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Trends in forest livelihoods research – Taking stock in 2024 Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Ida N.S. Djenontin, Anne M. Larson, Daniel C. Miller
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The legally binding agreement on forests in Europe – Analyzing the unsuccessful attempts at regional regime creation Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Evgenia Gordeeva, Helga Pülzl, Bernhard Wolfslehner, Norbert Weber
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Research trends in forest policy in Europe and beyond: Insights from the 4th International Forest Policy Meeting (IFPM4) Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Agata A. Konczal, Lukas Giessen
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The effect of carbon taxes and subsidies on forest carbon sequestration in China Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Yizhu Long, Zhen Zhu, Yanzhen Hong, Zhiwen Gong, Han Zhang
Forests have a crucial role in mitigating climate change. The Chinese government is currently deliberating the utilization of carbon taxes and subsidies to incentivise the potential for forest carbon sequestration. The impact of the policies on China's forests, especially the quantitative information is unknown. To fill this gap, we follow the Faustmann-Hartman model to examine the relationship between
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Can wild urban woodlands be integrated into urban green infrastructure? Insights from urbanites and new urbanites in Chongqing, China Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Hao Ma, Zhong Xing, Canhui Cheng, Lu Zhao
Wild urban woodlands (WUWs) are a novel category of urban forests and have been established as vital sources of diverse ecosystem services for local residents. Despite their potential to mitigate green gentrification, WUWs are often neglected in urban planning. Assessing whether different groups of residents accept WUWs as a part of urban green spaces and determining their preferred WUW type are critical
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Towards open data sharing initiatives in the forestry sector: The example of the Italian National Forestry Information System (SINFor) Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-06 Matteo Pecchi, Giovanni D'Amico, Walter Mattioli, Mirko Sossai, Davide Petrucci, Raoul Romano
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Increasing climate-related resilience in the forest-based value chains? A policy perspective Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Alice Ludvig, Blasius Schmid, Barbara Öllerer, Laura Nikinmaa, Pilar Hurtado, Montserrat Rodriguez-Ogea, Anne Toppinen
The forestry sector is currently facing several parallel challenges in coping with climate change-related disturbances, biodiversity loss, increasing wood use for substituting fossil materials, and other ecosystem functions like recreational use. On the one hand, the number of climate- and land use- related policy regulations is constantly increasing. On the other hand, the forest-based value chain
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Forecasting forest-related political decisions in a climate-constrained world – The remuneration of forest ecosystem services in Germany Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-29 Detlef F. Sprinz, Tabea V. Schaefers, Freya Lenk, Max Krott
Political systems are under increasing pressures to respond to the impacts of climate change. We employ a numerical policy negotiation forecast model and apply it to forest-related political decisions on remunerating forest ecosystem services. Our results predict that German forest carbon sinks will be partially remunerated by government payment systems as will nature conservation efforts and climate
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The forest-water-nexus: A narrative construction of the (ir-)relevance of cooperation Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Sabeth Häublein, Tanja Granzow
Interlinkages between forest and water resources are changing with global warming, leading to an increased likelihood of severe disturbances such as floods and droughts. In order to develop responses to these changing interlinkages and their effects on local communities and ecosystems, scholars propose to increase interactions across the forest and water sectors. In Germany, however, the two respective
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Balancing greenwashing risks and forest carbon sequestration benefits: A simulation model linking formal and voluntary carbon markets Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Ram Ranjan
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Are consumers “green” enthusiasts or skeptics? Evidence from nontimber forest products Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-25 Bindu Paudel, Mo Zhou
In recent years, in response to consumers' increasing demand for “greener” products due to growing environmental awareness, more and more businesses have turned to eco-labels to assert the environmental benefits of their products or services. However, it remains unclear how consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) varies with different types of eco-labeling, especially concerning food products harvested
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A preliminary Coasian proposal for tree auditing via planning control of tree farms Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Lawrence W.C. Lai, K.W. Chau, Stephen N.G. Davies, Hon Chim Chiu, Frank T. Lorne
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An environmental Kuznets curve for global forests: An application of the mi-lasso estimator Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Rowan Cherodian, Iain Fraser
In this study, we employ a Moran's based Lasso (Mi-Lasso) methodology to address the spatial dependence of an unspecified functional form, investigating the association between a country's economic growth and the rate of deforestation. Our aim is to explore the existence of a forestry environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). Our approach to handling spatial dependence overcomes limitations identified in
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Fostering forest commoning for rural livelihoods: Case of gram sabha federations in Vidarbha, India Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-23 Gautam Prateek, Divya Gupta
In this article, we explore how “commoning” plays a pivotal role in the collaborative and democratic management of forests to promote sustainable rural livelihoods. Commoning entails the everyday practices and social relations that enable people to come together, share, and act collectively. While existing literature offers insights into the institutional designs that underpin long-term collaborative
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Identifying optimal locations for biochar production facilities to reduce wildfire risk and bolster rural economies: A New Mexico case study Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-14 Ram Kumar Adhikari, Tomasz B. Falkowski, Joshua L. Sloan
Many land managers throughout the Intermountain West practice periodic thinning of woody biomass to reduce forest stand density and thereby reduce the risk of high severity wildfire. Pyrolyzing biomass wastes, such as slash from thinning, into biochar can help sequester carbon to mitigate climate change and improve soil health. However, there are insufficient biochar facilities to process the amount
