Special session was organised by Jakob Starlander and José-Miguel Lana and was held at the WEHC in Lund on the 30th of June.
The session discussed uses and management of forests and the historical importance of major non-timber forest raw materials and products in Europe. The focus was on potash, tar, resin and charcoal, and it also focussed on how the exploitation of these resources was organized and their contribution to the standard of living of the rural population.