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Impacts of COVID-19 on forestry migrant workers in the Southern United States Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Manuja Jayasundara, Carolina Berget, Puneet Dwivedi
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many aspects of life and affected numerous sectors in the United States (US), including the forestry sector, which heavily depends on temporary migrant guest workers to perform roles that are difficult to fill with local labor. We conducted a qualitative case study focusing on a single labor contracting company that supplies workers for forestry projects in the US
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Social determinants of Chilean forestry workers: A challenge for sustainable industry development Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Sandra Alvear-Vega, Nicolas Astudillo-Molina
This study aims to identify the social determinants (SD) that influence employment in Chile’'s forestry sector. This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by examining the interaction between various social determinants and the likelihood of individuals working in the forestry sector.
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Rules and interactions around customary tree ownership in forested public lands: A qualitative study in Jharkhand, India Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-31 Sabyasachi Kar, Gaurav R. Sinha, Puneet Dwivedi
Customary ownership of trees in forested public lands is common among tribal communities in India. This separation of trees and land ownership raises questions about the nature of such ownership, the rules governing them, and the factors shaping them. Despite its socio-cultural and ecological significance, limited studies have explored this form of tree ownership. Additionally, recent forest policy
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Culture change in the Forest sector: Insights from a participatory workshop at the Women's Forest congress Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-31 Jaana Korhonen, Jamie Dahl, Asia L. Dowtin, Leah Rathbun
This study draws on collaborative work done during the inaugural Women's Forest Congress in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, attended by over 500 diverse professionals in the public and private sectors in the fall of 2022. The Congress was designed to encourage women and other minoritized gender identities to think critically about their role in the forest and natural resource sector and the workforce
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A comprehensive look at the forest products industry’s economic contribution to the United States: Pre- and post-COVID analysis Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-30 Jagdish Poudel, Ram Dahal
This paper examines the U.S. Forest products industry's economic performance in 2022 compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, highlighting its resilience amid pandemic disruptions. Despite a slight decline of 0.27 % in direct forest product industry jobs, the industry's total value-added increased by 14.46 %, with growth observed in labor income and gross output. However, the extent of changes varied across
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Effective communication about forests and trees: An analytical framework for communication among segmented audiences Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-28 Lena Riemann
A vast amount of literature from communication science deals with the questions if and how communication can evoke changes in an audience. This is closely related to communicative persuasion and social influence. Based on audience-oriented approaches to media effectiveness, it is argued that in order to be effective, communication efforts have to match the desires and requirements of the audience.
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Misalignment between ecologically rapid and economically optimal forest restoration designs Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-24 Yuta Kobayashi, Masayuki Sato, Kei Uchida, Akira S. Mori
Because the benefits of forest restoration take a long time to materialize, it is desirable to design restoration projects with intergenerational equity in mind, particularly considering the perspectives and feelings of the generation bearing the costs. We conducted a contingent valuation survey with a payment card among the Japanese public focusing on forest restoration in Shiretoko National Park
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Implications of China's foreign waste ban on the global waste paper trade networks for circular economy and sustainability Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-23 Xinfei Li, Chang Yu, Zhaohua Wang, Chenlu Tao, Hao Li, Gang Diao, Baodong Cheng
To achieve the sustainable development goal, China banned the import of unclassified waste paper in 2017, known as China's import Ban (CIB) to influence the global waste paper trade. Here, we construct the global waste paper trade networks (GWPTN) to observe network characteristics from 2006 to 2020 and use Difference-in-Differences (DID) to test effects of CIB. Results show that CIB reduces the scale
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Becoming a forester. Exploring forest management students' habitus in the making Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-18 Diana Cichecki, Hannes Weinbrenner, Stephanie Bethmann
Foresters in Germany are facing extreme challenges due to climate change and social change, struggling to adapt their management strategies. In this context, our study explores the professional socialization of forest management students at Universities of Applied Sciences in Germany: How is a professional habitus formed during forestry education, and how well does this equip students to address ecological
