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Workshops on Energy Plantations of Fast-Growing Species in Serbia Held in Five Cities

Workshops on Energy Plantations of Fast-Growing Species in Serbia Held in Five Cities

Between September and November 2018 five workshops were held on the topic: “Energy plantations of fast-growing species in Serbia”. Workshops were held in Sremska Mitrovica, Niš, Kruševac, Novi Sad and Pančevo. Lectures were delivered by professor Branko Stajić, PhD, from the Faculty of Forestry in Belgrade, Dušan Jović, BSc in forestry and Zoran Knezevic, BSc in agriculture from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management.

The workshops have been realized within the project “Reducing Barriers to Accelerate the Development of Biomass Markets in Serbia”, which within the framework of various activities also provides active support for reviewing and considering possibilities for growing fast growing energy plants in Serbia. The project is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in cooperation with the Ministry of Mining and Energy and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, and it is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The aim of the project is to increase the share of energy from renewable sources, i.e. biomass in the energy balance of Serbia.

In order to strengthen capacities at the local level, the project organized these one-day workshops for representatives of 29 local self-government units participating in the programme of technical support to local self-government units in Serbia.

 Topics below were specifically addressed at the workshops:

The development of energy plantations, primarily fast-growing trees, for the generation of energy from renewable sources is a relatively new sector with potential for significant expansion and offers a series of benefits for producers, consumers, local communities and the environment. Therefore, this type of biomass production is recognized in European countries and supported by the goals of by national and European energy policy. In this regard, the current and upcoming activities within the UNDP project should stimulate the development of the institutional capacities in Serbia, additionally contribute to and facilitate the adoption of plans and incentives for the establishment of such plantations and the production of biomass on them.

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