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Alberdi I, Bender S, Riedel T, et al. Assessing forest availability for wood supply in Europe. For Policy Econ. 2020;111:102032doi: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102032.
Alberdi, I., Bender, S., Riedel, T., Avitable, V., Boriaud, O., Bosela, M., Camia, A., Cañellas, I., Castro Rego, F., Fischer, C., Freudenschuß, A., Fridman, J., Gasparini, P., Gschwantner, T., Guerrero, S., Kjartansson, B. T., Kucera, M., Lanz, A., Marin, G., Mubareka, S., Notarangelo, M., Nunes, L., Pesty, B., Pikula, T., Redmond, J., Rizzo, M., Seben, V., Snorrason, A., Tomter, S., & Hernández, L. (2020). Assessing forest availability for wood supply in Europe. Forest policy and economics, 111102032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102032
Alberdi, I, et al. "Assessing forest availability for wood supply in Europe." Forest policy and economics vol. 111 (2020): 102032. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102032
Alberdi I, Bender S, Riedel T, Avitable V, Boriaud O, Bosela M, Camia A, Cañellas I, Castro Rego F, Fischer C, Freudenschuß A, Fridman J, Gasparini P, Gschwantner T, Guerrero S, Kjartansson BT, Kucera M, Lanz A, Marin G, Mubareka S, Notarangelo M, Nunes L, Pesty B, Pikula T, Redmond J, Rizzo M, Seben V, Snorrason A, Tomter S, Hernández L. Assessing forest availability for wood supply in Europe. For Policy Econ. 2020 Feb;111:102032. doi: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102032. PMID: 32140044; PMCID: PMC7043395.
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For Policy Econ. 2020 Feb;111:102032. doi: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102032.

Assessing forest availability for wood supply in Europe.

Forest policy and economics

I Alberdi, S Bender, T Riedel, V Avitable, O Boriaud, M Bosela, A Camia, I Cañellas, F Castro Rego, C Fischer, A Freudenschuß, J Fridman, P Gasparini, T Gschwantner, S Guerrero, B T Kjartansson, M Kucera, A Lanz, G Marin, S Mubareka, M Notarangelo, L Nunes, B Pesty, T Pikula, J Redmond, M Rizzo, V Seben, A Snorrason, S Tomter, L Hernández

Affiliations

  1. Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Ctra. La Coruña, 7.5 Km, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
  2. Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Alfred-Möller-Straße 1, House 41/42, 16225, Eberswalde, Germany.
  3. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Via E. Fermi 2749, 21027, Ispra, Italy.
  4. National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry, 128 Eroilor Boulevard, 077190, Voluntari, Ilfov, Romania.
  5. National Forest Centre, T.G.Masaryka 22, Zvolen, 960 92, Slovak Republic.
  6. Technical University in Zvolen, T.G. Masaryka 24, 960 53, Zvolen, Slovak Republic.
  7. Centre for Applied Ecology "Professor Baeta Neves" (CEABN), InBIO, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajud, 1349-017, Lisboa, Portugal.
  8. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.
  9. Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape (BFW), Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131, Vienna, Austria.
  10. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Forest Sciences, SE-901 83, Umea, Sweden.
  11. CREA - Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, P.zza Nicolini 6, 38123, Trento, Italy.
  12. Icelandic Forest Research, Mogilsa, 162 Reykjavik, Iceland.
  13. FMI Brandys nad Labem, Nabrezni 1326, 250 01, Brandys nad Labem, Czech Republic.
  14. CITAB, Centre of the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Science, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
  15. Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, Château des barres, Nogent-sur-Vernisson, France.
  16. Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Johnstown Castle Estate, Wexford, Ireland.
  17. Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Høgskoleveien 8, 1433, Ås, Norway.

PMID: 32140044 PMCID: PMC7043395 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102032

Abstract

The quantification of forests available for wood supply (FAWS) is essential for decision-making with regard to the maintenance and enhancement of forest resources and their contribution to the global carbon cycle. The provision of harmonized forest statistics is necessary for the development of forest associated policies and to support decision-making. Based on the National Forest Inventory (NFI) data from 13 European countries, we quantify and compare the areas and aboveground dry biomass (AGB) of FAWS and forest not available for wood supply (FNAWS) according to national and reference definitions by determining the restrictions and associated thresholds considered at country level to classify forests as FAWS or FNAWS. FAWS represent between 75 and 95 % of forest area and AGB for most of the countries in this study. Economic restrictions are the main factor limiting the availability of forests for wood supply, accounting for 67 % of the total FNAWS area and 56 % of the total FNAWS AGB, followed by environmental restrictions. Profitability, slope and accessibility as economic restrictions, and protected areas as environmental restrictions are the factors most frequently considered to distinguish between FAWS and FNAWS. With respect to the area of FNAWS associated with each type of restriction, an overlap among the restrictions of 13.7 % was identified. For most countries, the differences in the FNAWS areas and AGB estimates between national and reference definitions ranged from 0 to 5 %. These results highlight the applicability and reliability of a FAWS reference definition for most of the European countries studied, thereby facilitating a consistent approach to assess forests available for supply for the purpose of international reporting.

© 2019 The Authors.

Keywords: Biomass; FAWS; Harmonization; National forest inventory; Restriction; Wood resources

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