The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted peoples' lives and the global economy. The severity of impacts has revealed itself in loss of life, employment and incomes, shocks to the global economy, and increasing pressures on nature, among other factors.
This report summarises the findings from a global survey on the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on wood value chains and recovery measures from the forest sector. The survey received responses from 237 stakeholders registered in the Sustainable Wood for a Sustainable World (SW4SW) network, representing all segments of wood value chains. The survey was administered for two weeks (3–15 June 2020) and the results presented here cover impacts during the reference period of February to June 2020.
In this report, based on the survey results, initial policy recommendations are formulated for current challenges and future perspectives involving wood value chains in the post-COVID-19 environment. This report further intends to help strengthen the evidence base on which countries will build policies and programmes dealing with the crisis and its effects for a more resilient and sustainable future.