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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 Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Toby A. Gardner, Constance L. McDermott, André A. Vasconcelos
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
This study investigates the effects of trade openness on deforestation in the six countries of the Congo Basin using a panel data model. An up-to-date database on forest cover is utilized for the period 1990–2020. The feasible generalized least squares, seemingly unrelated regression, correlated panels corrected standard errors, and Driscoll and Kraay standard errors estimators are employed in this
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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
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Bioeconomy science collaboration between Brazil and Germany – On equal footing? Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Júlia Mascarello, Rosa Lehmann, Alexandru Giurca
Knowledge, science, and technology are at the core of both a ‘resource-based’ and ‘knowledge-based’ bioeconomy. Collaboration in science considers varying circumstances such as resource availability and technological infrastructure. Significant investments have been mobilized for supporting research, development, and bioeconomicy innovations in Brazil. Germany, in particular, is among Brazil's most
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Active forest ownership – Perception of Finnish women forest owners Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Juulia Kuhlman, Katri Hamunen, Annukka Vainio
“Active forest ownership” is often understood as a masculine and timber production-centric concept. The objective of this article is to study how women forest owners perceive the concept of “active forest ownership”. Twenty-two semi-structured interviews were conducted to study these questions. The interviews were analysed through the framework of feminist political ecology focusing specifically to
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Exploring the import allocation of wood pellets: Insights from price and policy influences under the renewable portfolio standard Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Juhyun Oh, Dong Hee Suh
This study examines the import allocation of wood pellets, shedding light on the direction of import substitution in South Korea. For empirical analyses, this study employs the differential import allocation model incorporating both price and policy factors. The results show that both Southeast Asian countries and the rest of the world (ROW) support an additional increase in total imports. The results
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The economics of managing a small-scale radiata pine forest using target diameter harvesting Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 David Evison, Mark Bloomberg, Liam Walker, Matt Howley
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the economic performance of a target diameter harvesting management system in a small radiata pine forest in New Zealand. The analysis uses 20 years of harvesting data and shorter periods of data for other economic variables. A pre-harvest inventory was also carried out, which allowed the structure of the forest to be described and the standing crop to be valued
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Conservation policy and forest transition in Zagros forests: Statistical analysis of human welfare, biophysical, and climate drivers Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Hadi Beygi Heidarlou, Asma Karamat Mirshekarlou, David Lopez-Carr, Stelian Alexandru Borz
Understanding patterns in forest cover change (FCC) is urgently needed to support government policies aimed at long-term sustainable forest management. Because of the struggle against forest loss, the Zagros forests (ZFs), which cover 3.5% of Iran's total land area, have been subjected to conservation policies. However, little is known about the efficacy of these strategies, and most information about
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Tradeoffs and synergies of optimized management for maximizing carbon sequestration across complex landscapes and diverse ecosystem services Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Adam Daigneault, Erin Simons-Legaard, Aaron Weiskittel
Forest natural climate solutions such as improved forest management and reforestation have been identified as a cost-effective way to mitigate climate change. Several US states have GHG reduction policies, often citing forests as a key to meeting mitigation targets despite not knowing how specific practices impact carbon and other forest ecosystem services at the regional level. In response, we link
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Does an inconsistent land tenure certificate affect technical efficiency of smallholder rubber farming: Evidence from a panel data in Southwest China Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Shi Min, Junfei Bai, Xiaobing Wang, Hermann Waibel
The existing rural land tenure system in many developing countries is characterized by imperfections and conflicts. In rural regions of China, although most farmers possess land tenure certificates, there are instances where these certificates do not align with the actual land use. This study examines the technical efficiency (TE) of smallholder rubber farming at the plot level in Xishuangbanna Dai
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Reviewing gender roles, relations, and perspectives in small-scale and community forestry – implications for policy and practice Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Liz Ota, Gun Lidestav, Elias Andersson, Tony Page, Jayne Curnow, Lilian Nunes, Henry Goltiano, Nestor Gregorio, Natalia Ferreira dos Santos, John Herbohn
