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Birger Solberg is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of environmental science and economics, particularly as it relates to forest management and policy.

The scientist has contributed to several publication venues, notably:

  • Forest Policy and Economics
  • Forests
  • European Journal of Forest Research
  • Silva Fennica
  • International Journal of Forestry Research

Solberg's main fields of study include Environmental Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their subfields of study cover areas such as Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics, Mechanics of Materials, Environmental Engineering, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics within their body of work are:

  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

Some of Solberg's recent papers include:

  • Wood for food: Economic impacts of sustainable use of forest biomass for salmon feed production in Norway, 2020, Forest Policy and Economics
  • Determinants of Nonindustrial Private Forest Owners' Willingness to Harvest Timber in Norway, 2020, Forests
  • EU Forest reference levels: The compatible harvest volumes compiled and assessed in terms of forest sector market development, 2022, Forest Policy and Economics
  • New elasticities and projections of global demand for coniferous sawnwood, 2020, Forest Policy and Economics
  • Forest management plan pathways for non-industrial private forest owners in Norway: from acquisition to implementation, 2024, European Journal of Forest Research

Frequent collaborators include Hanne K. Sjølie, Altamash Bashir, Maarit Kallio, Alexander Moiseyev, and Jon Øvrum Hansen. Collaboration with these co-authors has contributed to a range of studies and publications in forestry policy and economics.

Best Publications

  • Potential and Economic Efficiency of Carbon Sequestration in Forest Biomass Through Silvicultural Management

    Hans Fredrik Hoen;Birger Solberg

  • Environmental and economic impacts of substitution between wood products and alternative materials: a review of micro-level analyses from Norway and Sweden

    Ann Kristin Petersen;Birger Solberg

  • Developments in international bioenergy trade

    Martin Junginger;Torjus Bolkesjø;Douglas Bradley;Paulo Dolzan

  • Estimation of biomass and volume in Miombo Woodland at Kitulangalo Forest Reserve, Tanzania

    R. E. Malimbwi;B. Solberg;E. Luoga

  • A review of carbon sequestration dynamics in the Himalayan region as a function of land-use change and forest/soil degradation with special reference to Nepal

    T.P. Upadhyay;Prem L. Sankhayan;Birger Solberg

  • The Role of Wood Material for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

    Leif Gustavsson;R. Madlener;H.F. Hoen;G. Jungmeier

  • Greenhouse gas emissions, life cycle inventory and cost-efficiency of using laminated wood instead of steel construction

    Ann Kristin Petersen;Birger Solberg

  • Above ground biomass changes in the mountain birch forests and mountain heaths of Finnmarksvidda, northern Norway, in the period 1957-2006

    H. Tømmervik;B. Johansen;J.Å. Riseth;S.R. Karlsen

  • An economic analysis of the potential contribution of forest biomass to the EU RES target and its implications for the EU forest industries

    Alexander Moiseyev;Birger Solberg;A. Maarit I. Kallio;Marcus Lindner

  • A review of recent developments and applications of partial equilibrium models of the forest sector

    Gregory S. Latta;Hanne K. Sjølie;Birger Solberg

  • Climate change mitigation through increased wood use in the European construction sector—towards an integrated modelling framework

    Ljusk Ola Eriksson;Leif Gustavsson;Riitta Hänninen;Maarit Kallio

  • Economic sustainability for wood pellets production – A comparative study between Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden and the US

    Erik Trømborg;Tapio Ranta;Jörg Schweinle;Birger Solberg

  • Economic impacts of accelerating forest growth in Europe

    Birger Solberg;Alexander Moiseyev;A.Maarit I. Kallio

  • Environmental Impacts and Costs of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils, Transesterified Lipids and Woody BTL—A Review

    Kathrin Sunde;Andreas Brekke;Birger Solberg

  • Substitution between floor constructions in wood and natural stone: comparison of energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and costs over the life cycle

    Ann Kristin Petersen;Birger Solberg

  • The global timber market: implications of changes in economic growth, timber supply, and technological trends

    Erik Trømborg;Joseph Buongiorno;Birger Solberg

  • Environmental impacts and costs of woody Biomass-to-Liquid (BTL) production and use — A review

    K. Sunde;A. Brekke;B. Solberg

  • Bioenergy from the forest sector: Economic potential and interactions with timber and forest products markets in Norway

    Torjus Folsland Bolkesjø;Erik Trømborg;Birger Solberg

  • Forest sector impacts of the increased use of wood in energy production in Norway.

    Erik Trømborg;Birger Solberg

  • Economic impacts of increased forest conservation in Europe: a forest sector model analysis

    A. Maarit I. Kallio;Alexander Moiseyev;Birger Solberg

  • Greenhouse gas emission impacts of use of Norwegian wood pellets: a sensitivity analysis

    Hanne K. Sjølie;Birger Solberg

  • Economics of Forest Resources

    Birger Solberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Terje Gobakken
Terje Gobakken Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Leif Gustavsson
Leif Gustavsson Linnaeus University
Volodymyr Trotsiuk
Volodymyr Trotsiuk Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Roger Sathre
Roger Sathre Linnaeus University
Marcus Lindner
Marcus Lindner European Forest Institute
Markku Kanninen
Markku Kanninen University of Helsinki
Joseph Buongiorno
Joseph Buongiorno University of Wisconsin–Madison
Pekka E. Kauppi
Pekka E. Kauppi University of Helsinki
Frank Berninger
Frank Berninger University of Eastern Finland
Margareth Øverland
Margareth Øverland Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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