Chair holder
Curriculum vitae
Research focus and interests
Publications
Research and consultancy projects
International teaching and further education projects
Other functions (excerpt)
© N. Weber
Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. silv. habil. Norbert Weber
Holder of the Chair until March 2026
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Chair of Forest Policy and Forest Resource Economics
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Stöckhardt-Bau, Room E11 Pienner Straße 23
01737 Tharandt
Deutschland
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Prof. Dr. habil. Norbert Weber held the chair from November 2005 until his retirement in March 2026. However, he continues to teach select courses as an adjunct professor.
Among his honorary posts, he was the Dean of Studies of the Department of Forest Sciences from December 2009 to January 2016 and three years Chairman of the German Forestry Faculty Association. He currently holds the position of chairman of the Department of Forest Sciences.
Curriculum vitae
| Habilitation in forest and environmental policy at the University of Freiburg (2004) |
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Senior assistant at the Institute of Forest Economics and Forest Management Planning at the Dresden University of Technology |
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Researcher at the Institute of Forest Policy of the Faculty of Forest Sciences of the University of Freiburg |
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Doctorate in forestry (Dr. rer. silv.) at the University of Munich (1993) |
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Preparation for the superior forestry service with the Bavarian State Forest Administration (state forestry exam 1988) |
| Undergraduate forestry studies at the University of Munich |
Research focus and interests
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Forest policy at national and subnational level (incl. forestry organisation and reorganisation) |
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European and international forestry and forest policy |
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Forest and environmental policy-steering in multi-level systems and networks |
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Forest policy information instruments (monitoring, assessment, reporting) |
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Diversification of forest landscapes and their perception in society |
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Problems in forestry practice of short- and medium-term relevance (development of approaches to the solution of conflicts over resources in close cooperation with state and non-state clients) |
Publications
Research and consultancy projects
| European Commission, Horizon 2020 |
| Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR) |
| Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Waldbesitzerverbände (Working Committee of the German Forest Owner Associations) |
| Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft (Bavarian State Institute of Forestry) |
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Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forests |
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COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology |
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European Commission (6th Framework Programme) |
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European Parliament |
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FAO – Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations |
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Institute for European Environmental Policy |
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Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft |
Other functions (exerpt)
| Acting Chairman of the Advisory Board foundation Forest for Saxony (since 2021) |
| President of SILVA Network (European Forest Science Academic Network of the Association for European Life Science Universities) on higher forest aducation (since 2017) |
| Member of the ‘Quality of Study and Teaching’ Commission of the Dresden University of Technology (May 2014 - March 2022) |
| Chairman of the German Forestry Faculty Association (2013 - 2016) |
| Dean of studies Forest Sciences (12/2009 - 01/2016) |
| Coordinator of the ‘Forest Sciences’ bachelor’s and master’s degree courses (since 2010) |
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Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Forest Policy and Economics (since May 2013) |
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Vice President of SILVA (European Forest Science Academic Network of the Association for European Life Science Universities) (2015-2017) |
| Foreign full member (academic) of the Ukrainian Academy of Forest Sciences (since 2011) |
| Reviewer and assessor (incl. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Wissenschaftsrat) |
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Acting Chairman of the Sächsischer Forstverein e.V. (November 2007 - October 2021) |