Objective
Europe has set a clear and ambitious strategy (Europe 2020 Strategy) to base its economy on a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Part of this concept is to initiate the development towards an innovative, resource efficient and bio-based (bio-economy) European economy. Such development should contribute to economic growth and the creation of jobs, while mitigating climate change effects and providing effective responses to address the need for carbon neutral energy. In this context, European forests and the forest-based sector play an increasingly important role in fostering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe based on the production of eco-services and eco-efficient products from wood and non-wood-based products. Up to now the forest-based sector has been mainly build around wood based products. However, also multipurpose trees and non-wood forest products and services can significantly contribute to the achievement of the set goals. The objective of the STAR TREE project is to provide better understanding, knowledge, guidance and tools to support relevant stakeholders (e.g. forest owners, resource managers, enterprises, decision makers, other public and private entities) in optimising the management of multi-purpose trees and developing innovative approaches for increasing the marketability and profitability of NWFP for a more competitive rural economy. The overall impacts of the project are in the long term to support a sustainable rural development through a stronger utilisation of business opportunities based on non-wood forest products and multipurpose trees. This will particularly benefit the rural population as much as land owners and companies through a more competitive and robust rural economy and a better quality of life.
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Call for proposal
FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage
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Coordinator
80100 Joensuu
Finland
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Participants (24)
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01370 Vantaa
35122 Padova
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1180 Wien
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20148 Hamburg
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25280 Solsona
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1349 017 Lisboa
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00790 Helsinki
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28040 Madrid
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79098 Freiburg
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1000 Ljubljana
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720229 Suceava
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2169 Salaspils
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61080 Trabzon
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25280 Solsona
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00153 Roma
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LL57 4BZ Gwynedd
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SY20 8AX Machynlleth
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1040 Wien
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80130 Joensuu
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24198 La Virgen Del Camino Leon
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29525 Uelzen Ot Oldenstadt
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8010 Graz
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KY15 7AF Falkland
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