An increasing number of countries, regions and cities, have recognized the potentail of wood use to store carbon and replace fossil-based fuels. Sustainable wood has become a key factor in the transformation towards a CO₂-neutral and circular bioeconomy.

In order to exchange on best practices, expertise and coordination among administration, industry and research and to upscale wood related activities, the ‘European Wood Policy Platform’ (woodPoP) has been initiated by Austria and Finland.

Since December 2023, the Secretariat of the European Wood Policy Platform is hosted in the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). IUFRO will bring in its scientific network helping to provide policy options and will build synergies with the Wood For Globe project.

The project is funded by the Austrian Forest Fund with support from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management (BML).