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Enhancing actor-centered power theory through actor typology: Insights from community-based conservation in China Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-16 Jiacheng Zhao, Pei Zhang, Feng Tian, Weiping Shi
This study addresses a critical limitation of Actor-centered Power (ACP) theory in Community-based Conservation (CBC) initiatives: its tendency to rely on predefined roles for actors, which can obscure the complex dynamics within communities. By integrating ACP theory with Scharpf's actor typology, this research aims to provide a framework that better reflects the nuanced power relationships both within
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Three decades of forest policy studies in the countries in the former socialist countries of Europe: A review Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-16 Ekaterina Makrickiene, Vilis Brukas, Ivana Živojinović, Zuzana Dobšinská
Since the late 1980s, the transformative changes in former socialist societies have provided a unique context for forest policy research. However, a comprehensive review of this body of scholarship has been lacking. This paper addresses this gap by by reviewing forest policy studies for 19 countries of the ex-socialist realm. We identified 285 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, published
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Finnish forest owners' intentions to participate in cooperative forest management Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-11 Liina Häyrinen, Janne Kaseva, Eija Pouta
In addressing global environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss, climate change, and the degradation of vulnerable ecosystems, the role of forest owners and their cooperation is essential. Despite the evident potential of cooperation, the interaction among forest owners remains an underexplored area, particularly concerning the factors that influence forest owners' willingness to cooperate
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The fall of the kings: Power relations and dynamics in Papua's indigenous community in forest resource management Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-10 Antoni Ungirwalu, J.R. Mansoben, Yubelince Y. Runtuboi, Sepus M. Fatem, Mariana H. Peday, Jonni Marwa, Ahmad Maryudi
Tribal leaders in Papua had been positioned as both cultural symbols and real decision-making leaders, but they have lost their power over natural resource management and forests. Using the case of nutmeg management by the tribal Baham-Matta community, we present changes in the power constellations within the local social structures, in which the Kings (Patuans), the highest tribal leaders, have increasingly
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Forest disturbances change psychological ownership among traditional private forest owners in North Rhine Westphalia Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-10 Leonie Wagner, Franziska Miederhoff
Forests in Germany are experiencing crises due to climate change, dry summers, storms, and widespread damage from pests and diseases. By understanding how private forest owners experience ownership and forest disturbances due to climate change, this study provides valuable insights to better meet the needs of forest owners with family tradition and inform policy decisions and implementations. The literature
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The impact of National Forest City Construction on local employment: Evidence from China Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-10 Jingqi Dang, Jingru Wang, Bingqian Tu
The National Forest City Construction (NFCC) initiative aims to improve regional greening levels, optimize ecosystem services, and achieve sustainable development. This policy serves as a key measure to promote eco-friendly urbanization and facilitate coordinated economic development in both urban and rural areas through green transitions. As a comprehensive ecological initiative, the NFCC stimulates
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What we can learn from India, a forerunner in community centric forest management: An insight for global forest policy and governance Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-09 Nick Lalrinmawia, R. Lalengmawia, P.C. Vanlalhluna, Vanlalhruaii Ralte, B.C. Lalremruata, F. Lalnunmawia
Community-based forest management has gained global prominence and this commentary explores the socio-ecological dynamics of forest management in India, highlighting its role in biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, and forest regeneration. Community management has shown significant ecological improvements in areas of forest health, economic benefits and climate mitigation. However, certain
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A social-ecological approach to local forest conflict analysis and shaping Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-09 Anna S. Brietzke, Engelbert Schramm, Katharina Heß, Diana Hummel, Michael Kreß-Ludwig, Deike U. Lüdtke
Against the backdrop of the climate crisis, forest conflicts are intensifying in Germany. For this reason, it is time to reopen the scientific debate on how we research and manage forest conflicts. In this commentary, we argue that a social-ecological approach takes into account the interactions and interdependencies between social and physical structures and processes of forest conflicts. Consequently
