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How to create a new European science-policy-society interface for forests and forestry? Uncomfortable knowledge might help

How to create a new European science-policy-society interface for forests and forestry? Uncomfortable knowledge might help

Published May 10, 2022 by Priscila Jordão

Are scientists and policymakers getting too comfortable when generating and applying forest-related data and knowledge? What conditions can take them out of their comfort zones to generate more interdisciplinary research and policies that are both legitimate and representative? The politics of knowledge around forests was a topic of heated debate at this year’s International Forest Policy Meeting (27-29 April 2022), with the session on “Science-Policy-Society interactions within Europe” ending with a provocative call for the production and use of so-called “uncomfortable knowledge”.

Do we need a new science-policy interface for forests and forestry? Invitation to join the panel at #IFPM4

Published April 7, 2022 by Maria Schlossmacher

Policy makers have stressed the need for reliable and timely information and data from science to better understand the role of forests in climate change, and there have been ongoing discussions…