The EU Biodiversity Strategy (EUBDS) for 2030 aims at regaining biodiversity by strengthening the protection of nature in the European Union.

Under the title: “Assessment of Possible Production Leakage from Implementing the EU Biodiversity Strategy on Forest Product Markets, this peer-reviewed article analyses possible impacts of the EUBDS on the production and trade of forest-based products in the EU and non-EU countries in two alternative scenarios.

The paper shows that the decline in roundwood production in the EU would be partially offset (about 50-60%) by increasing production in non-EU countries (e.g., USA, Russia, Canada, China, and Brazil). The remaining part of the production decrease in the EU (about 40-50%), not be compensated by other countries, would lead to a global decrease in the production of wood and wood-products. 

• Schier F, Iost S, Seintsch B, Weimar H, Dieter M (2022) Assessment of Possible Production Leakage from Implementing the EU Biodiversity Strategy on Forest Product Markets. Forests 2022, 13, 1225. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13081225

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