Hans Fredrik Hoen

Hans Fredrik Hoen is a Professor of Forest Economics and Planning at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), affiliated with the College of Renewable Energy and Forest Science. He has served in multiple leadership roles, including Head of the Department of Nature Management (2003–2010) and Rector of NMBU (2010–2014). Currently, he acts as Dean at MINA since November 2019.

His research focuses on:

• Multifunctional forest management
• Climate change mitigation through forest economics
• Long-term investment strategies in forestry
• Revenue and biomass harvest forecasting
• Project analysis in resource sectors

He has contributed to courses like SKOG302 (Multiple Use in Forests) and RØP330 (Project Analysis in Forest, Energy, and Resource Management). His work includes projects such as ForestPotential and Precision NOPHOBIE, addressing sustainable forestry and resource management.