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Minimising the relative regret of future forest landscape compositions: The role of close-to-nature stand types Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-09 Thomas Knoke, Peter Biber, Tobias Schula, Jonathan Fibich, Benjamin Gang
Increasingly uncertain decision outcomes prevail in forest management and hamper choosing a single optimal management alternative. Confronting all management alternatives with multiple future scenarios and selecting an alternative minimising the regret under the worst scenario may provide suitable guidance under such uncertainty. Here, we search for future forested landscape compositions using regret
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Gender equality in Nordic forest research – A literature review Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-08 Pia Katila, Kristina Svels, Domna Tzemi
The article reviews and synthetises scientific research in the intersection of gender and the forest sector published during the past 20 years (2004–2023), focusing on the Nordic countries of Finland, Norway and Sweden. The systematic review of 88 scientific articles presents the state of the art of forest and gender-related research and examines how the main issue areas included in the eight key objectives
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Economic gain of genetically-selected coastal Douglas-fir: Timber, log and carbon value at varying planting densities Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-08 M. Isaac-Renton, B. Moore, J. Degner, C. Bealle Statland, B. Bogdanski, L. Sun, M. Stoehr
Substantial investments in tree breeding for coastal Douglas-fir in British Columbia are projected to lead to significant volume gain at rotation age. Recent research shows growth gains are accumulating as expected, but it is less clear to what degree and when these volume gains translate into economic gains. We use discounted cash flow analysis techniques to quantify economic gains and determine optimal
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“Hands off our forests!” - The impact of the authoritarian rule on polish forest policy in the context of the European Green Deal Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2025-01-03 Krzysztof Niedziałkowski, Agata Konczal, Marcin Mielewczyk
In recent years, numerous initiatives and instruments from the European Union have aimed to address climate change. As a result, forest policies of member states—formally outside the EU's direct competencies—have come under increasing pressure from the EU. Member states' responses have varied, largely influenced by their unique socio-economic and political contexts regarding forest policies. This paper
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How nature and landscape quality connect: An exploratory study of their relationship with urban green spaces Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-31 Gonzalo de la Fuente de Val
This study explores the relationship between individuals' connection to nature through the use of urban green spaces and the perceived landscape quality of their neighbourhoods. A total of 829 participants from Latin America completed an online survey. Spearman's rank correlation was used to examine associations, while Principal Component Analysis (PCA) identified key variables linked to nature connection
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Bioeconomy governance in the global South: State of the art and the way forward Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-31 Daniela Kleinschmit, Alexandru Giurca, Rosa Lehmann, Fabricio Rodríguez, Hariati Sinaga
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Forest diversity and the distribution of farm revenue - Empirical evidence from forest farms in Taiwan Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-30 Tzong-Haw Lee, Yu-You Liou, Hung-Hao Chang
Forest diversity is important for the increase in biodiversity since higher levels of multiple ecosystem services are found in forests with a greater variety of tree species. Although a sizable body of literature has focused on the biodiversity of forest farms, little is known about the relationship between forest diversity and the economic performance of forest farms. This paper contributes to this
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Diversity of plant species used as firewood in indigenous colonized communities: An ethnobotanical study in East Misiones, Argentina Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-30 Mario Gabriel Sackser, Lucas Rojas, Héctor Alejandro Keller, Norma Inés Hilgert
The use and consumption of firewood implies a detailed knowledge of species, and its materialisation translates into culturally mediated practices. This study analyses the link between users and the variety of species employed as firewood and the diversity of uses by settler and Guarani populations in Misiones, Argentina. Information was obtained through semi-structured interviews, free listings, participant
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Valuation of forested river riparian buffers: Support for riverine integrity and climate resilience Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-28 Mallory Phillips, Kevin J. Boyle, Kristen Swedberg
This study investigates the connection between river riparian buffers and property values. The buffers protect the integrity of aquatic ecosystems and support resilience to rising temperatures and severe storms due to climate change. A hedonic study using 18,782 property sales was conducted to estimate the value of riverfront land and forested riparian buffers along the New and Watauga Rivers in North
