EIP-AGRI Workshop Forest value chains: Final report

EU forests serve a wide range of economic, social and environmental purposes and provide around three million jobs. Wood remains the main source of financial revenue and forest biomass represents the biggest source of renewable energy in the EU. However, forests also provide a large range of other products, such as cork, resins, mushrooms, nuts, game or berries as well as recreational services which are increasingly being valued on the market. Promoting new value chains for such products can be a powerful economic incentive for integrated forest management schemes, increasing forest multifunctionality, contributing to sustainable forest management and fostering rural development. The EIP-AGRI workshop “New Value Chains from Multifunctional Forests” was organised to share examples of existing innovative value chains around Europe and explore opportunities for developing new value chains of forest products and services which are currently less-used. In this final report, you'll find all the information and examples discussed at the workshop.