Conditions and prospects for increasing forest yield in Northern Europe
2013
Jonsson, Ragnar | Mustonen, Mika | Lundmark, Tomas | Nordin, Annika | Gerasimov, Yuri | Granhus, Aksel | Hendrick, Eugene | Hynynen, Jari | Kvist Johannsen, Vivian | Kaliszewski, Adam | Miksys, Virginijus | Nord-Larsen, Thomas | Polley, Heino | Sadauskiene, Liana | Snowdon, Pat | Solberg, Birger | Sollander, Erik | Snorrason, Arnor | Valgepea, Mati | Ward, Sheila | Zalitis, Toms | European Forest Institute. North European Regional Office – EFINORD | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). Sweden | Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute (NFLI). Norway | Programme of Competitive Forestry Research for Development (COFORD). Ireland | Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (IGN). Denark | Forest Research Institute. Poland | Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry. Institute of Forestry, Lithuania | Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems. Germany | Forestry Commission. United Kingdom | Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB). Norway | Swedish Forest Agency. Sweden | Icelandic Forest Research. Iceland | Estonian Environment Information Centre. Estonia | Latvian State Forest Research Institute (SILAVA). Latvia | Metsäntutkimuslaitos / Vantaa
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Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]Forests will play a crucial role in the transformation from an economy based on fossil fuels to one relying on renewable resources. Hence, besides being a source of raw material for the forest industry, in the future, forests are expected to increasingly contribute to the production of energy as well as providing a wide range of environmental and social services. Thus, the objective of the present study is to assess the short-term and long-term potential for increasing sustainable wood supply in the EFINORD countries. Present practices and prospects for intensive forest management have been assessed using information from a questionnaire complemented by compilation and evaluating of national forest inventory (NFI) data and other forest sector relevant information. The study indicates a striking variation in the intensity of utilisation of the wood resources within the EFINORD region. For the region as a whole, there seems to be a substantial unused (biophysical) potential. However, recent NFI data from some countries indicate that annual felling rates can be underestimated. If felling rates are higher than currently recognised then, given the increased demand for wood-based energy, there appears to be a need to discuss strategies for large-scale implementation of more intensive forestry practices to ensure that the availability of wood resources in the future can meet an increasing demand in the EFINORD countries.
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