ABSTRACT
In global transition to bio-economy, in addition to implementation of the sustainability principle, principles of environmental friendliness and energy efficiency play a significant role. From these positions the authors consider forest sector as a key part of the bio-economy formation in the context of establishment and expansion of the biofuel market, where a significant place belongs to the market of wood pellets. This chapter describes the interaction of the three aspects of mainstreaming: energy efficiency and environmental friendliness of GDP; efficiency increase of forest management in the Russian Federation; and opportunities for socio-economic development of Russian regions. During the research, the authors used statistical data of the information-analytical system Bloomberg Professional, legal sources of the Russian legislation, as well as scientific findings of Russian scientists, including copyright, to apply methods of logical-substantive, statistical, regional, technological-economic, strategic, content analysis, SWOT analysis, methods of empirical and theoretical generalization.
