Forest industry companies are the chief exploiters of forest resources, and their day-to-day decisions and actions may have major implications for the sustainable development of forests, and for those who depend on them. Russian companies have a special place in this regard as they operate in the most forested country in the world and the local forest resources have considerable global effects. In

Although the social-ecological impacts of resettlement have been widely assessed, the concrete mechanisms by which ecological resettlement influences the livelihoods of resettled households have rarely been examined. Using data collected from a large household survey in southern Shaanxi, China and a propensity score matching method, this study explores the potential impact of resettlement on livelihood

Adoption of innovations is central to improved livelihoods of smallholders and agricultural modernization. The means of achieving optimum adoption rates, however, remain blurred amidst decades of research and interventions. This paper employed both content and meta-analysis to summarize the theoretical and empirical studies conducted in the past three decades in agroforestry (AF) adoption practice

Weak forest governance is posited as a key underlying driver of deforestation and forest degradation, but empirical evidence of this linkage is scarce. Many related studies capture the de jure (legal) conditions and miss out the de facto (implementation practices on the ground), particularly when considering the proximate drivers and other factors of deforestation. However, this is central for identifying

This study uses a choice experiment design to elicit the public's willingness to pay (WTP) for the highly endangered Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) in Yancheng National Wetland Nature Reserve (YNWNR) in coastal China. It particularly analyzes the extent to which marginal WTP (MWTP) is influenced by conservation attitudes and income. Using a dataset collected from 262 respondents from Beijing through

Nordhaus' DICE model is used to investigate the economics of planting trees on 900 million ha of lands that can be reforested or afforested, as proposed by a number of researchers. By looking at the most optimistic restoration case, a large terrestrial sink can reduce projected future temperatures by more than 30%, with accompanying smaller marginal damages. It also turns out that optimal levels of

We consider the management of a mono-specific even-aged forest at the stand level. Optimal silviculture based on timber income and sequestered carbon income in an no risk case and a risky case are compared. In this study, using calculus of variations we discuss the validity of using a risk adjusted discount rate (a rate of natural risk added to the discount rate) or using a carbon adjusted discount

Agenda 2030 and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) form an overarching framework to guide development at all scales from local to global. They are intended to holistically address sustainability across its economic, ecological and social dimensions. A core tenant of this holistic approach is that all dimensions of sustainability are interlinked, such that changes in one dimension can have

This article conducts a systematic literature review of journal articles on innovation in forestry and forest-based industries. We include international, English language, peer-reviewed research articles included in the scientific databases Scopus and Web of Science since the 1980s. Our search for articles that specifically mention “innovation/innovativeness” and “forest/wood/timber” from a social

Palm oil is very important exported commodity in Indonesia, which currently generates more than USD18 billion to the national earnings. Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Jacq.) is the most efficient crop in terms of productivity in producing oil compared with other crops, such as soybean, rapeseed and sunflower. Indonesia is a major palm oil producer in the world, where the oil palm plantation covers more

Since 2013, the Chinese government has implemented a series of waste paper import regulations with the aim of improving the quality of imported waste paper. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of these new regulations on the quality of imported waste paper. The study analyzed the asymmetric effects and dynamics between China's domestic and imported waste paper prices and between

Although forest concessions have the potential to regulate the use and conservation of forest resources and protect the rights of traditional populations, international experiences have been controversial. In 2018, the Food and Agriculture Organization established 39 guidelines for tropical concession systems based on UN Agenda 2030. In this study, we compared the Brazilian experience in forest concessions

Agroforestry is a multifunctional and climatically smart agriculture that combines high food productivity with environmental protection according to the local sociocultural context, these advantages have prompted several countries that have developed national agroforestry initiatives, and policies. The main objective of this paper is to propose a Mexican precision agroforestry policy to promote economic

Russia possesses the world's largest forest reserves and is one of the major exporters in the world timber market. This paper explores the role of Russian forest products on the global market, taking into account competitiveness both at national and regional levels. The competitiveness level of traded goods was measured with three indicators using the approach of revealed comparative advantages. Analysis

Tactical harvest scheduling is related to forest unit selection and spatial sequencing. Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) is traditionally implemented in this type of planning, associating each forest unit with one or more binary and/or integer variables. However, the higher number of binary/integer variables used in a model, the higher complexity and processing time to find an optimal solution

Studies on the extent to which households are affected by earthquake and their varying degree of dependence on forest resources, particularly reliable and comprehensive ones, are very rare. This study assessed the types of shocks faced by the earthquake-hit households and the change in timber and firewood use patterns by them before and after the occurrence of devastating Gorkha earthquake-2015 in

In this paper, we start with the assumption that employee innovativeness cannot be observed without the influence of an intrapreneurial climate. We test this relationship and its effects in public forest enterprises (PFEs). The theoretical framework is based on the intrapreneurship concept. A model for testing the influence of an intrapreneurial climate on employee innovativeness was designed. The