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A comprehensive outlook on drought caused economic losses and landowner perceptions concerning drought and erratic rainfall patterns Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-28 Galen Hanby, Lu Zhai, Bijesh Mishra, Omkar Joshi
Natural disturbances such as drought reduce timber volume growth and increase tree mortality, which can have serious repercussions for the forest-based industries that rely on timber as a raw material. To assess these impacts, we utilized Forest Inventory and Analysis data and estimated weather caused-mortality and loss of total live timber volume for Oklahoma, USA between 2011 and 2015, a period in
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An econometric analysis of supply and demand on Sugi sawlog in Japan Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-25 Yuji Higuma, Satoshi Tachibana
This study aims to clarify the supply and demand on Sugi sawlogs, a major product in the Japanese domestic log market, using econometric methods, and to quantify the impact of socio-economic factors on the supply and demand of domestic logs. We develop a dynamic simultaneous equations model for the supply and demand of Sugi sawlogs. The model is estimated using two-stage least squares, and both short-run
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Developing a supply chain model for sustainable aviation fuel using logging residues in Georgia, United States Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-25 Hosne Ara Akter, Yu-Kai Huang, Puneet Dwivedi
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as a drop-in fuel from biomass feedstocks can reduce carbon emissions and provide resiliency to the aviation sector in light of the volatile nature of conventional aviation fuel (CAF) prices. This study aims to develop a supply chain model for SAF derived from unutilized logging residues across Georgia, a prominent forestry state located in the southern region of the
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How the talent ecosystem of key state-owned forest areas in China empowers forestry scientific and technological talents aggregation Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-24 Shenwei Wan, Shuifa Ke, Chen Liang
Our study focuses on key state-owned forest areas in China, utilizing the talent ecosystem theory and combining Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) with fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to identify the necessary and sufficient conditions for the aggregation of forestry scientific and technological talents in 87 forestry enterprises. We analyze the complex causal relationships between
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Stakeholder views of adaptation measures to improve climate resilience: Case study evidence from European wood value chains Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-24 Annechien Dirkje Hoeben, Marie Lautrup, Julius Willig, Sandra P. García-Jácome, Martin Jankovský, Anne Toppinen, Dijana Vuletić, Mikko Peltoniemi, Tobias Stern
This study examines stakeholders' views of the feasibility and effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures across selected wood value chains in Europe based on survey data from 182 respondents. Respondents view the future implementation of adaptation measures as more feasible and effective than present implementation. Managers of conifer forests see more opportunities for implementing measures
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Stakeholder and social network analysis for understanding forest (fires) management – A contribution based on a systematic literature review Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-21 C. Campos Fernandes, S. Valente, E. Figueiredo, A. Polido
Finding strategies and measures to prevent and mitigate wildfires is at the top of the socio-political agendas in Europe. This is due to an increase in the recurrence and intensity of wildfires, but also to constraints related to fire planning and management system, which includes and deals with multiple organizations, entities, and stakeholders, fostering diverse potential tensions and conflicts,
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From timber to carbon: Stakeholder acceptance of policy measures supporting forest management transition in Finland Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-21 Annika Lonkila, Anna Ott, Samuli Pitzén, Terhi Arola, Suvi Huttunen
Policy acceptance is critical for legitimate and effective forest and climate policies. The acceptance of forest policies has been largely examined as an individual decision, especially among forest owners, based on attitudes, values and beliefs. To improve the usefulness of the concept of policy acceptance for political analysis, this article analyses the acceptance of key forest policy stakeholders
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A needle in a haystack: Projecting the climate impacts on Brazil's pulp and paper industry Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-21 Roberto Kimura, Bruno Kanieski da Silva, Changyou Sun
Climate change is expected to severely impact the forestry industry by increasing wildfire occurrence, triggering pest outbreaks, or modifying trees' productivity. To understand the long-term impact of climate change on forest production, we investigated how fluctuations in forest productivity and land availability would impact the expansion of Brazil's pulp and paper industry. We used a Mixed Integer
