La place de la fonction de production dans les forêts européennes

The article places the production functionof French forests in the European context and describes the main features of the outlook for this function. Based on international statistics, the article deals with the following issues : Where are the main wood-producing regions located in Europe? How important is the production functionin generating income? What is the outlook for this production function? What are the choices to be made and challenges to be met for the future? Against a background of slow but sustained growth of the forest sector, the article underscorestwo major issues : dendroenergy and the need to continuously innovate so as to remain competitive.