Towards harmonized assessment of European forest availability for wood supply in Europe

The supply of wood in Europe on a sustainable basis is highly relevant for forestry and related policies, particularly in relation to (i) analysing global change mitigation strategies and carbon accounting (ii) establishing realistic forecasts and targets for wood resources, biomass and renewable en...

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Autores: Alberdi, Iciar, Michalak, R., Fischer, Christoph, Gasparini, P., Brändli, U. B., Tomter, Stein Michael, Kuliesis, Andrius, Snorrason, A., Redmond, John, Hernández Mateo, Laura, Lanz, Adrian, Vidondo, B., Stoyanov, N., Stoyanova, M., Vestman, M., Barreiro, Susana, Marin, Gheorghe, Cañellas, Isabel, Vidal, Claude
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/292626
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/292626
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Wood resources
National Forest Inventory
Sustainability
Multi-functionality
FAWS
COST Action FP1001
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Sumario:The supply of wood in Europe on a sustainable basis is highly relevant for forestry and related policies, particularly in relation to (i) analysing global change mitigation strategies and carbon accounting (ii) establishing realistic forecasts and targets for wood resources, biomass and renewable energy and (iii) assessing and supporting strategies for an increased use of wood.Therefore, it is relevant to have robust information of the availability for wood supply. The main aim of this paper is to harmonize the concept of 'forest available for wood supply' (FAWS) at European level.The data employed in this study was acquired through two questionnaires. The first questionnaire, conducted under the framework of COST Action FP1001 and a second questionnaire was completed by national correspondents and members of the UNECE/FAO.The analysis showed that reasons for the exclusion of forest from FAWS are diverse. Legal restrictions and specifically 'Protected areas' are considered by 79% of the countries while very few countries consider economic restrictions.A new FAWS reference definition is provided and the consequences of using this new definition in eight European countries were analysed. Application of the proposed definition will increase consistency and comparability of data on FAWS and will result in decreasing the area of FAWS at a European level. © 2016.

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