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Social media, deliberative communication and conflict management: Reflections based on the example case of Freiburg Im Breisgau (Germany) Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-21 Alexander Mäder, Monika Bachinger, Andreas Ziermann, Patricia Harprecht, Volker Kromrey, Franziska Schlemmer
Recreation in forests may be conceived of as a common pool resource. This resource degrades if a too large number of recreationists or recreationists with too different activities populate the forest. In such cases conflicts due to resource degradation might occur. Deliberative communication is a respectful form of communication, which enables individuals to develop a mutual understanding and realize
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Improving forest decision-making through complex system representation: A viability theory perspective Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-21 Clémence Labarre, Jean-Christophe Domec, Pablo Andrés-Domenech, Kai Bödeker, Logan Bingham, Denis Loustau
Forests are complex adaptive systems (CAS) featuring dynamics that can take centuries to unfold. Managing them for multiple objectives (e.g. financial performance, climate regulation, biodiversity conservation, watershed protection) in the face of multiple risks (e.g. market fluctuations, illegal logging, natural disturbance) involves making decisions under deep and pervasive uncertainty. Through a
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Has China's “only-out, no-in” staff-reduction policy alleviated the material deprivation of forestry worker families? Evidence from China's Natural Forest Protection Program Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-20 Bo Cao, Hongge Zhu, Yufang Wang
The existing literature primarily assesses the effectiveness of self-governance models in decentralized forest management, while studies on state-centered government regulation are scarce. This gap may introduce biases in comparative analyses of forest management models. This paper provides new evidence to evaluate China's government regulation model from a welfare perspective. First, we construct
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Reconciling global and local benefits of forest restoration: A shared interdisciplinary perspective Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-20 Stephanie Mansourian, William M. Adams, Karma Bouazza, Joice Nunes Ferreira, David J. Ganz, Jack Hurd, Stefano Pagiola, John Parrotta, Bruno Ramamonjisoa, Nanie Ratsifandrihamanana, Roger Villalobos, Gretchen Walters, Christian A. Kull
Restoring ecosystems, and forests in particular, has become a global priority. At larger scales, forest restoration must necessarily reconcile the needs and priorities of multiple stakeholders and, in doing so, raises several governance challenges. Approaching governance in the context of forest restoration through an interdisciplinary lens provides a complex picture consistent with the multiple factors
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Partition actions on forestland owned as heir property and the determinants of court decisions Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-19 Mahesh Tiwari, Changyou Sun, Donald L. Grebner, Ayoung Kim, Eric McConnell
In the United States, family forest landowners own a substantial portion of the forestland. Some of the forestland is heir property, which is created when an owner dies without a will or with a defective will. Each co-owner of heir property has an undivided fractional interest in the entire land, and any co-owners can file a partition action to isolate their interest from the land. While a physical
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Community engagement in the governance of Cambodian recreation forests Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-17 Emerson Carias Padilla, Alessandra Giuliani, Kang Subhadd Kanniya, Vuth Lay Heang, Tol Sokchea, Kalyan Hou, Jérémie Gilliéron
This study investigates the institutional, socio-cultural, and environmental factors influencing community participation in recreational forest governance in Cambodia. Recreational forests, essential for promoting well-being and environmental stewardship, face governance challenges that hinder their sustainability and economic viability. Using a mixed-methods approach, we evaluated institutional, socio-cultural
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“Missing” power features in the Actor-Centered-Power framework: Systematic review and empirical insights from Central Africa's Dja and Faro Landscapes Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-14 Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi, Shambhu Charmakar, Roland Azibo Balgah, Lukas Giessen
Since its introduction about a decade ago, the Actor-Centered-Power (ACP) theoretical approach has been applied to analyze power manifestations and outcomes – particularly in forest resource management. This approach emphasized three power features, namely, coercion, (dis)incentives and dominant information. After a decade of empirical validation, it is imperative to take stock of its application while
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Policy forum: Opportunities and challenges for Vietnamese companies to source sustainable timber from Africa, and implications for future implementation of the EU deforestation regulation Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-13 Thu Thuy Pham, Thi Kim Hong Tang, Andrew Lowe
This paper explores the perceptions of 114 Vietnamese companies regarding the opportunities and challenges they face in trading timber and wood with African countries, drawing the implications for future implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in Vietnam and African countries. More than half of the surveyed companies imported African timber for construction, raw material resale, and
