Vol. 69 No. 5 (2014):
Articles

A new principle of the European Union Forest Policy: the cascading use of wood products

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  • Lorenzo Ciccarese,
  • Piera Pellegrino,
  • Davide Pettenella
Lorenzo Ciccarese
ISPRA (Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research), Nature Conservation Department, Via VitalianoBrancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Piera Pellegrino
ISPRA (Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research), Nature Conservation Department, Via VitalianoBrancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Davide Pettenella
TeSAF (Land and Agro-forestry Systems) Department, University of Padua, Via Università 16, 35020 Legnaro PD, Italy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4129/ifm.2014.5.01

Published 2015-02-09

Keywords

  • cascade approach,
  • biomass,
  • forest policy,
  • ecosystem services

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Abstract

The debate on forestry and bioenergy is influenced by a new principle defined in the recently approved document on the Forest Strategy of the European Union, the “cascade” principle. This principle implies the priority use of wood material based on the higher added value that can be potentially generated along the wood value chain. The paper discusses how the adoption of the “cascade” principle can influence the supply of biomass and other ecosystem services, with special reference to the Mediterranean context
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