This study synthesises published research on gender relations in small-scale and community forestry to examine how gender roles, dynamics, and identities are understood in the literature. We also assess the ways in which gendered social relations can be more effectively incorporated into policies and practice. After initial screening, 140 papers were systematically reviewed. Thematic analysis revealed
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The performance of global forest governance: Three contrasting perspectives Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Bas Arts, Maria Brockhaus, Lukas Giessen, Constance L. McDermott
The scope and complexity of international forest-related governance have expanded tremendously over the last decades. As many as 41 ‘institutional elements’ were counted by scholars (from UNFF to UNFCCC to SDGs). The questions of how these governance arrangements ‘perform’, for what purpose and for whom are widely contested between scholars and practitioners. This paper compares three different analytical
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Profitability analysis of southern plantations through timber alone or timber and carbon integration in pine-sweetgum mixes Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Jonas C. Moeller, Andres Susaeta, Peter Deegen, Ajay Sharma
Due to their high degree of heterogeneity, mixed forest plantations give rise to numerous questions regarding the economic feasibility of this type of forest management. We simulated the growth of loblolly pine mixed in various proportions with white oak and sweetgum (75–25%, 50–50%, and 25%–75%), two commercially important hardwood species of the southeastern United States, to obtain a better understanding
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Production, consumption and trade-based forest land and resource footprints in the Nordic and Baltic countries Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Janis Brizga, Tarmo Räty
To mitigate the adverse effects of fossil fuels and non-renewable resources, countries have embraced the transition to the bioeconomy. As forest resources play a crucial role as domestic biotic resources and are traded globally, this study examines the forest resource production, consumption, and trade flows and their associated environmental impacts in six Nordic and Baltic countries using environmentally
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Declining discount rate, rising non-timber benefits and the optimal sequence of rotations Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Colin Price, Rob Willis
Discount rates that decline through time prevent derivation of optimal rotations using the standard Faustmann formula. A backwards-recursive simulation has made it possible to derive an optimal of rotations, including with an amenity value that rises both through crop age and through chronological time. Carbon fluxes are complex and difficult to incorporate in this backwards-recursive protocol, especially
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Comparative conclusion on forest-related nature conservation policy in China and Germany: A shared scientific perspective of middle-range policy Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Jinlong Liu, Max Krott, Jiacheng Zhao
China and Germany differ significantly in their economic, social, and political contexts, each embracing distinct political systems for forest-related nature conservation. We ask whether the differences and competition in policy forces also scientific research to separate or whether there exists a common ground for joint policy research in both countries. The expectation is that if the comparison can
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US imports of softwood lumber: Assessing the significance of spillover effects Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Inoussa Boubacar
Moving beyond the traditional focus on U.S.-Canada trade, this study employs the Spatial Durbin Model (SDM) to explore the broader dynamics of softwood lumber imports. A key contribution of this research is the recognition of spatial spillover effects, revealing the influence of third-country exporters on U.S. softwood lumber imports. The positive spatial dependence coefficient suggests that countries
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Faustmann formula and its use in forest asset valuation: A review and a suggestion Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Michael G. McIntosh, Daowei Zhang
We present the statistics of articles focusing on optimal forest rotation age or associated with the Faustmann Formula following David Newman's, 2002 review article. In addition, we investigate the number of articles looking at forest investment, forest valuation, single-stand, forest management, fire risk, disease/ pest, conservation, and carbon/ climate change. Finally, we propose a unified framework
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Prices versus quantities in forest regulation Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Gregory S. Amacher, Markku Ollikainen
We revisit an unanswered and yet critical question in forest policy design: does a price or quantity instrument achieve a better social outcome when the government does not have perfect information. This is a common question in environmental regulation, but in the forest policy literature an equivalence between these instruments has historically been presented, albeit under perfect information. In
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The discount rate differential required for harvesting-by-dice-rolling to outperform optimal rotation planning Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 John D. Foppert
