RoK-FOR is a three-year 1.7 million euro EU FP7 project, which aims to connect the forestry sectors of five partner European regions (North Karelia, Croatia-Serbia, Baden-Wurttemberg, Aquitaine-Basque country and Catalonia. It focuses on the fields of bio-energy, bio-based products and wood construction.
The conference focused on renewable energy and clustering, and included:
Presentations from Serbian and Croatian stakeholders at the conference emphasised the importance of not just talking, but of using contacts in the real world and showing stakeholders and businesses concrete examples of biomass projects in action. Dr Dijana Vuletíc, from conference organisers the Croatian Forest Research Institute, made the point that it was so important “to see your neighbour doing it – it’s the practical examples and ability to see it in action which is important”. There was also an inspiring panel discussion with representatives from the partner regions.
