o:6872 THE IMPORTANCE OF APPLYING THE CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY CONCEPT IN FORESTRY ZNAČAJ PRIMENE KONCEPTA CIRKULARNE BIOEKONOMIJE U ŠUMARSTVU en sr Over the past few years, EU countries have been intensively adopting strategic documents and policies that guide and promote processes towards a circular bioeconomy. One of them is the European Green Deal, which was presented in December 2019. It is a package of policy initiatives, which aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society with a modern, competitive economy based on efficient resource consumption and the protection of the environment and human health. The ultimate goal is to reach climate neutrality by 2050. The concept of circular bioeconomy has been recognized as an important strategic concept for the green transition. In this context, the forest-based sector plays a key role in ensuring sustainable and balanced environmental, economic, and social development using bio-based resources. Application of the circular bioeconomy concept requires innovation in forestry. The end result will be healthier ecosystems that consume and waste fewer resources. However, integrating the concept of circular bioeconomy into forestry is a challenge due to the numerous conflicts and interests in space. In the coming period, innovative methods in the use of forestry biomass should be more actively promoted in Serbia, including circular business models, by increasing the efficiency of scientific, technical and financial support for innovations in this area. The key solution is in the knowledge transfer. Poslednjih godina, zemlje Evropske Unije intenzivno usvajaju strateške dokumente i direktive koje usmeravaju i podstiču procese ka cirkularnoj bioekonomiji. Jedan od njih je i Evropski zeleni dogovor, koji je predstavljen u decembru 2019. godine. Podrazumeva paket političkih inicijativa, sa ciljem transformacije EU u pravedno i prosperitetno društvo sa modernom, konkurentnom ekonomijom zasnovanom na efikasnoj potrošnji resursa i zaštiti životne sredine i zdravlja ljudi. Krajnji cilj je postizanje klimatske neutralnosti do 2050. godine. Koncept cirkularne bioekonomije prepoznat je kao važan strateški koncept za zelenu tranziciju. U ovom kontekstu, sektor šumarstva ima ključnu ulogu u obezbeđivanju održivog i uravnoteženog ekološkog, ekonomskog i društvenog razvoja, korišćenjem bioloških resursa. Primena ovakvog koncepta zahteva inovacije u šumarstvu. Krajnji rezultat biće zdraviji ekosistemi sa niskim nivoom potrošnje resursa i rasipanja. Treba naglasiti da je zbog mnogih sukoba i interesa u prostoru, uključivanje koncepta cirkularne bioekonomije u šumarstvo izazov. U narednom periodu u Srbiji bi trebalo aktivnije promovisati inovativne metode u korišćenju biomase iz šumarstva, uključujući i korišćenje cirkularnih poslovnih modela, povećanjem efikasnosti naučne, tehničke i finansijske podrške inovacijama u ovoj oblasti. Ključno rešenje je u transferu znanja. circularity, forest-based sector, sustainable development, environmental protection cirkularnost, sektor šumarstva, održivi razvoj, zaštita životne sredine 1552101 1821-1046 1552099 10.5937/SustFor2490211B 2025-01-14T09:48:23.924Z 44 yes 46 Ljiljana Brašanac-Bosanac 0000-0002-3324-674x 46 Nevena Čule 0000-0002-1846-989X 46 Ilija Đorđević 0000-0001-9499-3565 46 Goran Češljar 0000-0003-0438-1050 46 Aleksandar Lučić 0000-0002-4473-1791 46 Predrag Šumarac 46 Tatjana Ćirković-Mitrović 0000-0003-2620-1751 application/pdf 1159152 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:6872 no yes 16 70 92000001 2024 71A07 Sustainable Forestry: Collection 89-90 211 222 Институт за шумарство, Београд, Србија 2024