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Building connections: Exploring social network research in forest sciences Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-13 Theresa Klara Loch, Daniela Kleinschmit
This study evaluates the role of social network research in exploring its current application within forest research and identify potential for building connections. Through a systematic literature review of 135 articles, we investigate the theoretical and methodological nuances of social network research, highlighting the predominance of ontological and epistemological underpinnings of network theories
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Actor and power analysis in urban forests and green spaces management. Insights from the Garden City of West Africa Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-12 Patrick Opoku, Collins Ayine Nsor, Emmanuel Acquah, Dorothy Asare Akoto, Norbert Weber
The significance of urban forests and green spaces is unquestionable, yet their maintenance is frequently hindered by the conflicting interests of various actors and power imbalances. Unfortunately, despite the vast recognition by many scholars that power is central to resource management, the subject has not received deserving attention in urban forestry and green spaces studies. This paper bridges
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Assessing homestead agroforestry-based livelihoods in Sivasagar District of Assam, India, using livelihood significance index (LSI) Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-12 Barasha Rani Das, Manash Jyoti Bhuyan, Nityananda Deka, Prasanta Bhattacharya
This study evaluates the significance of homestead agroforestry (HAF) systems for rural livelihoods in Sivasagar District of Assam, India, using Livelihood Significance Index (LSI). The research integrates both quantitative and qualitative methods to offer a comprehensive analysis of how HAF systems contribute to rural livelihoods. The study reveals that the importance of various HAF plant species
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Examining the adoption of PEFC chain of custody certification in the Italian forest-based industry: An empirical study on motivations and impacts Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-12 Stefano Bruzzese, Filippo Brun, Antonino Galati, Valeria Borsellino, Claudio Mirabella, Antonio Brunori, Simone Blanc
PEFC is the world's largest forest certification system, with more than 295 million hectares of certified forests and over 28,000 companies currently involved in the Chain of Custody (CoC). In this context, this research investigated the governance mechanisms influencing the decisions of Italian forest-based industry operators to adopt such certification and the results of its adoption. A questionnaire
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International climate finance in land use, land use change and forestry in Caribbean Small Island Developing States Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-12 Preeya S. Mohan
This paper examines the critical role of international climate finance in supporting Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in addressing climate change through Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) initiatives. By analysing data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Creditor Reporting System (CRS), the paper
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Exploring technical efficiency in the European forest sector: A two-stage chance-constrained data envelopment analysis Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-09 Alireza Amirteimoori, Tofigh Allahviranloo, Majid Zadmirzaei
This study analyses the technical efficiency of the forestry sector in Europe which comprises 40 countries. The novelty of this study is the stochasticity of the data and the existence of contextual variables in the two-stage production process of the forest sector. We first developed a two-stage chance-constrained data envelopment analysis model in which the forestry and exploitation stages occur
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Forestry policy effectiveness and performance evaluation in China - Quantitative study based on policy texts 1998–2020 Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-09 Gui Meng, Shuirong Wu, Yangting Yu
Since 1998, the Chinese Government has implemented a plethora of forestry policies aimed at promoting ecological restoration, forest ecological construction, and forestry economic development. However, there is a dearth of studies that quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of these policies and assess their performance from the perspective of policy text. To address this gap, this study examined
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New frontiers of forest economics, IV: Entrepreneurship in forestry: Innovation, uncertainty and profit Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-12-07 Peter Deegen, Sen Wang, Shashi Kant, Martin Hostettler
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The impact of foreign direct investment on innovation in China's forest products industry Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-30 Bingqian Tu, Ze Chen, Jingqi Dang
The forestry industry, with its high resource dependence, long production cycles, and extensive development modes, lags behind other industries in terms of innovation. This study examines the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on product innovation in China's forest products industry. We use data from 146,526 forest products enterprises spanning the years 1998 to 2013, merged with patent application
