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Deciphering the plot preferences of forest contractors when purchasing stumpage through conjoint analysis Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Laura Alonso, Juan Picos, Maria del Carmen Iglesias-Pérez, David Iglesias-González, Julia Armesto
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Assessing economic benefits and costs of carbon sinks in boreal rotation forestry Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-26 Vesa-Pekka Parkatti, Antti Suominen, Olli Tahvonen, Pekka Malo
We study the optimal enhancement of forest carbon sinks forest management changes in boreal even-aged Scots pine () forests. The economic–ecological stand-level optimization model integrates a statistical–empirical individual-tree growth model with a comprehensive model for carbon in living trees, wood products, and soil. We use reinforcement learning to optimize for rotation length, thinning timing
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Exploring the impact of tenure arrangements and incentives on sustainable forest use: Evidence from a framed-field experiment in Ethiopia Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Yeshimebet Ayele Tegenie, Robert Sparrow, Erwin Bulte, Frans Bongers
The types of tenurial arrangements and incentives appropriate for the sustainable management of common pool resources (CPRs), such as forests, remain a topic of debate. In this study, we aim to (i) investigate the extraction level of forest resources under short and long-term property rights, and (ii) evaluate the effectiveness of introducing mechanisms that leverage reputation and feelings of guilt
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Structural policy coordination for forest ecosystem services management in the legal accountability system Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Suyeon Min, Hansol Lee, Jeongeun Son, Mi Sun Park
Forests play a pivotal role in delivering diverse ecosystem services, underscoring the need for effective care and management. Ecosystem service management recognizes the importance of integrating forestry within a broader framework that encompasses rural development, agriculture, landscape management, and environmental protection. This study focuses on structural policy coordination for forest management
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Determining the effectiveness of the forest load capacity factor in assisting decarbonization in India Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Ugur Korkut Pata, Selin Karlilar Pata
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Innovativeness of Japanese forest owners and municipalities regarding the valorization of forest ecosystem services: Quantitative evaluation of mutual influences Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Takuya Takahashi, Yasuto Hori, Ikumi Otsuka, Shingo Shibata, Takahiro Tsuge
The valorization of forest ecosystem services requires actors to innovate and tackle difficulties in realization. We conducted two questionnaire survey series in Japan with forest owners and municipalities—important actors in implementing valorization—to investigate their innovativeness. We measured owners' innovativeness regarding valorization by asking whether they were interested in, planning for
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Implementing the EU LULUCF regulation in Norway: Short-term and long-term policy coherence challenges Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Lars H. Gulbrandsen
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Forest certification and its impact on business management and market performance: The key role of motivations Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Mikel Zubizarreta, Germán Arana-Landín, Waleska Siguenza, Jesús Cuadrado
The impact of forest certification standards on firm management and market performance is analysed in this paper, so as to isolate the influence of internal (moral and learning) and external (market and signalling) sources of motivation. To do so, three propositions are formulated and then empirically tested on a sample of Spanish companies certified by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
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An appraisal of people's participation in the joint forest management programme in the Kashmir Himalayas Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Irshad Ahmad Thoker, M. Shafi Bhat, Shamim Ahmad Shah, Fayaz Ahmad Lone, Peer Jeelani
People's participation in decision-making processes in the domain of forest management has been acknowledged as an effective mechanism for improving livelihoods and forest conditions. The present study makes an attempt to ascertain the participation levels and identify the factors influencing the people's participation in Joint Forest Management (JFM) programmes in the Kashmir Himalayas. The study
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‘Greenlash’ and reactionary stakeholders in environmental governance: An analysis of soy farmers against zero deforestation in Brazil Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 Rafaela Barbosa de Andrade Aragão, Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Georgette Leah Burns, Helen Ross, Duan Biggs
The rapid disappearance of tropical forests has led to increased adoption of sustainability commitments. However, implementing zero-deforestation commitments faces numerous challenges, including resistance from those who benefit from the current practices in agricultural commodity-exporting countries, such as large-scale farmers. This study focuses on industrial soy farmers in Tocantins, a Brazilian
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Greening the blue Pacific: Lessons on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 Shipra Shah, Digby Race
Across the Pacific, deforestation and forest degradation are driving the loss of ecosystem services. Increasing recognition of the need for mechanisms that can bridge economic development and environmental sustainability has led to the emergence of the broad concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS), including Payments for Environmental Services (PES) such as ‘reducing emissions from deforestation and
