas (ECOSERVE) is an Eramus+ project (2021-2024) aiming at enhancing the quality and relevance of partner countries higher education in biological and agricultural sciences by developing innovative study programs according to Bologna practices and networking activities, to meet sustainable development and labour market needs in the field protected areas management. Partner universities in Russian Federation and Mongolia have met in this project to strengthen their educational partnership with non-academic partners in the field of ecosystem services within protected areas, based on national and European standards that account for regional characteristics. Project leader (UEF): Blas MOLA

DecisionES (2021-2025)

Decision Support for the Supply of Ecosystem Services under Global Change (DecisionES) is a Marie S. Curie Horizon 2020 – Research and Innovation Framework Programme (2021-2025) builds on a top-level multidisciplinary expertise (wildfire ecology and management, wildfire behaviour simulation, hydrology, process-based modelling, biodiversity, wildlife management, ecology, water services, operations research, management science, stakeholder engagement, forest ecosystem management planning methods, supply chain management methods and decision support systems) from EU and American (Canada, US, Brazil, Costa Rica and Chile) organisations to address the integration of operational, tactical and strategic forest ecosystem management planning levels and potentiate the supply of ecosystem services at various spatial and temporal scales. Project leader (UEF): Blas MOLA

IEA Task 43 Strategic cooperation (2018-ongoing)

Here there are a list of common projects funded by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA, Task 43 (Biomass) aims to explore technical and economic strategies to increase the quantity of biomass available, improve the quality of biomass delivered for different energy purposes, and explore strategies to increase the value and foster confidence in biomass supply for both direct and cascade use of biomass for energy. Team leader (UEF): Blas MOLA

OPTIMERING (2016-2017)

Optimization of cultivation of lignocellulosic energy crops with regard to socio-economic and environmental sustainability aspects promotes the expansion of lignocellulosic crop systems that provide biomass for energy along with other benefits, by addressing the following questions: which are the most suitable areas for cultivation of lignocellulosic energy crops?  what would be the positive and negative effects in such identified areas? (e.g. in terms of soil and water quality, and biodiversity)? how can lignocellulosic crop systems be located and managed to increase resource use efficiency, avoid/mitigate negative effects and promote positive effects, thus achieving optimal outcome for affected stakeholders, environment and associated ecosystem services? how can the results be used to support a participatory process involving policy makers and other stakeholders (civil society, land owners, enterprises, etc) to define strategic plans at varying spatial scales that balance multiple objectives? Project leader (SLU): Ioannis DIMITRIOU

Forest Energy Governance (2014-2015)

Developing Forest Energy governance in Northern Europe build upon the idea that forest energy governance exists as phenomena in each country separately in Northern Europe. However, the interaction between the countries is lacking in this field. The main idea of the seminar was to bring the specialist from Northern Europe in one place to discuss the similarities and common features which can be taken further as an examples of best practices and promoted elsewhere around the globe. Network leader: Blas MOLA.

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Publications

International Journals SCI

GRITTEN D, GONZALEZ-OLABARRIA J R, MOLA-YUDEGO B, DOMINGUEZ G. 2012. Environmental campaigns against forest companies: What are the campaigns trying to achieve? Forest Systems. In Press

QU M, AHPONEN PL, TAHVANAINEN L, GRITTEN D, MOLA-YUDEGO B, PELKONEN P. 2012. Practices and perceptions on the development of forest bioenergy in China from participants in national forestry training courses. Biomass and Bioenergy 40:53–62.

FABRA-CRESPO M, MOLA-YUDEGO B, GRITTEN D, ROJAS-BRIALES E. 2012. Public perception on forestry issues in the Region of Valencia (Eastern Spain): diverging from policy makers? Forest systems. 21(1):99-110.[Free PDF]

GRITTEN D, MOLA-YUDEGO B, DELGADO-MATAS C. 2012. Media coverage of forest conflicts: A reflection of the conflicts’ intensity and impact? Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 27(2):143-153.

MOLA-YUDEGO B, GRITTEN D, DELGADO-MATAS C. 2012. Quantitative investigation of forest conflicts using different data collection methods. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 27(2): 130-142.

RÖSER D, MOLA-YUDEGO B, SIKANEN L, PRINZ R, GRITTEN D, EMER B, VÄÄTÄINEN K, ERKKILÄ A. 2011. Natural drying treatments during seasonal storage of wood for bioenergy in different European locations. Biomass & Bioenergy 10(15): 4238–4247

QU M, AHPONEN PL, TAHVANAINEN L, GRITTEN D, MOLA-YUDEGO B, PELKONEN P. 2011. Chinese university students’ knowledge and attitudes regarding forest bio-energy. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15(8): 3649–3657.

GRITTEN D, and MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2011. Exploration of the relevance of geographical, environmental and socio-economic indicators regarding forest conflict types. International Forestry Review. In Press

MOLA-YUDEGO B, GRITTEN D. 2010. Determining forest conflict hotspots according to academic and environmental groups. Forest Policy and Economics 12(8):575–580.

AREVALO, J., PITKÄNEN, S., GRITTEN, D. & TAHVANAINEN, L. 2010. Market-relevant competencies for professional foresters in European graduate education. International Forestry Review 12 (3) 200-208 

2009

GRITTEN D, KANT P. 2007. Assessing the impact of environmental campaigns against the activities of a pulp and paper company in Indonesia. International Forestry Review 9(4):819-834.

International Journals

GRITTEN D, MOLA-YUDEGO B. 2010. Blanket strategy: A response of environmental groups to the globalising forest industry. International Journal of the Commons 4(2):729-757