On November 6, 2024, the wood policy platform WoodPoP, which is supported by 25 European countries, adopted a policy paper. Entitled "A Wood-Based Circular Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Europe", it provides a solid foundation for political decision-makers. It contains a joint commitment to an economically valuable, ecologically sensitive and socially responsible wood policy in Europe, which is a crucial piece in the mosaic for achieving climate targets. WoodPoP was launched in 2022 and initiated by Austria and Finland.

WoodPoP is a country-driven initiative which reunites all relevant public and private stakeholders along wood-based value chain, bringing together politicians and administrators as well as scientists and researchers around the same table.

Its aim is to develop a common understanding of sustainable wood policy in Europe. The economic, ecological and social benefits of a sustainable timber industry for people in Europe are evident on many levels. The WoodPoP Secretariat is hosted by IUFRO.

On Thursday, 7 November 2024, the WoodPoP Secretariat hosted the ‘Wood Policy and Innovation Conference: Europe's Innovative Wood Construction Sector as Driver for The Green and Digital Transformation' together with the Wood4Bauhaus Alliance, BioRegions and Holzcluster Steiermark at the Permanent Representation of the Free State of Bavaria in Brussels.
 
The 28th International Timber Construction Forum (IHF) took place in Innsbruck from 4 to 6 December 2024 under the motto ‘From practice – for practice'. The WoodPoP working group ‘Education and Vocational Training' organized the ‘IHF Prologue 5' on 4 December on the topic of ‘Perspectives of the New European Bauhaus Academy on education and training in the timber construction sector'.