How perceptions of the forest-based bioeconomy differ across country contexts and social groups is important as it opens possibilities for the development of more inclusive, locally and socially relevant bioeconomy policies and strategies. Therefore, this special section explores the social dimensions of the forest-based bioeconomy by focusing on discourses and perceptions of different actor groups in Europe. We introduce six articles that range from review and discursive approaches to consumer studies. The section adds to the existing literature by focusing not only on political decision makers, stakeholders, and experts but also on the public, media and students. Patterns in the presented discourses and perceptions can be identified but more is needed to validate these and respond to the question of representativeness.

不同国家背景和社会群体对基于森林的生物经济的看法如何不同很重要，因为它为制定更具包容性、与当地和社会相关的生物经济政策和战略开辟了可能性。因此，本专题通过关注欧洲不同行动者群体的话语和看法，探讨了以森林为基础的生物经济的社会维度。我们介绍了六篇文章，从评论和话语方法到消费者研究。该部分不仅关注政治决策者、利益相关者和专家，还关注公众、媒体和学生，从而增加了现有文献。可以识别所呈现的话语和看法中的模式，但需要更多来验证这些模式并回应代表性问题。