BRUSSELS, 13/11/2019 – Director of Competence Centre Ltd. for research and development Ivan Ambroš as manager of East Europe Hub for sustainable wood mobilisation, presented conclusions within ROSEWOOD project at Conference on Regional Forest Innovation which was held in the European Committee of the Regions organized by Commission for Natural Resources (NAT) with the co-organization of the European Forest Institute (EFI) and the ROSEWOOD project.
Forest-based businesses contribute as much as 7% to economic growth. The sector employs over 3.5 million people across the European Union. It is the EU’s third largest employer, just after the metal and food industries.
In rural areas, in particular, forests are a key resource for improving quality of life and job creation and thereby keeping our rural communities alive and thriving. Regional cooperation in the EU is essential to facilitate the exchange of skills and bolster competitiveness of our regions.
First part of the conference focused on presenting the challenges and issues related to innovation in forestry, as well as the tools available on European level. Second part of the conference focused on presenting best practice examples.
Third part of the conference was dedicated to the ROSEWOOD project (HORIZON 2020) and the topic of sustainable wood mobilisation. ROSEWOOD Network project was presented by project coordinator Anthony Salingre. Managers of Hubs established within ROSEWOOD project participated in the debate about project outcomes: Riccardo Castellini, Fabio Boscaleri and Marco Remaschi from South Europe Hub, Anthony Salingre from Central Europe Hub and manager of East Europe Hub and Director of the Competence Center Ltd. for research and development, Ivan Ambroš who presented recommendations for decision makers to strengthen local value chains from the tree in the forest all the way to the final product with high added value.
In the framework of ROSEWOOD project, we collected best practice and innovation examples from across Europe that can be implemented in East Europe countries for sustainable wood mobilisation. Answer on today’s challenges of climate change, CO2 emissions and rural development is the smart and sustainable wood mobilisation in local area – by strengthening local cascading use of wood and strengthening local value chains of forestry and wood industry – local wood for local use.
PHOTO: European Committee of the Regions
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