News from forest and wood research

On June 5, experts from the fields of politics, science and business met to discuss the first draft of the position paper “Swiss Wood-Based Bioeconomy”, which is being developed jointly with  SATW – Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences  & SKB – Swiss Coordination Committee for Biotechnology . Wood resources in Switzerland:  It is not the usable potential that is important, but the actual growth. When calculating the resources of the available woody biomass, it is not the usa

On 5 December 2023, we discussed the wood-based bioeconomy in Switzerland with representatives from various areas of wood research and business. The S-WIN team presented the status of the fact sheet "Wood-based bioeconomy Switzerland", which aims to provide an overview of the challenges and opportunities of the wood-based bioeconomy in Switzerland. It is being developed in collaboration with SATW - Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences  & SKB - Swiss Coordination Committee fo