Community Research and Development Information Service - CORDIS

Key information

Launch
February 2005

Website

European Technology Platform contact person
Johan Elvnert, FTP Secretariat
The European Forestry House
66, rue du Luxembourg
BE- 1000 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 299 17 57
Email

Contact person at the European Commission
Timothy Hall
Tel: +32 2 295 28 08
Email

Bio-based economy

Forest based sector Technology Platform –  Forestry

The EU Forest-based industries constitute one of Europe's largest industrial sectors, providing employment and income to some 2.6 million people directly and accounting for around 10% of the European manufacturing industry's total value of production, value added and employment.

Key documents

Vision Document – 2005
"Innovative and Sustainable Use of Forest Resources"

Strategic Research Agenda – 2006
"A strategic Research Agenda for Innovation, Competitiveness and Quality of Life"

Last updated on: 2012-03-21