Although the cost of capital has enormous bearing on the financial performance of forestry investment projects, the dynamics of this factor of production are under-theorized in modern forest economic thought and its potential susceptibility to management is under-analyzed by forest managers, investors, and scholars. This study illustrates the importance of the cost of capital relative to the choice
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Trends in U.S. forest business sector and market research Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 J. Korhonen, S.M. Tanger, R. Pokharel
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Justice and injustice under authoritarian environmentalism: Investigating tensions between forestland property rights and environmental conservation in China Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Wenyuan Liang, Bas Arts, John Aloysius Zinda, Jiayun Dong
This study investigates how forestland property rights, established under the Chinese Collective Forest Tenure Reform (CFTR) from 2003, were affected by the emergence of the “Ecological Civilization” discourse in the 2010s. It does so through the lens of environmental justice. Case studies were conducted in four counties in Fujian and Yunnan provinces. The results show outright injustice in the Fujian
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Ambiguity and forest-based bioeconomy: The case of forest fires in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Antti Erkkilä, Ida Herdieckerhoff, Irmeli Mustalahti, Ubaldus J. Tumaini, Aristarik H. Maro
The forest-based bioeconomy plays an important role in the transition towards a bio-based economy, also offering solutions for mitigating global climate change. Tanzania has seen a swift expansion of commercial tree growing, especially in the Southern Highlands, since the early 2000s. The increasing demand for timber has attracted both resident inhabitants and small and medium-scale investors from
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The Forest Sector in EU Member States' National Recovery and Resilience Plans: a preliminary analysis Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Giorgia Bottaro, Ludwig Liagre, Davide Pettenella
The role of forests in reaching the environmental policies targets of the European Union (EU) is being increasingly recognised. Consequently, investing in the forest sector takes on a fundamental role. Different funding opportunities are already in place in the EU, but there are some limitations in accessing them. New funding opportunities arose more recently. To support the recovery process of Member
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Mapping two centuries of forest governance in Nordic countries: An open access database Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Alexia Fridén, Dalia D'Amato, Hanna Ekström, Bogomil Iliev, Ayonghe Nebasifu, Wilhelm May, Marianne Thomsen, Nils Droste
Forest ecosystems play a crucial role in the production and protection of economic, social, and environmental values. To understand current challenges and trajectories shaping future strategies within the Nordic forest sector, it is important to map and trace past and present policy and governance developments. The core contribution of this short communication is to present an open-access database
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The role of local deities and traditional beliefs in promoting the sustainable use of mangrove ecosystems Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Setondé Constant Gnansounou, Kolawolé Valère Salako, Corentin Visée, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Romain Glèlè Kakaï, Patrick Kestemont, Sabine Henry
Customary laws and traditional beliefs are progressively used in conservation and management of natural resources. However, their effectiveness has received limited attention. This case study from the Benin Republic (West Africa) examines how local deities and traditional beliefs can reduce manmade threats to mangroves. Data were collected from three categories of mangroves (sanctuary, sacralised,
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Private forest owners' organizations adherence to policy tools. Insights from Portugal Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Maria Eduarda Fernandes, Paula Simões
To ensure sustainable forest management, public authorities have been working on the creation of policy tools to stimulate private forest owners' cooperation and active forest management. The effectiveness of these policy tools depends on their adoption and private forest owners' organizations (PFOO) are interlocutors with a crucial role. Hence, it is important to comprehend the acceptance level, the
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The human well-being outcomes of tree plantations in sub-Saharan Africa: A reassessment of evidence using longitudinal subnational-year data Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Edouard R. Mensah, Nilesh Shinde, Ange T. Kakpo, Ida N.S. Djenontin
Several globally driven endeavors endorse tree plantations as an intervention for resource restoration, with assumptions of socio-economic outcomes as co-benefits. Yet, evidence of such co-benefits remains questionable and unclear. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), we empirically reassess the effectiveness of tree planting and species diversity in tree plantations on Gross National Income (GNI)
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Factors influencing forestland enrollment in Georgia's preferential property tax programs Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Sagar Godar Chhetri, Yanshu Li, Jeffery Hepinstall-Cymerman, Jacek Siry, Jason Gordon
