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Knowledge service topics Forestry biomass Knowledge service Bioeconomy Knowledge type Publication Visualisation

PUBLICATION | 2024

Mapping global forest cover of the year 2020 to support the EU regulation on deforestation-free supply chains

This document presents the input data, methodology and a preliminary assessment of the first version of the Global Forest Cover map for year 2020 at 10m spatial resolution (GFC 2020...

PUBLICATION | 2024

Harmonised statistics and maps of forest biomass and increment in Europe

Forest biomass is an essential resource in relation to the green transition and its assessment is key for the sustainable management of forest resources. Here, we present a forest biomass dataset...

PUBLICATION | 2023

Biomass supply and uses in the EU

Biomass is very much centre stage in the European Green Deal. Forests, the seas, freshwater and agricultural systems, are expected to simultaneously mitigate climate change, accommodate...

PUBLICATION | 2023

Biomass production, supply, uses and flows in the European Union

The European Union (EU) uses biomass to meet its needs for food and feed, energy, and materials. The demand and supply of biomass have environmental, social, and economic impacts...

PUBLICATION | 2023

European forest ecosystems: key allies in sustainable development

European forests are vital to achieving Sustainable Development Goals 15 and 6, related to life on land, and clean water and sanitation, respectively. Insights into the current state...

PUBLICATION | 2022

Circularity concepts in forest-based industries

The world’s prevalent economic model, based on a ‘take-make-use-dispose’ approach, cannot maintain and raise human standards of living without causing environmental degradation and incurring economic risks...

PUBLICATION | 2021

Commission Staff Working Document SWD/2021/651: The 3 Billion Tree Planting Pledge For 2030 Accompanying the Communication on the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030

This roadmap sets out a framework to equip the EU to reach its commitment on tree planting on the basis of the guiding principle: plant and grow the right tree in the right place...

PUBLICATION | 2021

Commission Staff Working Document SWD/2021/652: New EU Forest Strategy for 2030

This staff working document presents a summary of the evidence as well as the consultation activities related to the new EU Forest Strategy for 2030, as set out in the consultation strategy for the initiative...

PUBLICATION | 2021

Wood resource balances of European Union and Member States

Discover uses and sources of woody biomass at EU and Member State's scale (2009-2017 data).

VISUALISATION | 07 Dec 2022

Interactive Sankey diagrams of woody biomass flows in the EU and Member States

The forest-based industries and the energy production sector are intricately interlinked through both synergistic and competitive behaviour. Sawmilling by-products are used for wood pulp (for...

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