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Trust, tenure security and investment in high-value forests Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Amanuel Hadera, Tewodros Tadesse, Woldegebrial Zeweld, Girmay Tesfay, Bereket Gebremedhin
In customary tenure systems, the literature documents the limitations of land formalization in ensuring tenure security and fostering investment. One hypothesis put forward for this is that formalized tenure arrangements offer little legal protection; and as a result, farmers look for their socio-political connections to ensure tenure security and make investment decisions. By distinguishing trust
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A natural experiment: Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon forest recreation use and preferences in Ireland Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Martin Murphy, Paula Cullen, Cathal O'Donoghue, Mary Ryan, Áine Ní Dhubháin
This study surveyed 292 visitors to eight recreational forests during the COVID-19 pandemic to investigate whether the pandemic had a stimulatory effect on visitation rates. An increase in visitation was noted, with existing visitors visiting more frequently. Many indicated that they planned to continue to visit more and the enjoyment they gained from the recreational experience was high. Few novel
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A gravity model analysis of trade regulations on wood products exports: Evidence from Cameroon, Ghana, and the republic of Congo Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Ghanashyam Khanal, Daowei Zhang, Jeffrey P. Prestemon
The study assesses the impact of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT VPA) and the Lacey Act Amendment (LAA) on the export quantities of wood products from Cameroon, Ghana and the Republic of Congo using the panel gravity Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood (PPML) technique. The results indicate that FLEGT VPA had a negative and significant impact on
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Institutional and actor-oriented factors influencing timber legality in selected Western Balkan countries: Multiple case study of Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Maja Radosavljević, Todora Rogelja, Mauro Masiero, Dragan Čomić, Branko Glavonjić, Davide Pettenella
This paper investigates timber legality issues in the Western Balkans by examining the transposition of national policy frameworks in five Western Balkan countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and the Republic of Srpska, BH) with the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) requirements. The study uses a multiple-embedded case study design to investigate national policies and regulations
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Geographical inequalities in global forest science: A bibliometric perspective Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Nelius Boshoff, Similo Ngwenya, Susanne Koch, Jonathan Dudek, Olena Strelnyk, Rodrigo Costas, Amani J. Uisso
This bibliometric study is situated in the context of increasing awareness of inequalities in forest science. It was led by a single, core question: What geographical inequalities structure global forest science and how do they align with the natural geographical distribution of forest areas? Bourdieu's field theory was used to investigate the inequalities, focusing on three types of capital considered
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Forest carbon offset protocols in compliance carbon markets Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Lili Li, Daowei Zhang
The forestry sector plays a significant role in nature-based climate solutions. This paper is a comparative review and analysis of forest carbon offset protocols in compliance carbon markets in Australia, California, China, New Zealand, and U.S. Northeast. Our results show variations in protocol designs, particularly in relation to additionality, permanence, non-leakage, and monitoring, reporting and
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Does agroforestry contribute to household food security? A micro-perspective from southern Rwanda Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 Jules Ngango, Edouard Musabanganji, Aristide Maniriho, Ferdinand Nkikabahizi, Anitha Mukamuhire, John N. Ng'ombe
It is widely recognized that hunger impacts roughly one-third of the global populace, with over one-third of those suffering from undernourishment concentrated in Africa. Agroforestry has emerged as a promising soil fertility improvement technology to address these food security challenges. This study utilizes an endogenous switching regression model, complemented with coarsened exact matching, to
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Data and information in a political forest: The case of REDD+ Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Maria Brockhaus, Veronique De Sy, Monica Di Gregorio, Martin Herold, Grace Y. Wong, Robert Ochieng, Arild Angelsen
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Stakeholder perceptions in mangrove management in the Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Thanne Walawwe Gedera Fathima Mafaziya Nijamdeen, Sofia Peruzzo, Kodikara Arachchilage Sunanda Kodikara, Hajaniaina Andrianavalonarivo Ratsimbazafy, Thenne Walawe Gedhara Fathima Ashara Nijamdeen, Thajudeen Thahira, Thasajini Sajeevan, Deluxeani Kugathasan, Jean Hugé, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Mangroves are recognised as social-ecological systems where ecological dimensions constantly interact with human dimensions. In the Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka, mangroves constitute the primary forest type. However, a destructive civil war spanning over 25 years, heavily affected the local vegetation and local inhabitants. Large patches of mangrove forests were damaged and remained inaccessible for