More than two-thirds of Georgia's private forestland (or 14.6 million acres) are enrolled in one of the state's preferential property tax programs. Besides alleviating property tax burdens for rural landowners, the purposes of these incentive programs have gradually evolved from ensuring a sustainable supply of agricultural and timber products to promoting the conservation of rural open space and provision
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China's National Reserve Forest Project contribution to carbon neutrality and path to profitability Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Fan Zhang, Mo Li, Shouhong Zhang, Jiakai Liu, Yufei Ren, Yini Cao, Feilong Li
The National Reserve Forest Project (NRFP) is a forestry project launched by China in 2013 to ensure the safety of timber supply and create a carbon sink, which can contribute to China's future carbon neutrality goals. To evaluate the carbon neutral contribution and carbon sink benefits of the NRFP, it is necessary to estimate the carbon sink amount, carbon sink cost, and carbon sink price. A combined
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Psychological mechanism of forest-based wellness tourism decision-making during the prevention and control of COVID-19 Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-30 Ying Li, Ting Wen
Wellness tourism experience in forest areas contributes to public health improvement. However, there is still a lack of clear research on the psychological mechanism of forest-based wellness tourism decision-making, and how to encourage consumers to participate has attracted much attention, especially in the context of COVID-19 and other major public health events. Building on ABC attitude model, health
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Optimized strategies for nitrogen fertilizer application in Populus plantations in the context of climate change mitigation Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-24 Zhuo Ning, Yuke Hou, Xia Xu
Nitrogen (N) fertilizer application increases biomass volume and enhances the carbon sequestration of forest stands. However, overused N fertilizers induce nitrous oxide (N2O), a greenhouse gas with a higher global warming potential than CO2. This study estimates the growth function of Populus stands based on field data, based on which the revised Faustmann model is used to evaluate the optimal rotation
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Distribution and dynamics of private forests across the United States Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-23 Marla Markowski-Lindsay, Brett J. Butler, Jesse Caputo, David Newman, Daowei Zhang, David Wear
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Towards more inclusive community landscape governance: Drivers and assessment indicators in northern Ghana Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Eric Rega Christophe Bayala, Mirjam Ros-Tonen, Malaika Pauline Yanou, Houria Djoudi, James Reed, Terry Sunderland
Community-based approaches to landscape governance are considered more legitimate, equitable, and inclusive ways to manage natural resources and more effective in achieving conservation and livelihood goals than centralised and top-down approaches. In Ghana, the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission devolved decision-making authority over natural resources through the Community Resource Management
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The role of temperate agroforestry in mitigating climate change: A review Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Wojciech Dmuchowski, Aneta H. Baczewska-Dąbrowska, Barbara Gworek
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A trading market for uncertain carbon removal by land use in the EU Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Ing-Marie Gren
This paper designs a trading market for uncertain carbon removal from uptake and reduced leakage by restoration of drained peatland, forest management and afforestation in the EU countries. A cost-efficient design of the quantification of carbon removals takes uncertainty into account by introducing a risk premium that differs between countries and measures. Given the cost-efficient design with risk
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Environmental justice and human well-being bundles in protected areas: An assessment in Campo Ma'an landscape, Cameroon Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Ahmad Dhiaulhaq, Catherine M. Hepp, Laetitia M. Adjoffoin, Corine Ehowe, Samuel Assembe-Mvondo, Grace Y. Wong
Justice and human well-being are increasingly used as key considerations when assessing the socio-economic impacts and trade-offs associated with forest conservation on local and indigenous populations. This paper incorporates environmental justice framework and human well-being bundles to get a more comprehensive understanding of the social-economic impacts of forest conservation. Through household
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Intersectional perspectives on land relations of oil palm plantations: A decolonial feminist approach on Indonesia's bioeconomy Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Hariati Sinaga
Indonesia's oil palm plantations, a critical sector for the country's bioeconomy, have attracted significant attention, especially due to the climate crisis. While the government sought to expand the national industry through boosting biodiesel policy, the European Union (EU) imposes a ban on imports of deforestation-linked commodities, including palm oil. Facing this development, this article seeks