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Biodiversity conservation in private forests: Preferences of Latvian forest owners in the context of involuntary conservation Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-30 Ģirts Baranovskis, Oļģerts Nikodemus, Didzis Elferts, Guntis Brūmelis, Agita Līviņa, Anda Mežgaile
Private forests play an important role in biodiversity conservation. Countries utilize various mechanisms for integrating private forests into biodiversity conservation strategies. While voluntary private forest conservation of biodiversity dominates in Nordic Europe countries, in Latvia the involuntary approach remains the main biodiversity conservation path. We aimed to explore the attitude of Latvian
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Comparing Nordic forest governance: Key informant perspectives Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-29 Ayonghe A. Nebasifu, Dalia D'Amato, Hanna Ekström, Niina Pietarinen, Alexia Fridén, Teemu Harrinkari, Bogomil Iliev, Huntley Brownell, Wilhelm May, Maria Brockhaus, Marianne Thomsen, Nils Droste
There is a growing call for comparative analyses of forest governance to facilitate knowledge exchange for the sustainable management of Nordic forest systems, addressing the needs of societal stakeholders in enhancing both the quality and quantity of forest resources. This study traces the development of nation-wide policy instruments implemented in four Nordic countries; Finland, Sweden, Norway and
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Factors influencing the expressed willingness to transition from collection to cultivation of non-timber forest products: The case of Caesalpinia spinosa in southern Ecuador Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-29 Diana Encalada, Luz María Castro, Omar Cabrera, Pablo Ramón, Fabián Reyes-Bueno, Carola Paul
Planting trees with additional non-timber products (NTFPs) (such as fruits) in agricultural lands is emerging as an important strategy in Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) to enhance the provision of ecosystem services and improve habitat quality. In many cases, the planting of NTFP trees follows a transition from collecting NTFPs in natural forests to integrating the respective trees into agricultural
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An integrated conflict analysis approach for the sustainable supply of Forest Ecosystem Services in Germany - the case of forest-based biofuel production Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-29 Gino Garcia, Carsten Mann, Tobias Cremer
The increased harvesting of forest biomass for biofuel production in Germany could lead to trade-offs in the provision of forest ecosystem services (FES). The potential conflicts between already existing forest users and proponents of biofuels from forest biomass are insufficiently investigated. In this paper, we propose an innovative step-wise methodology for analysing the conflicts that could arise
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Spatial effects of ecological cognition on firewood collection by households in protected areas: An analysis based on the giant panda nature reserves Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-28 Yijing Zhang, Duxun Zhang, Jinyu Shen, Wei Duan
The issues of unbalanced and inadequate energy development in rural China remain prominent, particularly in areas rich in natural resources, such as nature reserves, where households still tend to rely on traditional energy utilization modes. On one hand, the traditional use of firewood for energy results in low energy efficiency and indoor air pollution; On the other hand, it exacerbates problems
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Balancing investments in ecosystem services for sustainable forest governance Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-24 Elisabeth Veivåg Helseth, Pål Vedeld, Erik Gómez-Baggethun
Economic instruments like subsidies and tax reliefs are widely used to promote forest ecosystem services. However, such instruments typically target services traded in markets, whereas non-market services are declining worldwide. With Norway as a case, we map economic instruments used in Norwegian forest governance and examine how they promote or constrain forests' capacity to provide different ecosystem
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A generalized Faustmann model with multiple carbon pools Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-21 Zhihan Yu, Zhuo Ning, Han Zhang, Hongqiang Yang, Sun Joseph Chang
In the context of “carbon neutrality”, it is crucial to accurately account for forest carbon sequestration, including living tree biomass, dead organic matter, and harvested wood products. This study develops a generalized Faustmann model, including carbon sequestration in multiple carbon pools under different assumptions of the decay modes of harvested wood products. Then, a comparative statics analysis
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Enhancing the economic feasibility of fuel treatments: Market and policy pathways for US Federal Lands Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-11-19 David N. Wear, Matthew Wibbenmeyer, Emily Joiner
The cost of fuel removal needed in the western United States exceeds available federal funding; therefore, meeting fuel treatment goals may require engaging the private sector to market treatment biomass. To assess the economics of fuel treatments in the western United States, we develop a spatially explicit model of the revenues and costs of fuel removal in Idaho and Montana. We find that fuel treatment