Creating fiscal incentive mechanisms has become one of the most challenging elements of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). Scholars believe that the success of REDD+ will depend mainly on how its fiscal incentive mechanisms are designed and implemented. In the context of Indonesia's public finance, village fund (DD) as one of the funding devices under the Intergovernmental

Soil biodiversity is crucial for maintaining forest health and safeguarding forest ecosystem services delivery, but it is under increasing human pressure. Forest management puts pressure on soil biodiversity, but has also the potential to support soil biodiversity recovery, depending on which decisions forest managers make. These decisions are highly influenced by managers' perception and understanding

Using a cutting-edge method and value-added trade data for 33 countries from 2005 to 2015, we assess the international competitiveness of China's forest products industry in this paper. The international competitiveness is measured with three indices—revealed comparative advantage, and participation and position in the global value chains (GVCs). Our results show that China's forest products industry

Governance systems are characterized by differing degrees of centralized vs decentralized decision-making and distribution of powers. This study investigates the history of Chinese centralized decentralization reforms in collective forestry using data from government documents and secondary literature based on the democratic decentralization and environmental governance frameworks. Additionally, it

The aim of the study was to evaluate the current level of awareness, implementation and need for knowledge of game-oriented forest management (GOFM) among forest owners and professionals. This information is necessary to understand the grounds for improving awareness and implementation of new forest management guidelines and to evaluate suitable policy instruments for the future. The study joins the

Homeowners in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) are strongly encouraged to protect their property from the risk of damage from forest fires. FireSmart Canada, similar to Firewise used in the United States, and Community Fireguard, Community FireWise, Community FireSafe and the Bushfire Ready Action Groups in Australia, provides recommendations based on physical science that found treating fuels in

This paper serves as an introduction to a Special Issue (SI) of the Journal of Forest Policy and Economics dedicated to forest investment and finance. The Special Issue stemmed from an International Forest Business Conference (IFBC2018) held in Poland on 6–8 June 2018. It includes papers based on speeches at that conference, as well as others on similar topics not presented at the conference. Topics

Climate change poses a serious threat to many farmers' yield and income. Previous studies often applied a general approach to examine climate change mitigation strategies implemented by farmers. Our study focuses on income diversification of cocoa farmers in Ghana as a strategy to cope with climate change. We compiled data from 400 cocoa farmers, and applied a Heckman two-step regression to investigate

Forest education is confronted with the challenge of modernizing teaching approaches and methods, particularly so in light of changing employment and societal needs. Many innovative teaching methods are developed by multiple instructors and can be found at the local scales. They have a great and largely untapped potential for being recognized, further developed, and up-scaled. In order to facilitate

Drawing upon interviews with representatives of all the major forestry organisations in Sweden, this paper explores how, in their sales and services, they work to overcome the growing distance between forest owners and forests. The results indicate that increasing distance to forest owners in terms of sales and services work is largely dealt with by reorganisation of the sales process. Through trust-building

This paper reviews the literature of an unresolved question in environmental economics, the environmental Kuznets curve for deforestation (EKCd). It begins by summarizing the general EKC, the idea that economies draw on their environmental resources during initial growth but, with further growth above some level, their environmental decline attains a turning point. Most investigations of the EKCd are

A harvest scheduling model when the natural risk is not only dependent on the age of the forest stand but also on the stock density is presented in this paper. In addition, damages to human lives, human health and infrastructure caused by natural risks are incorporated. Using a conditional current value approach, the optimal thinning and rotation length conditions are determined and used for the qualitative

Spatial relationships between forest and PM2.5 concentrations are of great policy implications in regional afforestation layout and air pollution control. This paper investigates the transboundary externality of a city’s forest on the concentrations of PM2.5 in different city segments. Employing a mixed-regressive spatial panel model with data for 255 Chinese cities over 2000 to 2015, we find that

This article draws from the conceptual framework of techno-bureaucratic and developmentalist doxas to understand the social practice of responsibilization in governance of non-industrial private forestry (NIPF) in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. More specifically, attention is paid to responsibilization in the use of genetically improved tree seeds among small-scale tree growers. Data for the study

Forests have a huge potential to produce timber and sequester carbon in a joint process. Thus, afforestation projects have been widely undertaken across countries to achieve poverty alleviation and environment protection goals, specifically in reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide. Our study determines the optimal rotation periods of afforestation projects with three different tree species (Chinese fir

To clarify how regional biodiversity is conserved by forest management plans, we compared the regional forest plans of Japan with nationwide forest plans and the condition of the forest at each regional level. Some important considerations (e.g., riparian areas) for conservation and maintenance of biodiversity in forest production landscapes were omitted from the descriptions in some regional plans

This article explores the potential of Amazon indigenous agroforestry practices and forest understandings for making global forest governance more nuanced and thus rethinking the value of forests in the context of multiple global crises. Indigenous forest practices and their inherent knowledge are included in current global governance in very limited ways. Onto-epistemological openings in forest policies

