THEMATIC FOCUS
We focus our work on the following key areas:
European forest governance
- Trade-offs and synergies of forest-related policy issues
- European and global forest policy processes
- EU forest policy decision-making, implementation and evaluation
Linking bioeconomy, innovation and policy
- Innovation systems and processes in the forest-based bioeconomy
- Forest and bioeconomy policies, strategies, implementation, impact assessment and evaluation
- Innovation support for new wood products, value chains and business models
- Innovative approaches for integrated land-uses, ecosystem services and rural development.
Societal perspectives in the forest-based sector
- Gender in forestry
- Forest ownership
- Social innovation
- Stakeholder perceptions and interaction
- Urban forestry
Monitoring, Reporting and Assessment
- National, pan-European and international C&I for SFM
- Related quantitative and qualitative data and information
- C&I for SFM assessments
- C&I based reporting
- Forest-related input to bioeconomy, biodiversity and other forest-related indicator sets
LATEST NEWS FROM OUR NETWORK
Close to Nature and Close to People Forestry: Building Research and Education Capacity for Ukraine with a Training School
The BFH-HAFL School of Agriculture, Forestry, and Food Sciences (HAFL) at Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), a member organization of IUFRO, recently organised a
November 18, 2024
New Perspectives on Forest Disturbance and Damage Monitoring for Improved Reporting and Policy
A new forest perspectives paper delves into the complexities of forest disturbance and damage monitoring, offering insights to improve regional frameworks for reporting these crucial
October 28, 2024
Shaping the Bioeconomy: Insights from Public and Private Sector Perceptions Across European Regions
A new study provides a unique lens into how the bioeconomy is perceived by both public and private sector actors across nine European regions. As
October 28, 2024
