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Natural resource utilisation is always subject to conflicts as there are controversies between use versus conservation and a conflict interest between different forms of utilization. These conflicts need to be managed in a best possible way to dampen conflict levels and to optimize the results for all involved parties. This process of solution seeking is the most important task for present and future natural resource managers. 

The amount for the Young Scientist Award of the President of the Republic’s Cultural Foundation is 75,000 EEK. The award is intended for young Estonian scientists under the age of 35 years, who have a doctoral degree and are conducting research at an Estonian or foreign university.

Eesti Maaülikool awarded Tanel-Taavi Bulitko, Chairman of the Animal Breeders´ Association of Estoniaa special prize at the Farmer of the Year competition, organized by the Maaleht and the Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce. 

Registration for the BOVA-NOVA Master course «Economics and Management of  Rural Development» now open. Deadline for registration: October 25, 2010. BOVA UN announces the registration for the Intensive Master Course "Economics and Management of Rural Development"  to be held at the Lithuanian University of Agriculture, Kaunas, Lithuania from November 22 - 26, 2010.

Erki Rist, a 2-nd year student of forest industry,  ranked the 15thamong the juniors at  the 29thWorld Logging Championship in Croatia.  Competitions were held in chain fitting, precision bucking, bucking by combined cuts, tree felling and limbing. His best event was limbing.  For more information see:  http://www.wlc-2010.com/.

Tarmo Timm and his 46-year old earthworm  Criodrilus Lactuum  became film-stars when the Gulliver Media were shooting a new documentary at  the Centre for Limnology. 

A course on the simulation of stand development (2 ECTS) will start on October 18. During four days students will listen to lectures  and do exercises under the supervision of  Risto Ojansuu and Jari Hynynen from the Forest Institute in Finland.  The course will end with a written test. 

On October  6 2010 Estonian Academic Agricultural Society will celebrate its 90thbirthday with an annual conference «90 years from the foundation  of the Estonian Academic Agricultural Society» in the Old Main Building of the EMU (Kreutzwaldi 64). 

Juhan Tere, BC, Tallinn, 28.09.2010. The South Estonian Lake Võrtsjärv was awarded as one of the top destinations of European water tourism 2010 at the award ceremony in Brussels, LETA/National Broadcasting reports.