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The Future of Construction: A Wood Revolution

The built environment and construction sector have been known to consume exorbitant amounts of energy and environmentally strenuous...

Harvesting trees good: Building a climate smart forest economy in East Africa

When we speak of conserving the environment, for most of us, tree planting comes top of mind. From an early age, we are taught that...

Safeguards: Practical tools for maximizing the benefits of Climate Smart Forest Economies

Current population growth trends suggest that the global built environment will double by the year 2050, the equivalent of building an...

Reflecting on our Learnings

CSFEP was created in 2020 as a collaborative enquiry into a theory that forests were being underutilized as a climate solution. We...

Podcast: Developing Europe's first 'Forest-to-City' value chain with Tena Petrovic

Republished, with permission, from Climate-KIC. Read the original version here: https://www.climate-kic.org/podcast/forest-to-city-value-...

Podcast: Building a sustainable mass timber market in East Africa with Syakaa William

Republished, with permission, from Climate-KIC. Read the original version here: https://www.climate-kic.org/podcast/mass-timber-market-ea...

Podcast: Using wood to substitute fossil-based products with Daniel Zimmer

Republished, with permission, from Climate-KIC. Read the original version here: https://www.climate-kic.org/podcast/how-could-we-daniel-z...

Transitioning to a Climate-Smart Forest Economy: The 3S Framework

Transitioning to such a Climate-Smart Forest Economy will require comprehensive policy change based on sound science to drive market...

Imagining a Climate Smart Forest Economy

As the global population increases, particularly in cities, the pressure on the world’s resources is accelerating exponentially. In fact,...

How Bhutan could provide the blueprint for global climate smart forest economies

Sandwiched between Tibet and India in Southern Asia, the Kingdom of Bhutan is a rapidly developing country with a rapidly growing...

BUILDING ALLIANCES FOR CLIMATE SMART FOREST VALUE CHAINS AND CLIMATE SMART FOREST ECONOMIES

Value chain alliances: what are they and why are they important? CSFEP is working with partners to explore the feasibility of climate...

Field Dialogue on Climate Positive Forest Products in Finland

INTRODUCTION Two weeks ago, the Climate Positive Forest Products (CPFP) Field Dialogue took place in Finland, attended by forty global...

Sustainable timber and the built environment: an opportunity to reach net zero

Continued global urbanization and population growth trends suggest that global buildings’ stock will have to double by 2060. This is...

A FOREST ECONOMY FOR THE FUTURE

Generating social and economic dividends from more sustainable, circular sources By Devang Vussonji, Mokena Makeka, and Fitsum Gelaye...

As forecasted product demand threatens forests, CSFEP offers a balancing approach

A new report predicting future forest product demand will far outweigh supply urges the EU to use land and forest products more...

Understanding the Mass Timber Market in the US

Interview with Steve Marshall of Mass Timber Strategy Interview by Tena Petrovic Introduction Steve Marshall has worked for the US Forest...