Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Services and Carbon Balance in Wood Products: Towards a Green Economy
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Forestry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 September 2023) | Viewed by 265
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bioeconomy; green economy; wood flow modelling; forest products trade; the field of packaging innovations; certification in forestry; forest service analysis; forest industry competitiveness; product substitution on the wood market and wood products
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, sustainability has become an important worldwide issue and can be discussed concerning its influence on global development under particular conditions. The green economy represents strategies oriented towards mitigating climate change and is considered a new “green” engine of economic growth and a tool for mitigating poverty. The green economy covers many different concepts linked with sustainability on different levels. Global economies involve competing sectors in an effort to increase the share of natural renewable resource consumption. Forest ecosystems offer many different benefits from the utiliastion of renewable resources. The ways in which a forest is managed and how wood is utilised can significantly influence climate change. Sustainably managed forests provide renewable raw materials such as wood and important environmental and social services and play a vital role in the carbon cycle. Forestry and forest-based industries are key to transitioning to a sustainable green economy. This Special Issue covers the above-mentioned topics focused on forest services and wood base products. Forest ecosystem services are defined as the benefits people obtain from forests that play a significant role in climate change mitigation and could contribute to achieving a climate-neutral economy. From this point of view, the ability of wood products to store carbon can support sustainable development goals and encourage the implementation of green economy policies in the context of sustainable development in a manner that endeavours to drive sustained, inclusive, and equitable economic growth.
Dr. Jan Parobek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- forest ecosystem services
- carbon balance
- wood products
- green economy
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