Improved vitality and resilience of mixed forests will help our forests adapt to climate change. The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) has produced new...
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The forest industry, technology companies, research organizations, and universities have joined forces to revolutionize the traditional pulping processes under the joint leadership of VTT Technical Research...
Discussion Paper: A “Just Green Transition” for Rural Areas in the Nordic Region: key concepts and implications
This discussion paper focuses on the green energy transition, specifically the renewable energy mix and low-carbon electricity production. All of the Nordic countries have committed to mitigating climate...
Pathways to a forest-based bioeconomy in 2060 within policy targets on climate change mitigation and biodiversity protection
While climate change and biodiversity loss have exposed humanity to major systemic risks, policymakers in more than 40 countries have proposed the transition from a fossil-based to a bio-based...
The Contribution of Sustainable Development Goals and Forest-Related Indicators to National Bioeconomy Progress Monitoring
A sustainable and circular bioeconomy is a pathway to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 because the bioeconomy relates to a number of SDGs. We therefore focused...
This research focuses on assessing the results of achieving circular economy (CE) goals in selected European countries for the period from 2010 to 2016. The European Union has imposed ambitious...
Do forest biorefineries fit with working principles of a circular bioeconomy? A case of Finnish and Swedish initiatives
Pursuit of the Bioeconomy (BE) and the Circular Economy (CE) is high on the political agendas of many countries. Application of the concepts is intended to ameliorate a number of sustainability challenges, such as raw...
The overarching objective of UNISECO is to strengthen the sustainability of EU farming systems, through co-constructing practice-validated strategies and incentives for the promotion of improved agro-ecological approaches. We will enhance...
VTT is a research centre, part of Finland's innovation system which operates under the mandate of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy. It aims to drive sustainable growth and turn...
Forest sector circular economy development in Finland: A regional study on sustainability driven competitive advantage and an assessment of the potential for cascading recovered solid wood
The circular economy is among the key contemporary policy goals both in Europe and in Finland. Therefore, sustainability and life cycle thinking are increasingly the center of attention. In addition...