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Projected effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on global forest products markets Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-08 Prakash Nepal, Austin Lamica, Rajan Parajuli
This study provided an insight into the projected short-term (<10 years) and long-term (next 10 to 30 years) effects of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine on global forest products trade and associated markets. The assessment was conducted by comparing the projected outcomes from the Global Forest Products Market (GFPM) model for a business-as-usual reference (no invasion) scenario and an alternate
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Improving models of wood products plant locations with restricted access data Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Anders Van Sandt, Raju Pokharel, Craig W. Carpenter, Scott Loveridge
The United States is the world's largest producer and consumer of forest products, but due to industry aggregation and data suppression for privacy reasons, we have limited knowledge of determinants of wood products manufacturing establishments' locations. We use restricted-access microdata to explore location determinants of several disaggregated employer wood products industry groups and compare
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Deferred rotation carbon programs for even-aged forests: Aligning landowner and societal objectives Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Pedro J. Sartori, Stella Z. Schons, Gregory S. Amacher, Harold Burkhart
Forest carbon program opportunities continue to expand for nonindustrial private landowners. We propose a novel forest harvest deferral-based program that would offer a stream of payments (a subsidy) for landowners in exchange for a rotation deferral. We analytically derive a representative landowner's marginal costs and marginal benefits associated with the deferred forest rotation and calculate the
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Shifting power dynamics and decision-making on U.S. National Forests: Oregon forest collaboratives in the era of social forestry Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Kailey Kornhauser, Reem Hajjar
Emerging from the conflict and gridlock that characterized forest management in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s–1990s, community-based forest management offered a path forward. As forest collaboratives have gained in number and prominence, a shift towards social forestry, network governance consisting of collaborative processes that drive or influence U.S. Forest Service decision-making has taken
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From centralization to decentralization: Evolution of forest policies and their implications on mangrove management in Kenya Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Anne Kairu, Robert Mbeche, Kiplagat Kotut, James Kairo
Extensive research in forestry decentralization has been carried out to date. However, what is missing from these accounts is the constructions of meaning and interpretations of decentralization policies across time and space. Drawing upon the policy arrangement approach's four dimensions – rules, discourse, actors and power, we analyse the evolution of forest policies in Kenya and their implications
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The Seventh International Faustmann Symposium: The Faustmann approach around the world Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 David Evison, Peter Deegen, Richard J. Brazee, Bruce Manley
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Demystifying the nexus between Forest cover and happiness: A study of global economies Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Bhavya Advani, Ashis Kumar Pradhan, Vinita Mohindra, Nenavath Sreenu
The quest for happiness is a fundamental human goal, recognized by the United Nations (UN). Understanding the importance of happiness, our study aims to examine the impact of economic, environment, social and political factors in influencing happiness among sixty economies observed over eleven years. Using Generalised method of moments (GMM) and Panel quantile regression (PQR) methodology, our results
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The implementation of agroforestry in Namibia: A street-level bureaucracy perspective Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Nicholas P. Ndlovu, Tendai M. Nzuma
Street Level Bureaucrats (SLBs) play a crucial role as frontline public officials tasked with implementing policies on the ground. Despite their significance, the specific challenges that they face in the context of agroforestry policy implementation remain understudied. This research aims to fill this gap by investigating the challenges and coping strategies of the SLBs who implement agroforestry
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Superstition and attitudes towards restoration of a mining-degraded forest reserve: Evidence from Ghana Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Lilian Arthur, Godwin Kofi Vondolia, Isaac Dasmani
Forest restoration has become a worldwide phenomenon to minimise the effects of climate change and global warming. However, in most cases, especially in Africa, communities around forests usually have a cultural attachment to these forests. Consequently, the preferences of fringing communities are important to ensure sustainable forest management. However, there seems to be a lack of understanding
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Socioeconomic factors influencing the gathering of major non-timber forest products around Nki and boumba-bek national parks, southeastern Cameroon Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 E.G.D. Ndo, E. Akoutou Mvondo, C.B. Kaldjob, C. Mfoumou Eyi, A.N. Sonfo, M. Dongmo, T. Fouda, M. Toda
Natural resources are inextricably linked to development processes and socio-economic growth of populations. In sub-Saharan Africa, forest resources are essential to the economic performance of the local communities, many of whom still live-in rural areas. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have the potential to contribute to conservation efforts by reducing pressure on forests. However, despite the
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The influence of the competition amongst pressure groups to provide ecosystem services on the optimal rotation length of forest stands Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Peter Deegen, Andreas Halbritter
A significant segment of the variety of forest ecosystem services is neither demanded nor supplied through market exchange, but is provided essentially through political processes. In this paper, we present an economic analysis of forest stand management under consideration of politically provided ecosystem services. In this, competition between pressure groups seeking to grasp privileges plays an
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Forest carbon under increasing product demand and land use change in the US Southeast Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-19 Jesse D. Henderson, Robert C. Abt, Karen L. Abt
Increased demands for timber products remove carbon from forests, however previous literature has suggested that higher resulting prices could spur forestland expansion, ameliorating the forest carbon impacts. We examine the impacts on forest carbon from harvest increases with an empirical forest sector model, coupled with an econometric model of endogenous land use change that differentiates the impacts
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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