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Food ethnobotany of forest resource in the high-altitude Himalaya Mountains: Enhancing the food sovereignty of ethnic groups Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Aadil Abdullah Khoja, Muhammad Waheed, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Saud Alamri, Alanoud T. Alfagham, Latifah A. AL-Humaid, Rainer W. Bussmann
The vital knowledge of traditional foraging techniques used in indigenous peoples' cuisines may be preserved through gastronomical field studies before it is lost forever. Certain plants are appreciated for their gastronomic, social, economic and ecological importance in the High Himalaya because they play such a significant role in the daily life of the local indigenous populations. To determine the
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Pulp addiction? Perspectives of local regime actors on the development of the growing pulp industry in Uruguay Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Veera Tahvanainen, Anu Laakkonen, Ossi Pesälä, Lucía Pittaluga, Teppo Hujala, Jouni Pykäläinen
The pulp and paper industry is one of the largest industries in the world. The main actors are a few multi-national enterprises operating in global markets. The industry is increasingly moving its production to the Global South, which alters global pulp value chains and the national socio-technical regimes of those countries. Additionally, the sustainability paradigm and transition to bioeconomy are
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Forest sector contribution to the National Economy: Example wood products value chains originating from Iringa region, Tanzania Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-04 Beatus John Temu, Gerald C. Monela, Dietrich Darr, Jumanne M. Abdallah, Jürgen Pretzsch
The contribution of the forest sector to the national economy and to livelihood of people is often underestimated, particularly where its ripple effects in the economy are ignored, placing it in less advantageous position in decisions regarding resource allocation among sectors of a national economy. In order to depict the sector's contribution to Tanzania's economy, data was collected at macro (Input-Output
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Co-operative forest owner associations - harmonized values for sustainable development? Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Anna Thorning
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Voluntary sustainability standards to cope with the new European Union regulation on deforestation-free products: A gap analysis Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Luiz Henrique Elias Cosimo, Mauro Masiero, Aynur Mammadova, Davide Pettenella
The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has been recently adopted to fight deforestation and forest degradation associated with the trade of forest-risk commodities, including cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, and wood. Operators must exercise due diligence (i.e., information collection, risk assessment, and risk mitigation) to ensure these commodities and their products are
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Holistic analysis of factors influencing the adoption of agroforestry to foster forest sector based climate solutions Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Dagninet Amare, Dietrich Darr
Improving adoption rate is vital for realizing agroforestry innovations' financial and environmental benefits including fostering climate change adaptation and resilience efforts. Adoption rate of agroforestry innovations improves through feedback-enriched interventions. Yet, the lessons that decades of adoption research generated were only partially incorporated for improving prospective development
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Gender and forest resources in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic literature review Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Verena Bitzer, Monika Moździerz, Rob Kuijpers, Greetje Schouten, Denabo Billo Juju
Numerous empirical studies have highlighted how women experience gender-based disadvantages in accessing, using, and exercising control over forest resources. This paper consolidates and analyses the increasingly rich empirical literature on gender and forest resources within low- and middle-income countries to unravel the multifaceted factors contributing to gender disparities. A systematic literature
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Corrigendum to “Evaluation analysis of the compensation payments schemes for ecosystem services: The case of Czech and Slovak Republic” [Forest Policy and Economics 163 (2024) 10320] Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Zuzana Dobšinská, Klára Báliková, Vilém Jarský, Michal Hríb, Roman Štifil, Jaroslav Šálka
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Collective participation in conservation easements in rural China: Evidence from the Qianjiangyuan National Park Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Heng Luo, Yanmei Ye, Chongwu Zhou, Jinghui Zhao
Conservation easements (CE), as an emerging conservation strategy in China, have gained successful collective participation within the Qianjiangyuan National Park with all its collectively-owned forestlands under easements. This study uses an analytical framework developed from the social-ecological systems (SES) framework to explore systemic inter-dependencies among social, economic, political, and
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Why are non-wood forest products still the poor relative in Global Forest Resources Assessments? Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 C.M. Shackleton, O. Adeyemi, S. Setty
To conserve and use forests sustainably, it is helpful to have accurate and regular assessments of their health and status. A key tool in this regard is the regular global overview provided by the Food and Agriculture Programme (FAO) in their Global Forest Resources Assessments (GFRA), now issued every five years. As of 2000, the GFRA required member countries to report statistics related to non-wood
