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Europe can get much more from its forests, say five European forest research institutes. For this, Europe needs to build innovative industrial systems that can rely on sustainable sourcing from European forests. Furthermore, Europeans need healthy and resilient forests and the services they provide. Research evidence is essential to develop forest management systems that function in a changing environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable and resilient forest-based bioeconomy provides biobased products and energy, addressing the dual challenges of biodiversity preservation and climate change mitigation. Sustainably sourced forests are Europe\u2019s strength. While Europe has the potential to develop its sustainable competitiveness through forest-based value chains, European policies must support this goal to reduce the dependencies on, for example, economic developments in China and the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe\u2019s leading forest research institutes see that the time for action in now. \u201cIt is crucial that the upcoming EU Bioeconomy Strategy delineates specific research objectives tailored for the forest-based sector to guide this transformation\u201d, says Johanna Buchert, CEO and President of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). The five institutes; the Austrian Research Centre for Forestry, the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, and the Slovenian Forestry Institute, together with Luke, are giving policy recommendations that address the changes needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Competitive European bioeconomy is based on sustainable forest management and its products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Europe must anticipate the increased demand for forest-based materials coming from Europe\u2019s forests when substituting CO2 intensive fossil materials. At the same time, there is a need to develop value chains for higher value-added products from forest biomass. \u201cResearch can help to understand the big picture, the impacts of many policies, and to guide the forest management practices. It is also clear that many new innovations are needed to extract more value from forests\u201d, says Charlotte Bengtsson, Executive Director from the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Healthy and resilient forests are key to maintaining ecosystem services and the people\u2019s well-being<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Forests are under stress as the environmental conditions change. Therefore, research needs to provide the basis for understanding the cause-and-effect relations, for example why climate change is causing forest growth to decline in Europe. In addition, it is essential to develop models to predict future growth trends and identify management strategies for all forest related services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cForests are invaluable, providing both market and non-market benefits that affect our well-being. Therefore, research evidence is crucial for future-oriented forest-related policy decisions that enable us to shape a sustainable future for our societies. As a member of the For Forest Group, I therefore highly welcome the collaboration of its research institutes,\u201d says Norbert Totschnig, Austrian Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management.In general, Europe’s forests are affected by numerous EU level policies, both recent and future. The combined impacts of these policies on forests and the forest-based bioeconomy need to be assessed, and target conflicts and trade-offs highlighted by research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A variety of multifunctional forest management approaches is needed for Europe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One approach or management system alone is not enough to meet the many hopes and demands placed on forests. The forest institutes emphasise the need for region-specific, multifunctional management strategies and active forest management based on the respective research results. The applied approaches must effectively respond to current and anticipated future demands of wood and ecosystem services. It is also crucial to keep in mind regional forest ownership structures and traditions and to continue refining region-specific ways to utilise forest resources.\u201cFurther implementing research-based multi-functional forest management strategies significantly increases our ability to achieve environmental, economic, and social objectives in Europe,\u201d concludes Nike Krajnc, Institute Director from the Slovenian Forestry Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Policy Brief: Towards competitive sustainability and well-being of people from European forests, link to publication: http:\/\/urn.fi\/URN:ISBN:978-952-380-928-4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Johanna Buchert, President and CEO, the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). Tel. +358 29 532 6663, johanna.buchert@luke.fi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Mikko Kurttila, Programme Director, the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). Tel. +358 29 532 3262, mikko.kurttila@luke.fi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Rasmus Astrup, Head of Research, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research. Tel. +47 941 51 660, rasmus.astrup@nibio.no<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Charlotte Bengtsson, Executive Director, the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden. Tel. +46 (70) 510 6603, charlotte.bengtsson@skogforsk.se<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Peter Mayer, Managing Director, Austrian Research Centre for Forests.Tel. +43 1 87838 1123, peter.mayer@bfw.gv.at<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Nike Krajnc, Institute Director, the Slovenian Forestry Institute. Tel. +386 1 200 7802, nike.krajnc@gozdis.si<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo (from left to right): Nike Krajnc (Director), Slovenian Forestry Institute, Johanna Buchert (CEO and president), Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Charlotte Bengtsson (Director), Skogforsk, Peter Mayer (Managing Director), Austrian Research Centre for Forests, Bj\u00f8rn H\u00e5vard Evjen (Division Director), Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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