FLORENCE, 16th of January 2020 – Final conference of the project ROSEWOOD European Network of Regions On Sustainable WOOD mobilization was organised in a capital city of Italian province Toscana. Project ROSEWOOD was successfully finished with coordination by Steinbeis 2i GmbH and Competence Centre Ltd. for research and development as Hub manager of the East Europe Hub with Croatian forestry Institute from Jastrebarsko, Slovenian forestry institute and Romanian cluster PRO-WOOD as Hub partners and other Hubs and partners.
ROSEWOOD project was presented on the first day of the event with emphasis on Roadmaps of East, South, North and Central Hub. Additionally, Innovation ideas which are collected through ROSEWOOD project were also presented.
Recommendations for Training and education programmes, Funding opportunities, Policy recommendations were presented on the second day of the event, these recommendations are result of the ROSEWOOD project activities.
Project ROSEWOOD started in February 2018 and ends in January 2020. Project coordinator is Steinbeis 2i GmbH, on the project participated 15 project partners from 10 European countries. Total value of the project is over the 1,5 mil EUR and the project was financed in the framework of the programme Horizon 2020. More information about project is available on official project page: https://rosewood-network.eu/ , more about East Europe Hub is available on: https://rosewood-network.eu/rosewood-hubs/east-europe-hub/ .
Welcoming speeches on the Final event were delivered by Regional Minister of Agriculture of Tuscany Region and ERIAFF Political Coordinator, Marco Remaschi, president of ANARF Alberto Negro and coordinator of project ROSEWOOD dr. Anthony Salingre who also presented the project. Harald Mauser from European forestry institute moderated the first day of the Final event. On the first day of the Final event project managers of the East, South, North and Central Europe Hub presented project results and recommendations. The ROSEWOOD Map Viewer was also presented on the first day of the event, ROSEWOOD Map Viewer is available on official project page: https://mapviewer.rosewood-network.eu/ . Activities and results of the East Europe Hub were presented by manager of the East Europe Hub and Director of the Competence Centre Ltd. dr. sc. Ivan Ambroš. Also, selected Innovation project idea was presented for the East Europe: „From Waste to the New Product“. Innovation project idea was created company M SORA from Slovenia, presentation was held by Barbara Šubic.
On the second day of the Final event, Hub’s managers presented recommendations for training and education programmes, funding opportunities and policy recommendations. These recommendations are result of the contribution of many experts from different sectors, within the entire value chain of forestry and wood industry. Competence Centre Ltd. as East Europe Hub gathered more than 50 experts from 10 Eastern European countries and we thank them for their contributions and cooperation.
Final event also attended Head of department of Business development Danijela Šarić-Bartolović and Project Assistant Iva Božić.
Prerequisite for smart and sustainable use of our valuable forest assets is creating and strengthening local forestry and wood industry value chains from tree in forest to the final products with high added value by implementing cascading use of wood and circular economy.
Finally, forests can make a major contribution to carbon neutrality and sustainable development based on bioeconomy and a circular economy. This will require higher allocation of public funds for forests, forestry and timber industry, continuous adaptation of educational programs which are harmonized with current sectoral challenges, and recognition of decision-makers as a key factor in achieving Europe’s 2050 carbon neutrality targets.
Europeans, with only 4% of the world’s forests, receive 16% of the world’s timber and 27% of the other added value that forests provide globally.
Economic, ecological and social value of forests is not valuated and appreciated enough, so we are all responsible to recognize it, because forests deserve more.
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