Forest-food nexus: a topical opportunity for human well-being and silviculture

摘要: As population will reach over 9 billion by 2050, interest in the forest-food nexus is rising. Forests play an important role food production and nutrition. can provide nutritionally-balanced diets, woodfuel for cooking a broad set of ecosystem services. A large body evidence recommends multi-functional integrated landscape approaches to reimagine forestry agriculture systems. Here, after commented discussion literature produced last decade about forests with respect security global emergency, we summarize state art Italy as representative country-case-study. The aim increase awareness potential silviculture combining ecological resilience economic resilience, reducing pressure tropical sub-tropical means sustainable intensification forest management at national level. Although quantification Italian non-wood products difficult, this sector bioeconomy relatively high. among four top European exporters cork stoppers, one three countries chestnut seed processing, leading wild mushroom, while it only country five importers tannins. In order develop industry, more research needed on products, scale production, emerging markets, marketing innovation. On other hand, chain-supply fragmentation, landowner inertia, lack governance cooperation may hamper effective exploitation products. renewed joint impulse wood come from management. strategies guarantee supply require appropriate business skills presence structured transparent market also essential. Therefore, introduction standards (like those certification schemes) very important. They add value emphasize importance complexity sector. However, implementation affected availability planning tools, public officers need new mindset stimulate support capacity owners.