The aim of this survey is to contribute to a wide angle foresight exercise exploring the futures of forests and forest-based sector in a long-time horizon. The survey is connected with a workshop held in Vienna in September 2010, its follow-up internet survey on trends and drivers, and a workshop held in Barcelona in February 2011 on scenario building.
The survey is closed – Thank You for all contributors.
You can acquaint with the three images of a future 2025 presented in the survey, as well as the respondents’ feedback on the developments here (IS2_images of a future_180411.pdf and and eDelphi cost foresight IS2 summary.pdf).
The three snapshots of possible futures presented in the survey were described based on input from the participants of the COST Strategic workshops and the respondents of the previous internet survey. Instead of presenting full scenario storylines for assessment, the survey concentrated on possible developments in three factors as separate illustrations of a future: global energy crises, economy shift from West to East, and accelerating climate change. The time horizon was set for the next 10-20 years in order to connect the futures with trends and developments already perceivable today. The three images of a future are not full scenario storylines, but rather, snapshots of possible developments in one key factor (among many interlinked factors) providing examples how to assess the effect of these developments on forests and the forest-based sector in Europe.
The survey results will contribute to discussions at the COST workshop series Steering Committee (May 11, 2011) as a preparation for the final conference in Poland (12-13 September) and an information event in Brussels in the autumn 2011. Aim of the exercise is to define research needs and priorities for the forest-based sector and related sectors, as well as possible needs for a more detailed foresight investigations. The data collected throughout the process is available for further analysis and future projects - see workshop materials and the foresight need and prorities survey in COST foresight exercise materials and reports.
For further information, please contact paivi.pelli (at) efi.int