Économie écologique - Ecological economics

Video from a presentation by Franck Dominique Vivien. Where he mentionned scientific struggles at the time of the creation of the Journal of Ecological Economics.

Forest sector modelling

Planned reading as of May 2013

• Zhang, S., and J. Buongiorno. 2007. Does monopolistic competition explain intra-industry trade in forest products? Forest Science 53(4):519-528.
• Chas-Amil, M.L., and J. Buongiorno. 2000. "The demand for paper and paperboard: econometric models of the European Union." Applied Economics 32:987-999. 

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FLEGT en dehors de l'UE et EUTR à l'intérieur de l'UE

FLEGT s'applique (partiellement) à l'extérieur de l'Europe, mais comme on ne peut pas imposer des critères de légalité aux pays extérieur sans se l'imposer à sois-même, la commission européenne a sorti EUTR de son chapeau. EUTR parle de la légalité du bois à l'intérieur de l'EU, à partir du moment ou le bois tropical est déchargé au port ou à partir du moment où le bois Européen est coupé dans la forêt.

Forest policy in the city

Idea of a law which would impose that:

1. 51% of the land area in cities should be covered by forest area. This percentage could be measured by satellite imagery. Any development taking place would not be allowed to overcome the 51% rule. Concern about underground constructions?



2. Or as an alternative
   1. 1/3 of the city land area should be covered by forests and the soil should remain in natural condition
   2. 1/3 of the city land area should be covered by vegetation, underground constructions can be put in place, providing there is at least 50 cm of soil on top of them
   3. 1/3 of the city land area can be covered with any type of artificial construction such as tar roads and concrete buildings.

La redondance diminue le taux d'erreurs

Intuitivement lorsque je produit des informations administrative, il me semble que la redondance diminue le taux d'erreurs. Est-ce vérifé en pratique dans toutes ces disciplines mentionnées dans la page wikipedia?

Future challenges and opportunities for forest policy in Europe

State of Europe's Forests 2011 summary:

On the basis of the information provided for the State of Europe’s Forests 2011, four major challenges and opportunities for forest policy in Europe have been identified.

The forest sector is playing a major role in climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration and substitution of non-renewable energy and materials. At the same time it must adapt to a changing climate, which requires significant investments. The challenge is thus to find and deliver the optimum balance among the various forest functions in the context of a changing climate and societal needs.

Ambitious targets for renewable energy throughout Europe have resulted in more use of wood for energy, and there are clear signals that this trend will continue. The challenge is not only to mobilize more wood to meet the targets but also to reconcile this mobilization
with the other dimensions of sustainable forest management.

It appears that there has been strong progress in the conservation of forest biodiversity, although there are still significant monitoring and measurement problems. The challenge is to reconcile measures for biodiversity conservation with the more intensive
forest management likely to be necessary to meet the expected higher demands for wood, including for renewable energy.

The European forest sector already displays many of the characteristics of a green economy and has the potential to play a major, even exemplary, role in the emerging green economy – notably by promoting sustainable production and consumption patterns, green building, green jobs in the sector, and the supply of renewable energy, as well as developing payment for ecosystem services. The challenge is to achieve this potential by strongly developing the “green” features of the forest sector.

More information: www.foresteurope.org

Official video of the international year of forests

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