Trends and current status of the forest sector

This first major chapter of this report presents information about the trends and current status of a number of different aspects of the forest sector in Europe. It starts by describing the European forest resource, both in terms of the quantity and quality of the resource and the way that it is managed. Following this, a number of sections describe some of the main trends in the markets for forest products (wood products and raw materials, non-wood forest products, forest services and wood energy). It finishes by briefly describing how the sector interacts with society, both in terms of government policies within and outside the sector and the contribution that the forest sector makes to society.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth