Thumbnail Image

Forest products in the global bioeconomy

Enabling substitution by wood-based products and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 168 p.

Author Verkerk, P.J., Hassegawa, M., Van Brusselen, J., Cramm, M., Chen, X., Maximo, Y. I., Koç, M., Lovrić, M., Tegegne, Y. T.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-135151-2

Synopsis (short abstract) This report addresses the role of forest products in replacing fossil-based and GHG-intensive products. The overarching objective is to provide recommendations to strengthen the contribution of substitution by forest products to sustainable development. To that end, this report firstly provides an overview of the understanding of the bioeconomy and the role of forest products across the world. Secondly, we present examples of conventional and innovative forest products and describe their role in the bioeconomy. Thirdly, we present a review of the quantitative and qualitative understanding of the environmental impacts and benefits of substituting fossil fuel-based or -intensive products with forest-based products, and of the contribution of substitution to SDGs. Fourthly, we outline the current understanding of the future global demand and supply dynamics of forest products and the potential impact that increased substitution may have on these dynamics. Fifthly, we identify gaps in the global forest product value chain. Finally, it provides recommendations and conclusions, respectively.

Cite this content as:

Verkerk, P.J., Hassegawa, M., Van Brusselen, J., Cramm, M., Chen, X., Maximo, Y. I., Koç, M., Lovrić, M., Tegegne, Y. T. 2022. The role of forest products in the global bioeconomy – Enabling substitution by wood-based products and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7274en

Language English

Also available in:
No results found.

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

  • Thumbnail Image
  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (stand-alone)
    Non-wood forest products for people, nature and the green economy. Recommendations for policy priorities in Europe
    A white paper based on lessons learned from around the Mediterranean
    2021
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    Based on the analysis of risks and limitations, this white paper stresses the urgent need for action and identifies promising policy options to:
    • secure the conservation and sustainable supply of non-wood forest products (NWFP);
    • build competitive, equitable, and sustainable value chains;
    • improve transparency, data, and information flow on NWFP and;
    • establish enabling conditions in the policy, financial, and innovation terms.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Booklet
    Sustainable and circular bioeconomy in the climate agenda: Opportunities to transform agrifood systems 2022
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    The bioeconomy offers opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions along the agrifood system by replacing fossil-based resources and processes with biological ones, from microbiome innovations, biofertilizers and biopesticides, to alternative proteins, bio-based plastics and textiles, and biological waste management, to name just a few. A sustainable and circular bioeconomy also presents opportunities to improve climate change adaptation and resilience, through promoting ecosystem restoration, supporting indigenous and local livelihoods based on biological products and services, and building the conditions for more sustainably managed forests and fisheries. Several countries have identified circular bioeconomy as a strategy to achieve their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), some have included bioeconomy practices in their climate agenda, and others explicitly include bioeconomy strategies and policies as key elements in their pathway towards Paris Agreement targets. FAO works with countries to improve policy coherence in order to achieve national sustainability objectives. Climate action is specifically referenced as a key criterion in the aspirational principles and criteria for a sustainable bioeconomy, produced by the FAO-led International Sustainable Bioeconomy Working Group (ISBWG).
Show more

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files

No results found.