The UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Forest Sector Outlook was approved by the Timber Committee and the European Forestry Commission in Rome on 23-24 October 2008.
OBJECTIVES
- Advise and support the UNECE/FAO secretariat on the methodology, implementation and follow-up of regional outlook studies: European Forest Sector Outlook Study and specific studies
- Monitor and analyse policy aspects of use of wood for energy generation and material use and the implications for the forest sector
- Monitor the use of wood for energy
- Provide guidance on wood availability, demands and mobilization to the Task Force on Wood Availability and Demands
- Contribute to the implementation of Warsaw resolution W1 “Forests wood and energy”
EXPECTED MAJOR OUTPUTS
- Provide guidance on methods, analysis and conduct of forest sector outlook studies
- Advice on wood energy-related publications and products
- Scenarios for production and consumption of goods and services of the forest, and for wood supply, taking into consideration all influencing factors
- Research on the topic area, in support of forest sector outlook studies and other relevant support to policy making
- Advice to the secretariat on implementation of the ECE/FAO/EU/IEA Joint Wood Energy Enquiry in 2008 and subsequent years
Established/ Approved by | Joint session of the UNECE Timber Committee and the FAO European Forestry Commission, Rome, 21 to 24 October 2008 |
Duration | From 2008 to 2010, renewable to 2013 |
Methods of work | Meetings, workshops and policy advice Reporting To annual Bureaux meetings, Will cooperate with the UNECE/FAO Teams of Specialists on Monitoring Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Products Markets and Marketing |
Reporting | Once a year to the Joint FAO/UNECE Working Party on Forest Products Economics and Statistics |
Team Leader | Mr. Mart-Jan Schelhaas (Netherlands) |
Deputy Leaders | Tatjana Yakusheva (Russian Federation) Jeff Prestemon (United States) |
Responsible Secretariat Member | Franziska Hirsch |
