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Location: Bolzano, Italy Value chains usually consider the economic value added, which a sector or a product attains due to its productive performance for a region. The perspective of the social or ecological value added often lacks behind. In terms of climate change and sustainability principles, the IUFRO Symposium thus seeks to put its focus on […]

​ Every 21 March the United Nations raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. This year the International Day of Forests promotes education to Learn to Love Forests, with a focus on Forests and Biodiversity. It underscores the importance of education at all levels in achieving sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation. […]

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: to register for this event please go to the site here. The Science|Business Annual Framework Conference will bring together over 300 stakeholders for two main purposes: first, to take stock of latest developments around the key pillars of the new agenda; and second, to explore their implications for the science, technology and […]

The third World BioEconomy Forum (WCBEF) will be streamed live from Ruka, Finland. The event gathers together major stakeholders of the circular bioeconomy from all over the world for panel discussions and presentations on current topics regarding the present and the future of the industry. The full programme will consist of four dedicated sessions: Regulators […]

 Forests and the forest-based sector are recognised as essential players in responding to major societal expectations, such as those enshrined in Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement as well as the objectives of the European Green Deal. It is therefore important that all opportunities and challenges faced by the forest sector are taken […]

The project’s final conference and the 4th edition of the Forest Innovation Workshop will discuss the cooperation of regions on innovation in forest management, use of wood and forest-related services The Forest Innovation Workshop is a biennial European initiative which promotes networking and exchange among regions and the community of forestry and wood industry innovators […]

The conference objective is to compile and synthesize the scientific evidence related to the current state of integrated forest management approaches. This can be understood as approaches where both policy and forest management provide a multitude of services at the same time, either at the forest stand or at the forest landscape level. The conference […]

Date: 27 November 2019Time: 09:00 – 17:00h Venue: Dipoli, Aalto University, Espoo (Helsinki) Foresight 20/20 as the European forest-based sector launches its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SIRA) 2030 While European forests continue to grow at an exponential rate, pressure grows on European policymakers to take the lead to prevent climate change. Large industry sectors, […]

The second edition of the Stakeholder Forum is a one-day public event that will bring together the bio-based industries community and facilitate open discussion on the impact, achievements and strategic direction of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) programme, as well as the latest developments in the bio-based industries sector. To go to the event […]

Date: 21-22 October 2019Venue: IBB Andersia Hotel, Poznan, Poland The Wood – Science – Economy 2019 conference is the third international scientific conference organized by the Wood Technology Institute in cooperation with the State Forests National Forest Holding. The conference goal is to present the latest research findings in wood science, forestry and in related […]