Room: Poster Area A
Date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Time: 16:15 - 17:15 CEST
Session code 2BV.7
Biomass strategies and policies
Impact of EU Policy Actions on Finnish Forests and their Certification
Short Introductive summary
The EU's tightening regulations will change the way wood is procured in a variety of ways and the intention is to update future practices in the field of wood procurement. There are over half a million private forest owners in Finland. In this case, EU policy actions largely focus on the livelihoods of individuals and their approach to forest management. This study aims to gather and share the latest information on these issues with rural residents and other actors, developers and researchers in this field. The first point of this study is to examine the EU Commission's policy actions and to investigate their effects on forestry and wood production from the forest in Finland. The second point of this study is to examine the future impact of tightening criteria on forest certification systems.
Presenter
Jarno FÖHR
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Energy Technology Dpt., FINLAND
Presenter's biography
Jarno Föhr is a post-doctoral researcher in the Laboratory of bioenergy at LUT University in Finland. His purpose is to produce the latest information on potential multiple uses of forests and clarifies the impact of EU forest policy measures on sustainable wood supply chains.
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Co-authors:
T. Ranta, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, Mikkeli, FINLAND
A. Mutanen, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Joensuu, FINLAND
Session reference: 2BV.7.9