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Emissions offset incentives, carbon storage and profit optimization for Australian timber plantations Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Li Lou, Yuan Gao, Courtney M. Regan, David M. Summers, Jeffery D. Connor, Jim O'Hehir, Li Meng, Christopher W.K. Chow
This article evaluates additional carbon storage that becomes profitable over a range of carbon credit prices through Australian Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) methods introduced in 2017 for timber plantations. We found prices of $20 and $50 CO2-eq t−1 motivated switching 4% and 29% of southern Australian case study estate stands from short-rotation E. globulus to long-rotation P. radiata, resulting
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Assessing deforestation in the Brazilian forests: An econometric inquiry into the load capacity curve for deforestation Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Hicham Ayad, Salaheddine Sari Hassoun, Salim Bourchid Abdelkader, Osama Azmi Abddel-Jalil Sallam
Deforestation represents one of the main factors contributing to the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. In the Brazilian Amazon, deforestation remains a towering problem and has reached intolerable proportions. In the last fifty years, Brazil's Amazon has lost about a fifth of its forest cover—almost 300,000 mile2. This includes at least 5110 mile2 lost in 2021. In the light of this
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Theorising and analysing the forest-based bioeconomy through a global production network lens Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Carsten Smith-Hall, Meenakshi Piplani, Dipesh Pyakurel
There is a multiplicity of bioeconomies and transition pathways, many of which are radically different from the biotechnological approach dominating in Western and Northern Europe. While the empirical basis for understanding this diversity is growing, also in the Global South, there is a lack of bioeconomic learning from existing allied theories. This paper applies global production network theory
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Intervention analysis of COVID-19 pandemic impact on timber price in selected markets Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Petra Hlaváčková, Jan Banaś, Katarzyna Utnik-Banaś
Using intervention analysis and time series of roundwood prices from ten European and North American countries, we analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the movement of timber prices. The study material consists of forty-six quarterly time series prices of logs and pulp, both softwood and hardwood, covering the period 2005–2022. During the Covid-19 pandemic period (2020:Q1-2020:Q4), softwood
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Decision making processes and power dynamics in timber production co-management: A comparative analysis of seven Brazilian Amazonian community-based projects Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Ana Luiza Violato Espada, Karen A. Kainer
Power asymmetries are a major obstacle to inclusive and robust decision making in collaborative management (or co-management), whereby multiple actors, principally government and local communities, jointly make decisions to achieve natural resource management goals. We compared seven community-based timber projects under different co-management arrangements within three Brazilian Amazonian extractive
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Disputing the bioeconomy-biodiversity nexus in Brazil: Coalitions, discourses and policies Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-03 Guilherme de Queiroz-Stein, Fernanda S. Martinelli, Thomas Dietz, Karen M. Siegel
Existing literature on bioeconomy has mostly focused on industrialized countries in the global North and has not paid much attention to the role of biodiversity in promoting new economic activities. However, recent views bring biodiversity to the center stage in the global South. In this article, we present a new framework to analyze the bioeconomy-biodiversity nexus, departing from the conceptual
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How to recognise a healthy forest: Perspectives from private forest managers in Britain Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-02 Seumas Bates, Gillian Petrokofsky, Gabriel Hemery, Norman Dandy
The managers of private forests have critical roles in responding to forest health challenges. Basic knowledge of how they interpret and understand the health of their trees is, however, very sparse. Via an online survey of private forest managers in Britain, we reveal the basic characteristics of this group's understandings of tree and forest health both in general and, more specifically, in relation
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The priorities in managing forest disturbances to enhance forest resilience: A comparison of a literature analysis and perceptions of forest professionals Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Laura Nikinmaa, Johannes H.C. de Koning, Jakob Derks, Ewa Grabska-Szwagrzyk, Agata A. Konczal, Marcus Lindner, Jarosław Socha, Bart Muys
Climate change alters the operational environment of forest management. The need to increase forest resilience and manage forests based on the best available knowledge is urgent. However, it is unclear to what extent scientific knowledge is integrated into practical forest management guidance. To explore how the integration of research works in forest management guidance, we reviewed literature on
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Non-timber forest products as poverty traps: Fact or fiction? Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 C.M. Shackleton, H. Garekae, M. Sardeshpande, G. Sinasson Sanni, W.C. Twine
