Information

Tender reference number	ENV.B.1/ETU/2015/0018.
Title	Study on implementing sustainable forest management according to the EU biodiversity strategy and the EU bioeconomy strategy.
Description	Forests cover some 40 % of the EU territory. They are remarkable ecosystems and a precious natural resource. Current EU policies to grow the bioeconomy and the use of renewable energy sources are expected to drive the demand for timber and wood, implying both opportunities and new challenges. One of the likely consequences is the intensification of forest management and biomass removals, thereby transforming forest ecosystems and their distribution across the landscape.This study should help the Commission understand to what extent European-wide agreed ecological principles and guidelines for 'Sustainable forest management' (SFM) are being applied in today's 'real-life' forest planning, management and land-use operations; to identify problem areas and pre-empt threats; and finally to make out promising practices and solutions which may allow optimising forest management to accommodate new demands on forest ecosystems but to protect them and their biodiversity more effectively than to date.
Contract type	Services
Procedure type	Open procedure
Status	Closed
Published on TED
Award method	N/A

Milestones

TED publication date	03/06/2015 00:00
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or accessing documents	N/A
Question deadline	06/07/2015 16:30 UTC+02:00
Answer deadline	07/07/2015 00:00 UTC+02:00
Time limit for receipt of tenders	14/07/2015 16:00
Conditions for opening tenders (date)	28/07/2015 14:30

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Notices

Reference	Notice type	Publication date
2015/S 105-189919	Contract notice	03/06/2015 00:00