What We Do
WoodPoP provides a dedicated forum for multilateral policy, knowledge and experience exchange between public and private actors.
The platform develops policy solutions to enhance the sustainable production and consumption of wood and its contribution to an innovative circular bioeconomy.
develops wood-related policy solutions, measures and recommendations and shapes the frameworks for sustainable wood-based value chains.
amplifies the visibility of wood as key driver for inclusive green growth.
creates joint understanding and actions on efficient, future-oriented wood-based pathways.
scales up cooperation and joint activities on effective wood policy development and implementation in the pan-European region.
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participating pan-European countries
High Level Meeting (HLM)
High Level Meeting (HLM) is the main decision-making body.
It is attended by delegations from Pan- European ministries led by high-level government officials (for instance Ministers, Secretaries of State, Director Generals, Directors) as well as regional and stakeholder organisations and observers.
Expert Group Meeting (EGM)
The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) is the main forum for exchange on an operational level.
National and regional ministries and private sector, representatives from stakeholder, research, as well as regional organizations and networks participate in the meeting.
Technical Working Groups (TWG)
Technical Working Groups (TWG) develop recommendations and policy solutions on specific subject matters. (see below)
Participation is open to representatives from public and private sector, interest groups, research organizations and networks, government officials and invited experts.
Informal Steering Group (ISG)
The Informal Steering Group (ISG) is composed of representatives of interested governments at working level for an initial duration of three years. Co-Leads of the Technical Working Groups and their mandated organisations are Members.
The current Members are: Austria, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Norway, Lithuania and Estonia. Other countries can express their interest to join the ISG and are invited to do so.
Secretariat
The woodPoP Secretariat runs the operational work on a day-to-day basis. It supports organization of meetings and serves as contact point for interested participants and the public sector.
Since December 2023, the Secretariat is hosted in International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).
Focus Areas
Technical Working Groups (TWG) develop joint activities, recommendations and policy solutions on specific matters.
Participation is open to representatives from public and private sector, interest groups, research organizations and networks, government officials and invited experts.
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Governance
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Building
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Innovation and Research
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Education and Vocational Training
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Communication and Information
Technical Co-Leads
Georg Rappold, Head of Department for Wood Policy, Bioeconomy and Innovation,Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management of Austria
Lisa Lehner, Policy officer, Department for Wood Policy, Bioeconomy and Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management of Austria
Governance
Wood policy formulation and implementation, wood – related policies
- Wood Policy Paper: A Wood-based circular bioeconomy for a sustainabl Europe: Green construction and innovative wood solutions (download here)
- Wood Policy Lab: Developing key messages for policy-makers in designing and implementing National Wood Policy Programmes, 3-5 July 2024 Traunkirchen (learn more)
- Update of the Study on Wood Policy in Europe (forthcoming)
- Special meeting on Wood Governance in Europe and beyond on 29 November 2023 (learn more)
Technical Lead
Martin Behrens, EU and International Affairs, Agency for Renewable Resources, Germany
Building
Use of wood in construction and green public procurement
- Dedicated Subgroup on public procurement - Study on national public procurement intiatives, tools and actions
- 1 March 2024 - Meeting on Carbon Accounting and Storage in and on Timber Buildings
- 23 May 2024 - Meeting on Health & Wellbeing and Timber Buildings.
- Workshop on fire regulation in wooden building on 3 December 2023 (read the technical brief)
Technical Lead
Alfred Kammerhofer, Section Forest and Timber, Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Switzerland
with support from S-WIN (Thomas Näher) and Homo Silvestris Europae (Andreas Nikolas Kleinschmit v. Lengenfeld)
Innovation and Research
Research initiatives
- Innovation mapping survey (ongoing - reply here)
- [Postponed] Workshop on Financing for Wood Innovation, Zurich, Switzerland (TBA, 1st Quarter of 2025)
Technical Co-Leads
Sarko Sajko, Wood Industry Directorate, Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport
Andreja Kutnar, InnoRenew CoE, Slovenia
Education and Vocational Training
Qualifications along the wood-based value chain
- Prologue V at the International Wood Construction Forum, Perspectives from the New European Bauhaus Academy on upskilling and reskilling the wood construction sector, 4 December 2024 (learn more)
- New European Bauhaus (NEB) Academy and NEBA Alliance, meeting on 17 April 2024
- Development of micro-credentials, meeting on 7 February 2024
- Country survey on educational program, focus interdisciplinary training and attractiveness
Technical Lead
Tomáš Krejzar, Department of Forest Policy and Economics, Ministry of Agriculture, Czech Republic
with the support of Lada Matoušková Prylová, Forest Managment Institute of the Czech Republic (UHUL)
Communication and Information
Wood promotion and advocacy, public awareness
- Core Group for the Preparation of a Pan-European Wood Building Price
- Leaflets on national wood data (forthcoming)
- Ongoing wood promotion and advocacy work
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