Bioeconomy

Bioeconomy is the production of renewable biological resources and the conversion of these resources (including waste streams) into value added products. Its sectors and industries have strong innovation potential due to their use of a wide range of sciences, enabling and industrial technologies, along with local and tacit knowledge.1 The forest bioeconomy focuses on innovations in the circular use of forest products and resources. In the Mediterranean, forest bioeconomy has a strong focus on business models for Non-Wood Forest Products, recreational uses of forests, and social inclusion.

High-level seminar on the potential of forests in climate change mitigation

Sustainable forest management, forest-based development cooperation activities and bioeconomy innovations all play a crucial role in climate change mitigation, especially when integrated...

From wood wisdom to wood values and beyond

ForestValue ERA-Net has recently published the monograph publication on the impact of EU collaboration in the forest based sector, entitled From wood...

iuFOR and Vietnamese universities collaboration: a path to internationalisation

The University Institute for Research in Sustainable Forest Management (iuFOR) belonging to the University of Valladolid (Palencia, Spain), continues its robust international...

Spanish forests: key in fighting climate change and for corporate climate neutrality

The "Forestry Climate Solutions: Spanish forests, carbon sinks for corporate climate neutrality" event was held in Madrid on 16 March. Experts and...

Healing journeys in the calm city of Güdül

Güdül district, the first calm city of Ankara, the capital of Turkey, draws attention to Sorgun Pond Nature Park suitable for ecotourism,...

5th International Congress on Planted Forests: Call for abstracts

The International Congress on Planted Forests (ICPF2023) will take place from 7 to 10 November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. First edition of...

Coillte Graduate Programme 2023: call for applications

The Coillte Graduate Development Programme is offering talented individuals who have drive, energy and ambition an opportunity to be part of the...
The Role of Forests in Countering Climate Change

The Role of Forests in Countering Climate Change – Perspectives from North and South

The Embassy of Finland in Spain, together with the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain, and the...

Mediterranean Young Leadership Programme 2023: Land abandonment and cultural landscapes

The recently published Mediterranean Forest Research Agenda 2030 identifies land abandonment as one of the overarching challenges for the future of the...

ForestValue2 kicks off with pre-announcement of a new joint call for proposals

ForestValue2 (CSA project, Horizon Europe GA no. 101094340) project is the second phase of the ForestValue Action and has recently been launched....

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SAVE approach for establishing NWFP marketing mix in Greek local mountain...

The contribution of Non-Wood Forest Products is especially important in the context of rural sustainable development. Nevertheless, their perceived economic and environmental...

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