Since 2005 the UNECE/FAO has increasingly been collecting and disseminating information on wood energy, designed to bridge the gap between the forest and energy sectors.

During the 38th Session of the Joint ECE/FAO Working Party on Forest Statistics, Economics and Management, member states supported the continuation of work on the Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE), a main tool for gathering detailed wood energy data in the UNECE region of Europe, CIS and North America.

As part of the ongoing effort to improve the quality and extent of replies a capacity building workshop was organized, jointly with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), for countries of the UNECE region. The objective of the workshop was to improve the completeness and availability of wood energy data. Particular attention was paid to the participation of correspondents from the eastern part of the ECE region. During the workshop national correspondents were provided with guidance on how to prepare energy data for their country for the JWEE as well as information on the relationship between the JWEE, the UNECE/FAO/ITTO/Eurostat Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) and the Renewable Energy Questionnaire of IRENA.

Contact Sebastian Glasenapp for more information.