Public perceptions of forestry and the forest-based bioeconomy in the European Union

The forest-based sector’s contribution to a bioeconomy depends on policymakers, citizens and consumers, and how they perceive, accept and promote the forest-based value chain and its products and services.

In the past decade, several surveys looking at perceptions and attitudes towards forests, forestry and the forest-based sector have been carried out in different European countries. A new meta-study from the European Forest Institute now reviews and summarises current knowledge, providing a European-level perspective on public attitudes to four topic areas: forest ecosystem services, forestry and forest management, forest-based industry and wood and wood-based products.

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Recommended citation: Ranacher, L., Sedmik, A. and Schwarzbauer, P. 2020. Public perceptions of forestry and the forest-based bioeconomy in the European Union. Knowledge to Action 3, European Forest Institute.

Number of pages: 104

ISBN (online): 978-952-5980-26-4