Sections & Committees

The work carried out at The Academy within three sections:

• The General section
• The Agriculture section
• The Forestry section

Each section consists of Swedish fellows, international fellows and honorary fellows. They follow the development in their fields of interest through boards, committees and working parties, as well as through meetings, conferences and seminars. Both Academy fellows and external parties are involved in the work and the Academy endeavours to gather the best available expertise for constructive debate.

In addition to these is the Unit for Library, Archives and Historical Projects (BAHP), which manages the library and archive at the Academy. Prominent subjects among the books in the library are agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine and horticulture. The library also holds the largest collection of books on agricultural history in Northern Europe.

The General section

Carries out work and research at an overall level with questions concerning natural resources, nature conservation, environment, countryside, research policy, dissemination of knowledge, and social planning. The section also deals with industries and sciences that do not relate specifically to agriculture and forestry, such as fisheries and tourism, and other use of natural resources.

Chairman: Margareta Stigson.
Vice chariman: Anders Larsson.
Secretary: Elin Mellqvist, tel +46 8 54 54 77 16.

Committee of the General section

• The Committee on Fish and Fisheries Management

The Agriculture section

Deals with issues relating to production, processing and marketing in theory and practice, including specific educational and advisory questions within agriculture, horticulture and veterinary medicine as well as environmental issues that are associated with the responsibilities of this sector.

Chairman: Jan Rundqvist.
Vice chairman: Maria Dirke.
Secretary: Sara Österman, tel +46 8 54 54 77 06.

Committees of the Agriculture section

• The Committee on Primary Production in the Future

The Forestry section

Focuses on issues that directly relate to silviculture and utilisation of the forest as a natural resource, including pulp and paper mills and saw mills and marketing in theory and practice, together with specific educational and advisory questions, hunting and the environmental challenges that are associated with the responsibilities of this sector.

Chairman: Mårten Larsson.
Vice chairman: Marie Larsson-Stern.
Secretary: Birgitta Naumburg, tel +46 8 54 54 77 07.

Committees of the Forestry section

• The Committee on Forestry Operational Systems in a New Era
• The Committee on Forest Production in a Changing Climate

Library, Archives and Historical Projects (BAHP)

Specializes on historical projects, advice and publishing. The projects are run in association with historical researchers and fellows of the Academy.

Chairman of the Standing committee of the unit: Harald Svensson.
Academy librarians: Per Eriksson, tel +46 8 54 54 77 17, and Jimmy Lyhagen, +46 8 54 54 77 18.