More than enough wood in the European forest

by Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Bas Lerink and Mart-Jan Schelhaas “Lockdown also calls for cooldown” Since the mid-2020, timber prices have risen sharply, and many wonder why. Is there a worldwide shortage of wood? Is the forest running low? Certainly not the latter. The current price increases are driven by a combination of reasons, as discussed below.…