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Transcultural bioeconomy governance in a plurinational state: Sumak Kawsay and bio-based production in two Kichwa territories of Ecuador Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Javier Cuestas-Caza, Lucía Toledo, Fabricio Rodríguez
This article studies the notion of Sumak Kawsay as an Indigenous way of life and political project informing the normative fundament of the plurinational state of Ecuador. How does Sumak Kawsay shape the relationship between bio-based practices in Kichwa territories of Ecuador and the country's emerging bioeconomy policy? To address this question we study the production of two culturally meaningful
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Local policy networks in support of wood-based construction: A case study from Joensuu, Finland Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Md. Rayhanur Rahman, Ida Wallin, Ritva Toivonen, Anne Toppinen
Wood-based construction (WBC) is considered important for climate change mitigation, as buildings provide long-term carbon storage and contribute to sustainable urban solutions. Research shows that a lack of coordination among policy actors hinders the more rapid development of WBC in many contexts. Gaining a better understanding of the characteristics of local WBC-related policy networks is critical
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Governance structures, resource mobilization, and organizational performance of community forest enterprises: Evidence from China Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Zhang Yiwen
Community forestry enterprises (CFEs) have diverse governance structures impacting their organizational performance, while limited research has explored the drivers and impact of these diversified institutions. Adopting a comparative case approach, this study examines three types of CFE models in southern China—shareholding forest farms, community-corporation partnerships, and cooperative reforestation—to
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BIOECONOMY based on non-timber forest products for development and forest conservation - untapped potential or false hope? A systematic review for the BRAZILIAN amazon Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Tomas Rosenfeld, Benno Pokorny, Jacques Marcovitch, Peter Poschen
The continuing destruction of the Amazonian forest, the largest remaining tropical forest ecosystem, has massive social and environmental consequences for local populations, but also for the climate, global food security and biodiversity. With some 20% of the forest already lost and the Amazon region likely approaching a tipping point, the conservation of its forests is a burning issue. High expectations
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Assessing actor power in the trade-offs between ecosystem services affecting forest management – A case study from Central Slovakia Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Yvonne Brodrechtova
In countries with a planned economy history, numerous actors interested in ecosystem services (ES) have emerged over the last decades. The power these actors exert is crucial to the promotion of their interests. The case study from central Slovakia aimed to determine who the most powerful actors are and, via the actor-centered power approach and actor analysis, to assess their power in trade-offs between
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General policy uncertainty: A crucial, yet overlooked, factor for the forest sector Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 William F. Hyde, Virginia Morales Olmos
Unexpected macroeconomic effects and unanticipated administrative action, both external to the activities of the forest sector itself, create crucial uncertainty for production, growth, and development in the forest sector. They dominate as determinants of forest sector performance. Yet they are a source of uncertainty that has been entirely overlooked by forest policy decisionmakers. We explain the
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Research approaches to sustainable forest-based value creation: A literature review Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Katri Rusanen, Teppo Hujala, Jouni Pykäläinen
Sustainability transitions challenge traditional forest-based sector and the way it operates. So far, the traditional forest-based sector has been considered path-dependent which could hamper its ability to renew. The sustainability of the sector is increasingly contested in science and public discussions despite the efforts to sustainability reporting and certifications. Hence, there is a need for
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From staples to smorgasbord: Zeitgeist of Canada's forest management in the 21st century Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Sen Wang
The staples theory posits that a country rich in natural resources tends to rely heavily on extracting its natural resources for exporting to markets. An exporting country as such is known as “hinterland” whereas the destination of the commodity goods is known as “heartland”. In the Canadian context, fur, fish, and timber served as good examples that lend support to the validity of the staples theory
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Forest clearances, compensatory afforestation and biodiversity offsetting in forests: Balancing flexibility and equivalency in Switzerland Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Tobias Schulz, Tamaki Ohmura, David Troxler, Eva Lieberherr
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Analysing post-conflict policies to enhance socio-ecological restoration among black communities in Southern Colombia: Cacao cropping as a win–win strategy Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Sonia Quiroga, Cristina Suárez, Virginia Hernanz, José Evelio Aguiño, Juan F. Fernández-Manjarrés
Armed conflict and peace-building processes have often prolonged extreme extraction and deforestation practices. This research examines the potential drivers of local forest transitions in relation to the peace-building process in Colombia's South Pacific region; an area that has been traditionally dominated by illicit crops, inhabited by vulnerable Afro-Colombian communities and in areas where post-conflict
