New Coordinator at WoodPoP Secretariat: IUFRO and Holzcluster Steiermark Signed Agreement

New Coordinator at WoodPoP Secretariat: IUFRO and Holzcluster Steiermark Signed Agreement

From left to right: Jacklyn Care Linayao (IUFRO/WoodPoP Secretariat), Alexander Buck (IUFRO), Alexander Pinter (Holzclsuter Steiermark), and Georg Rappold (BMLUK Austria) (Photo credit: Gerda Wolfrum/IUFRO)

VIENNA, 29 January 2026 – The European Wood Policy Platform (WoodPoP), hosted by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) since 2023, is pleased to announce that Holzcluster Steiermark GmbH will provide support to the WoodPoP Secretariat.

Visnja Košćak will be WoodPoP Secretariat Coordinator in February 2026

As the coordination responsibilities temporarily shift while Veronika Steinhofer-Juch is on extended leave, Visnja Košćak of Holzcluster Steiermark will assume the role of Coordinator within the WoodPoP Secretariat at the beginning of February 2026. She will be supported by Jacklyn Care Linayao, the Junior Policy and Project Administrator.

The agreement formalising this support was signed today at the IUFRO Headquarters in Vienna by Alexander Buck, Executive Director of IUFRO, and Alexander Pinter, Managing Director of Holzcluster Steiermark GmbH. Georg Rappold, Chair of WoodPoP and head of the Wood Policy, Bioeconomy and Innovation department at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management, served as witness to the signing.

Within the evolving structure of WoodPoP, IUFRO continues to provide the operational leadership and strategic coordination of the platform. In this setting, Holzcluster Steiermark supports the Secretariat’s work that will keep WoodPoP’s activities running smoothly and consistently.

As Europe continues to explore how wood-based solutions can contribute to climate goals, sustainable construction, innovation and regional development, WoodPoP will benefit from this support arrangement, strengthening the Secretariat to be able to maintain the high-quality and impact of WoodPoP’s activities across the pan-European region.

This agreement underscores the shared commitment of all involved to support a resilient, forward-looking platform—one that brings together expertise, policy dialogue, and collaboration across sectors to advance a cleaner and competitive transformation future for Europe.