Principles and Topics of International Forest Policy

Peter Lohmander

Version 2008-04-29

 

Present Forest Policy Topics under Debate in Sweden

"The Critical Harvest Level or Increased Harvesting"

"Russia and the New Russian Export Fees"

"Global Warming, CO2 and Carbon Storage"

"Bio-Energy and increased Raw Material Competition"

"Forest Industry Capacity"

"Continuous Cover Forestry or Clear Cuts"

 

Lohmander, P., Lönsammare skogsbruk utan slutavverkningar, Föredrag vid konferensen "Lönsammare och säkrare skogsbruk", Lycksele, 2005-03-17 http://www.Lohmander.com/skogsbruk/skogsbruk.htm

Kärr, P (Interview with Peter Lohmander): Virkesbristen är en myt: Virkesförrådet har aldrig varit större, Västerbottningen, 2006-02-09

Kärr, P (Interview with Peter Lohmander): Skogsprofessor tonar ned Skogsstyrelsens larm: "Det är inget katastrofläge", Västerbottningen - Jord och Skog, 7 Juni, 2007, http://www.lohmander.com/information/Vasterbottningen070607.doc

Ekman, S-O., (Interview with Peter Lohmander): Fabriken läggs ner helt i onödan, Gefle Dagblad, 2007-10-30
http://www.gd.se/start.jsp
http://www.gd.se/Article.jsp?article=116927

Lohmander, P., Skapa inte arbetslöshet när industrikapaciteten borde expanderas! (SVT Nyheter, 2007-10-30, 19.10)
http://svt.se/svt/play/video.jsp?a=379740

Lohmander, P., Ökad avverkning skulle kunna rädda Norrsundet, Nordic Paper Journal, 2007-10-30
http://www.papernet.se/iuware.aspx?pageid=395&ssoid=69620

Lohmander, P., Fabriken läggs ned helt i onödan, Skogsindustrierna, 2007-10-31
http://www.skogsindustrierna.org/litiuminformation/site/page.asp?Page=10&IncPage=578&Destination=227&IncPage2=236&Destination2=226&PKNews=5935

Lohmander, P., Norrsundet läggs ner helt i onödan, Nordisk Papper och Massa, 2007-11-01
http://www.branschnyheter.se/article11497.php

Lohmander, P., Lägg inte ned Svensk skogsindustri på grund av virkesbrist, Krönika, Nordisk Papper och Massa 8/2007
http://www.Lohmander.com/kronika_NPM07.pdf

Lohmander, P., Om Kontinuerligt Skogsbruk, Seminarium 071112, Skogshögskolans Kårhus, http://www.lohmander.com/OKS071112.ppt

Lohmander, P., Ekonomiskt rationell dynamisk utveckling för skogen, skogsindustrin och energiindustrin i Sverige, Energy Forum, February 2008 http://www.energyforum.com/events/conferences/2008/c802/program.php
http://www.lohmander.com/EF2008/EF2008Lohmander.htm

 

Case: Closing the Norrsundet Pulp Mill

 

A General Perspective on Industry, Employment, Economics and Trade Theory

http://www.lohmander.com/IFP_Theory_Lohmander.ppt

 

Observations of the Forest and Energy Sectors and the Optimal Strategy for the Future with respect to Economics and Employment

http://www.lohmander.com/EF2008/EF2008Lohmander.htm

 

CO2 and Global Warming: Consequences for Rational International Forest Policy

http://www.lohmander.com/co2ill2/co2ill2.htm

 

16th European Biomass Conferenc and Exhibition

http://www.conference-biomass.com/index.htm

Policies

The papers in the topic should address all non technical aspects and issues of biomass, bioenergy and biomass based products with attention to international deployment, successful national policies and gaps in related legislative framework.

Security of supply; globalisation of biomass, international biofuels trade; strategy and  climate
      protection issues; externalities assessment, etc.

Sustainability criteria and certification issues; environmental management systems for biomass
      production; international standards; monitoring and comparing environmental drivers, etc.

Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) programmes; financial
      mechanisms, regulations, industrial policies; socio-economic impact, etc.

International cooperation for accelerating the large-scale world-wide deployment of biomass
      utilisation, bioenergy and biomass based products, etc. 

National policies, national biomass action plans and gaps in legislation, etc. 

 

Case: Guidelines for Economically Rational and Coordinated Dynamic Development of the Forest and Bio Energy Sectors with CO2 Constraints

http://p30322.typo3server.info/index.php?id=185&type=0&jumpurl=uploads%2Fmedia%2F16th_EBCE_Wednesday_4th_June_2008.pdf&juSecure=1&locationData=185%3Att_content%3A466&juHash=ccc0f9cbfa

 

European Biomass Forum 2008
Exploring Future Markets, Financing & Technology for Power Generation
Event Date: 16-17 Jun 2008
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

http://www.marcusevans.com/html/eventdetail.asp?eventID=13845&SectorID=3&pageID=0

 

Oxford Round Table 2008

http://www.oxfordroundtable.com

 

Case: Optimal Joint Strategy Research for Energy, Forestry and Forest Industry (2008 - 2011)

http://www.Lohmander.com/OptJSR.ppt

 

Spain and France 2008: International Forest Policy Excursion

http://www.lohmander.com/IFP08/IFP08.html

 

World forest comments 2008-04-29

http://www.Lohmander.com/IFP_Principles/worldforestcomments.ppt