A new principle of the European Union forest policy: the cascading use of wood products.
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In this paper, the authors discuss how the adoption of the Cascade principle can influence the supply of biomass and other ecosystem services, with special reference to the Mediterranean context, in particular with respect to the use of the Mediterranean region.Abstract:
The debate on forestry and bioenergy is influenced by a new principle defined in the recently approved document on the Forest Strategy of the European Union, the “cascade” principle. This principle implies the priority use of wood material based on the higher added value that can be potentially generated along the wood value chain. The paper discusses how the adoption of the “cascade” principle can influence the supply of biomass and other ecosystem services, with special reference to the Mediterranean contextread more
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TL;DR: The European Forest Institute (EFI) as discussed by the authors is an international organization established by European States that facilitates and stimulates forest related networking and promotes the supply of unbiased and policy relevant information on forests and forestry.