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|First step of the CBVM
The workshop that will be held in Helsinki in November 2008 aims at developing a strategy to map the circumboreal vegetation including most of the watersheds emptying into the Arctic Basin. To develop a common strategy within all countries containing portions of the boreal zone, selected subjects will be discussed during the workshop about the limits of the boreal zone, key environmental factors to be considered, climate, vegetation distribution, disturbance regimes and vegetation mapping methods. During this workshop, scientists from all 13 countries containing boreal vegetation are invited to participate in identifying the mapping strategy. Nordic vegetation mappers will also provide support in terms of experience and technical expertise to ensure a successful workshop. Nordic competence was previously demonstrated in the production of the Map of the Natural Vegetation of Europe (scale 1:2,500,000) and the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map (CAVM). The CBVM project will strengthen personal and institutional networks as Nordic scientists cooperate in sharing their knowledge to produce a circumboreal vegetation map.