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Good intentions meet complex realities: CITES listing of diverse frankincense (Boswellia species) might do more harm than good Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Stephen Johnson, Sue Canney Davison, Kelly Ablard, Frans Bongers, Anthony B. Cunningham, Anjanette DeCarlo, Ben-Erik Van Wyk
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Evaluation analysis of the compensation payments schemes for ecosystem services: The case of Czech and Slovak Republic Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Zuzana Dobšinská, Klára Báliková, Vilém Jarský, Michal Hríb, Roman Štifil, Jaroslav Šálka
Compensation payments for ownership rights restrictions due to nature conservation of forest land have a long history in the Czech and Slovak Republics. A similar understanding and the common roots of nature conservation led us to analyse the implementation of these governmental payments for ecosystem services in both countries. This study aimed to compare the implementation process of payments in
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Synergies and trade-offs in the European forest bioeconomy research: State of the art and the way forward Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 L. Hetemäki, D. D'Amato, A. Giurca, E. Hurmekoski
The management and governance of forests must consider the synergies and trade-offs between different societal goals, especially with the bioeconomy being a key factor in recent sectoral strategies worldwide. This literature review explores the multidimensional concept of synergies and trade-offs, focusing on scientific publications dealing with the European forest bioeconomy. The objectives are twofold:
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The role of internal culture for coping with uncertainty in forest management Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Peter Deegen
Theories about uncertainty usually focus on its reduction. However, a significant source of uncertainty lies in the innovative and creative capabilities of the human mind. This particular source entangles us in contradictions: both reducing and creating uncertainty simultaneously. Therefore, a theory of uncertainty that solely investigates ways to reduce it is incomplete. It must be complemented by
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Do male and female family forest landowners have different training needs? A case study from Georgia, United States Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Kanchana Balasubramanian, Anne Mook, Parag Kadam, Puneet Dwivedi
In the southern United States, female forest landowners (FeFLs) are an important stakeholder group as they make up 27% (about 450,000) of family forest landowners and hold 21% (about 30 million acres) of the total forestlands. Despite FeFLs' increasing role in forestry, they are less actively involved in forest management than male forest landowners. This could be attributed to a general lack of understanding
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Assessing policy preferences for preventing and managing wildfire in Greece Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Kati Burton, Douglas Becker, Tasos Hovardas, Chloe B. Wardropper, Alexander Maas
Extreme temperatures and droughts have led to catastrophic wildfires across Greece over the last two decades, with 2023 experiencing the largest fire-driven evacuation in the country's history. Existing wildfire governance approaches may be outdated in the face of these new challenges. Greek residents' attitudes and willingness to pay for additional prevention and mitigation may be changing with the
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Barking up the wrong tree? - A guide to forest owner typology methods Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Hanna Ekström, Brian Danley, Yann Clough, Nils Droste
Creating typologies of forest owners is a common approach for analyzing and understanding heterogeneity in responses to forest policies and management practice uptake. While many forest owner typologies have been developed, only a few quantitative methods dominate the field with little information on how methodological choice affects outcomes. In this study we compare five methods for quantitative
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Crowdfunding or crowdsourcing time: Exploring the willingness of private citizens to help prevent forest fires Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Marieta Valente, Maria Eduarda Fernandes, Lígia Maria Costa Pinto
In Europe, southern countries like Portugal lose extensive forest areas to wildfires every year. Public investment in forest conservation and wildfire prevention is crucial, and public support is necessary. In this study, we explore the adequacy of two citizen engagement mechanisms to help in the prevention of wildfires. We design a preference elicitation survey to study preferences for forests and
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Psychological distances to climate change and public preferences for biodiversity-augmenting attributes in family-owned production forests Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Do-hun Kim, Hanne K. Sjølie, Francisco X. Aguilar
Understanding public perceptions on how management can help adapt forests to climate change is fundamental to the design of socially-acceptable policies. A binary discrete choice experiment in Norway and Sweden was conducted to elicit public preferences for biodiversity-augmenting changes in three forest management attributes (set-aside, proportion of uneven-aged tree stands, and number and type of
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Self-efficacy toward prescribed burning among female and male family forest landowners in Georgia, US Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Carolina Berget, Anne Mook, Puneet Dwivedi
Around 9.6 million family forest landowners (FFLs) collectively own 36% of the forestland in the United States (US), playing a vital role in managing and shaping the forests across the country. There is an array of forest management practices that these families can pursue on their forestlands, including prescribed burning, which, although controversial, is a tool with many social and environmental