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are used by billions of rural and urban people globally. Income shares from NTFPs are generally highest among poor communities and households, and consequently, their use has at times been described as a poverty trap. However, there are only a handful of works that have directly examined the existence of poverty traps in relation to NTFPs, and none concluded that
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Livelihood strategies, baobab income and income inequality: Evidence from Kordofan and Blue Nile, Sudan Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Ismail Abdalla Abuelbashar Adam, Yahia Omar Adam, Dennis Etemesi Olumeh, Dagmar Mithöfer
This paper analyses the relationship between livelihood strategies, baobab income, and income inequality in rural Sudan. Baobab is an emerging commercial crop with emerging specialised value chains in Kenya and Malawi. In Sudan, baobab traditionally has been used with limited research on evolving business opportunities and associated implications for rural development. The study utilizes survey data
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Trade effects of transnational timber legality assurance regimes: Evidence from the lacey act amendment on China’s forest product exports Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-25 Yan Zhang, Chen Chen, Baojie Ma, Shaosheng Jin
We analyzed the trade effects of transnational timber legality assurance regimes, specifically the impact of the Lacey Act Amendment (LAA), on forest product exports from China to the U.S. The LAA is a strict legal requirement for forest product sources. It was implemented phase-by-phase, beginning in 2008 in the U.S. We applied a staggered difference-in-differences model and a unique and disaggregated
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Retention of highly qualified wildland firefighters in the Western United States Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-25 Erin J. Belval, Jude Bayham, Shayne Magstadt
Federal agencies responsible for wildland fire management face increasing needs for personnel as fire seasons lengthen and fire size continues to grow, yet federal agencies have struggled to recruit and retain firefighting personnel. While many have speculated that long seasons, challenging working conditions, and low wages contribute to recruitment and retention challenges, there has been no empirical
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Was stakeholder participation in the PEFC revision process successful in Slovakia? Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Hubert Paluš, Lenka Marcineková, Jaroslav Šálka
The complexity and comprehensiveness of sustainability issues considered by forest certification schemes require knowledge based and transparent decision-making process. Therefore, open and multi-stakeholder participation in setting sustainable forest management criteria and rules for supporting managerial processes is the main requirement of forest certification systems. For global schemes utilising
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Whose forest? A two-level collective action perspective on struggles to reach polycentric governance Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Sara Lorenzini, Nadia von Jacobi
Natural resources management often entails accommodating competing cross-scale interests. Polycentricity literature offers a potential solution: value heterogeneity can reflect in an institutional architecture that allows the coexistence of multiple management priorities, appeasing conflicts. However, this literature has largely endorsed a static perspective focusing less on the function conflicts
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The impact of COVID-19 on the global forestry sector – A bibliometric analysis-based literature review Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Manuja Jayasundara, Parag Kadam, Puneet Dwivedi
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought profound changes in the world. Consequently, it has affected global forests, forest-dependent communities, and the forest industry. The current study examines academic research focusing on the Pandemic's effects on the overall forestry sector by conducting a bibliometric analysis followed by a literature review in light of themes identified from the bibliometric analysis
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The coalitional politics of the European Union Regulation on deforestation-free products Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-18 Laila Berning, Metodi Sotirov
This paper analyses the belief- and interest-driven coalitional politics of the new European Union Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) by applying the Advocacy Coalition Framework and Baptist & Bootlegger Theory. Our results first show how two PRO-Regulation Coalitions advocated for new European Union (EU) trade rules: key members of a Sustainable Development Coalition and an Environmental
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The impact of forest product collection and processing on household income in rural Liberia Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Festus O. Amadu, Daniel C. Miller
Forests and trees can provide a means to alleviate poverty while simultaneously addressing climate change and other sustainability goals. However, empirical evidence on the income and livelihoods effects of collecting and processing forest products (including timber and non-timber forest products), remains limited. Evidence is especially sparse across multiple spatial scales within countries and in