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Hosted by the Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg (FVA) and co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service Products Laboratory (FPL), the Forest Products Society (FPS) and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). The objective of this symposium is to provide a venue for the international nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood research community, to present results from […]

This Joint UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section expert workshop will explore how the forest sector can adapt to the emerging employment trends and seize opportunities for the creation of new green forest jobs in the UNECE region.  The workshop will identify forest related activities with the highest potential for the creation of green jobs and […]

Following the success of the Raw Materials Week 2017,  the 3rd edition of the EU "Raw Materials Week" will take place from Monday 12 to Friday 16 November 2018 in Brussels. It builds up on a series of events organised by the European Commission addressing the latest news on raw materials in the EU. It […]

SAVE THE DATE 20 November 2018 – VIENNA​  FTP Conference Vision 2040: The future role of the forest bioeconomy in Europe International speakers will discuss the future: *Bioeconomy * Sustainable Development Goals * Research and Innovation needs of the Forest-based Sector in Europe Programme highlights: * A new FTP Vision for 2040 * The next EU Research Budget, Horizon Europe Prepare […]

Paper & Beyond, 2018 – Where the bioeconomy and circularity meet​ Paper & Beyond is the successor event to what has been known as European Paper Week and will take place in the heart of the European district in Brussels from 16-17 October.This year the event will take place in the prestigious Solvay Library, in the […]

Enhancing the long-term competitiveness of the forest sector in a green economy: Policies for forest-based bioeconomy in Europe The workshop will join policymakers, researchers and businesses from across the pan-European region to discuss issues of the forest sector competitiveness, and look for effective policy measures at international, national and regional levels. In this respect, the […]

Come and learn about the Societal Challenge 2 calls 2019 and get some practical information on how to successfully apply to the upcoming calls for proposals. This information day is the opportunity for attendees to get some insight into the Societal Challenge 2 calls for proposals of Horizon 2020, for the Work Programme of 2019, […]

8th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference – NWBC 2018 Mark your calendars! The next Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference will be held at Scandic Marina Congress Center in Helsinki, Finland on October 23-25 2018. Check out the program and topics for call for papers here.  Registration to the conference will be open on April 16 2018. 

The European Union is at a crossroads. While it needs to define the allocation of its financial resources and overarching priorities beyond 2020, a number of undertakings initiated under the current term will also extend and develop over the next one. The further development and expansion of the circular bioeconomy is one of them, which will be the […]

Crowne Plaza Brussels- Le Palace, rue Gineste 3, Brussels The conference serves as a platform to present and discuss the considerations emerging from the study “Bioeconomy: Support to Policy for Research and Innovation”. The objective of the study is to provide a range of new information and analyses that will enable policymakers, investors, the scientific […]