07.15.21
Mondi Group and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) announce a three-year partnership to identify science-based viable responses to climate-related threats to forests and forest-based industries.
This partnership comes at a crucial time when drought, extreme weather events and outbreaks of forest pests and diseases are causing severe damage to forests in many parts of the world. Joining forces to mitigate the impact of climate change is vital for people’s wellbeing, biodiversity, the economy and the forest industry, in particular.
The forest sector has a significant role to play in tackling climate change and contributing to sustainable development worldwide as formulated in the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
In light of this, the IUFRO-Mondi partnership, as a global partnership with a pan-European focus, aims to establish a science-business platform where both organizations will partner to address climate change challenges and identify ways forward for the wider forestry and business community to ensure a sustainable future.
“With ca. 80% of our business fiber-based, we consider sustainability across the entire value chain, including a strong focus on renewable wood fiber from sustainably managed forest operations. Our partnership with IUFRO will allow us to actively collaborate with the scientific community in a structured way to address climate change challenges, gain broad access to research, and convert this into practical applications and improved operations,” said Dirk Längin, group head of Fibre Sourcing at Mondi and co-chair of the IUFRO- Mondi Partnership Steering Group.
This partnership comes at a crucial time when drought, extreme weather events and outbreaks of forest pests and diseases are causing severe damage to forests in many parts of the world. Joining forces to mitigate the impact of climate change is vital for people’s wellbeing, biodiversity, the economy and the forest industry, in particular.
The forest sector has a significant role to play in tackling climate change and contributing to sustainable development worldwide as formulated in the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
In light of this, the IUFRO-Mondi partnership, as a global partnership with a pan-European focus, aims to establish a science-business platform where both organizations will partner to address climate change challenges and identify ways forward for the wider forestry and business community to ensure a sustainable future.
“With ca. 80% of our business fiber-based, we consider sustainability across the entire value chain, including a strong focus on renewable wood fiber from sustainably managed forest operations. Our partnership with IUFRO will allow us to actively collaborate with the scientific community in a structured way to address climate change challenges, gain broad access to research, and convert this into practical applications and improved operations,” said Dirk Längin, group head of Fibre Sourcing at Mondi and co-chair of the IUFRO- Mondi Partnership Steering Group.