We review the consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services from the industrial-
scale extraction of logging residues (tops, branches and stumps from harvested trees and …

With its update of the Bioeconomy Strategy and the Green Deal, the European Commission
committed itself to a transformation towards a sustainable and climate-neutral European …

Disturbances from wind, bark beetles and wildfires have increased in Europe's forests
throughout the twentieth century. Climatic changes were identified as a key driver behind …

Data on the potential generation of energy from wind, solar and biomass is crucial for
analysing their development, as it sets the limits on how much additional capacity it is …

From a biophysical perspective, woody biomass resources are large enough to cover a
substantial share of the world's primary energy consumption in 2050. However, these …

This study uses a geographically-explicit cost optimization model to analyze the impact of
and interrelation between four cost reduction strategies for biofuel production: economies of …

Forests play a key role in the carbon cycle as they store huge quantities of organic carbon,
most of which is stored in soils, with a smaller part being held in vegetation. While the …

The utilization of natural raw materials has been practiced for centuries. Of raw materials,
wood and its bark have outstanding significance because of their special chemical …

We present an assessment of the spatial pattern of ecosystem services (ES) associations
across Europe based on models of eleven ES and one dis-service, mapped at the extent of …

Integrated forest management (IFM) can help reconcile critical trade-offs between goals in
forest management, such as nature conservation and biomass production. The challenge of …