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Analysis of location, feedstock availability, and economic impacts of potential mass timber processing facilities in Michigan Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Naresh Khanal, Raju Pokharel, Jagdish Poudel, Shivan Gc, Elliot Shannon, Emily Huff, Andrew Finley
Mass timber, an engineered wood product, offers exceptional strength and versatility as a building material, is lightweight, which makes it easy to transport and assemble, is aesthetically appealing, and offers the potential to reduce GHG emissions. This study attempts to identify the potential locations for mass timber production in Michigan, estimate the available feedstock, and evaluate the economic
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Does economic performance matter for forest conversion in Congo Basin tropical forests?FMOLS-DOLS approaches Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Jonathan Bakadila Ngoma, Ling Yang
Deforestation through forest conversion is a significant threat to the environment that leads to biodiversity loss, land degradation, soil erosion, and climate change. We add to the literature by analyzing the aggregated (with the basic model estimated using GDP as a proxy for economic activity) and disaggregated (with the extended models using agriculture and mining as proxies for economic activities)
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On entrepreneurship in forestry Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Daowei Zhang
In this paper, I first present two main economic entrepreneurship theories and an analytical framework for forest-based entrepreneurships that include personal, socio-economic, forestry or forest-management specific, and institutional/contextual factors. I then present a few successful forestry entrepreneurs in the United States to highlight importance of various factors. Finally, I speculate on the
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Unlocking the potential: Expert insights on the long-term compatibility of forest carbon credits with the EU ETS Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Sebastian Bleuel, Carsten Müller
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Bioeconomy in countries of the Mekong region: Stakeholder understanding and perceptions in Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Radek Rinn, Martin Jankovský, Petra Palátová, Sandra Paola García-Jácome, Alice Sharp, Prasit Wangpakapattanawong, Nataša Lovrić, Manh Vu Van, Minh Doan Thi Nhat, Bounheuang Ninchaleune, Inta Chanthavong, Kongchan Doungmala
This study aimed to analyse, evaluate, and compare the status of the bioeconomy concept in the Mekong region in three countries, namely Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. The research questions focused on the perception of the bioeconomy concept by the governments and industries, the barriers to its development, and the prerequisites for its development in the region, and also explored whether it is reflected
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Prospects and challenges for policy convergence between the EU and China to address imported deforestation Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 André A. Vasconcelos, Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Toby A. Gardner, Constance L. McDermott
The EU and China are major importers of ‘forest-risk’ commodities and thus play a pivotal role in shaping the sustainability of those commodities supply chains. The EU recently introduced a regulation mandating due diligence by companies to ensure commodities are not sourced from recently deforested land. However, even if eventually successful in eliminating ‘imported’ deforestation to Europe, the
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The effects of trade openness on deforestation in the Congo Basin countries Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 André Melachio Tameko
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Terminal value: A crucial and yet often forgotten element in timber harvest scheduling and timberland valuation Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Bruno Kanieski da Silva, Fatemeh Rezaei, Shaun Tanger, Jesse Henderson, Eric McConnell, Changyou Sun
A forest investment's returns are generated from three sources: the land's gain in value, the timber's growth in size and product class improvement, and the timber price change. Land appreciation is rapidly leading to an inverse relationship with tenure. This phenomenon has turned what was once an academic exercise of land appraisal into a practical one that incorporates the asset's terminal value
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Protected Areas and the Environmental Kuznets Curve in European countries Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Salvatore Bimonte, Arsenio Stabile
Protected areas are a natural instrument for preserving biodiversity and a major defence against climate change. This paper uses an Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) perspective to examine the relationship between the percentage of national territory under protection (PA%) and per capita GDP (GDPpc) in European countries. Building on the results of a previous study (Bimonte, 2002) that found a U-shaped
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Are you okay with overtourism in forests? Path between crowding perception, satisfaction, and management action of trail visitors in South Korea Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Tae Kyung Yoon, Ji Yong Myeong, Yuju Lee, Yun Eui Choi, Seonghun Lee, Sugwang Lee, Chaeho Byun
In forest tourism, overtourism and overcrowding can have ecological and environmental impacts, overburden management systems, and negatively impact visitor experiences. Management approaches to address overtourism and crowding can be conservationist or developmentalist, depending on visitors' crowding perception. This case study field surveyed 581 visitors on a forest trail in South Korea. Differences