For thousands of years, forest biomass or wood has been among the main energy sources of humans around the world. Since the industrial revolution, fossil fuels have replaced wood and become the dominant source of energy. The use of fossil fuels has the disadvantage of increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), especially carbon dioxide (CO2), with the consequent warming of global climate and changes in precipitation. In this context, the substitution of fossil fuels with renewable energy sources like forest biomass is among the ways to mitigate climate change.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- PART I: Forest Management for Bioenergy Production.- Chapter 2. Tree species, genetics and regeneration for bioenergy feedstock in northern Europe.- Chapter 3. Short-rotation forestry for supplying biomass for energy production.- Chapter 4. Integrated production of timber and energy biomass in forestry.- Chapter 5. Nutrient management for sustainable production of energy biomass in boreal forests.- Chapter 6. Fertilization in boreal and temperate forests and the potential for biomass production.- Chapter 7. Integration of management measures for bioenergy production from spatial and temporal perspectives in a forest region - the case of Finland.- PART II: Mitigation and Carbon Sequestration.- Chapter 8. Effects of bioenergy production on carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems.- Chapter 9. Stump harvesting, bioenergy feedstock and sequestration of carbon in soil.- Chapter 10. Life cycle carbon assessment of bioenergy production.- Chapter 11. Time dynamics and radiative forcing of forest bioenergy systems.- PART III: Adaptation.- Chapter 12. Climate change and forest management: implications for energy biomass production in boreal forest ecosystems.- Chapter 13. Risk and uncertainty in adaptive forest management under climate change.- Chapter 14. Economic competitiveness of forest biomass energy.- PART IV: Future Direction/ Conclusions.- Chapter 15. Conclusions.- Annex.