Forest managers and policymakers across the globe are continually exploring ways to better understand how various socio-economic conditions and shocks can influence timber supply. In this paper, we develop a statistical harvest choice model for the state of Maine, a historically important timber supply region in North America. Landowner-level timber harvest choices were estimated using a multinomial

The intensity and frequency of catastrophic forest disturbances, such as wildfires, are predicted to continue increasing into the future. Market-level models can be used to assess the effects of such disturbances on timber production and on other ecosystem services provided by forests. This paper examines catastrophic disturbances in the context of age structured forests and compares stochastic and

How do different contractual arrangements affect the behavior of private investors in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+)? How to attract private investors to participate in REDD+? The complex entanglement between REDD+ and private investors has received relatively little attention in existing studies. To respond to this gap, this paper examines the dynamic effects of benefit-sharing

While it has been established that co-management outcomes vary based on the forms, processes and rules of co-management types, studies on co-management have focused on the processes and conditions necessary for co-management instead of critically assessing how and why different co-management arrangements result in different outcomes. Using the socio-ecological systems framework as an analytical tool

Research on operational programs for the conservation and improvement of forest genetic resources is associated with use and non-use values, given that such research not only generates new knowledge but also incorporates both commercial benefits and benefits related to the conservation of genetic material for reproduction. This article applies a discrete choice experiment that allows analyzing the

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the globe have implemented a certain degree of lockdown, restricting citizens' freedom of movement and freedom of assembly. This article aims to illustrate the impact that the measures against the spread of COVID-19 have on forest recreation, building on a study in an urban context around Bonn (Germany) that was conducted between April 2019 and February

Providing decision-makers with information is often seen as an important development strategy. Wishful thinking aside, to what extent do countries actually take up forest monitoring results in policy-making? And where this does happen, how are forest monitoring systems particularly suitable for informing policy-making? This paper reports on an indicator-based assessment of 38 developing countries.

Many tropical countries are experiencing massive land-use change with profound environmental and socioeconomic implications. In Indonesia, oil palm cultivation is rapidly expanding at the expense of more traditional crops – such as rubber and rice – and forest land. While environmental effects of the oil palm boom were analyzed in many studies, much less is known about social effects. Here, we analyze

This article provides a comparative study of policy integration between the forest and water sectors across EU Member States and explores the main ecological, policy and socio-economic drivers behind integration choices. Policy integration is defined by the range of instruments among which countries can choose to integrate these two natural resource sectors and these are categorized in regulatory,

Term “Forest Welfare Services” is introduced referring to social and cultural services for the population based on forests and forest resources which aim to improve human health and well-being. They have been considered as part of the concept of Forest Cultural Ecosystem Services (FCES). The Forest Welfare Services are presented as a way in which the benefits of FCES reach a wide range of end users

Tropical peatland suffers from rapid degradation due to expansion of palm oil plantations. In Indonesia, Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGOs) have an important role in peatland protection. This paper discusses the implications of responsibilization in the relation between advocacy and service ENGOs in the context of tropical peatland protection and the expansion of palm oil in Sumatra

This study systematically reviews 146 publications on the socio-economic importance of natural and planted walnut forests in the 15 countries of the Silk Road in order to comprehensively assess the current state of knowledge, identify knowledge gaps and define priorities for further research. Despite widely spreading natural and cultivated walnut forests along the Silk Road, which are intensively utilized

The role of armed conflicts on land use/cover changes (LUCC), especially in Zagros forests of Iran, remains ambiguous after 30 years of the Iraq-Iran war. Our goal in this study was to assess LUCC in Sardasht related to the Iraq-Iran war in a 22 year period (1976–1998). LUCC of Sardasht city was evaluated using Landsat satellite image time series of MSS and TM data. We classified multi-temporal Landsat

A case study approach was used to better understand the characteristics of large family forest landowners in the U.S. South. In particular, this study examines these landowners' business structures, extent of ownership, and management objectives. Large family forest landowners were defined as families or family businesses owning large tracts of forested land. Using the theoretical framework of the

In this paper, I discuss developments of the generalized Faustmann formula since its publication in 1998. They included the formula for even-aged plantation management, uneven-aged management and forest valuation. These formula were followed by those for forest property taxation and valuation under taxation, the generalized van Kooten model, and the generalized Reed model as well as the uneven-aged

The hedonic pricing method was applied to examine the effect of working forest conservation easements (WFCEs) on the value of surrounding land parcels in state of Georgia. Data were collected on attributes of WFCEs in 62 counties and 46,580 property sales occurring from 2001 to 2018. Results suggested that one size did not fill all and that the type of property (agricultural, commercial or residential)

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) have been initiated throughout Brazil to encourage forest restoration on private lands, especially smaller properties that are out of compliance with national land use laws requiring conservation of native vegetation. A choice experiment of 189 farmers in the Cantareira region – the drinking water source for over nine million people in the São Paulo metropolitan

This study adopted the contingent valuation method (CVM) to estimate the annual economic value of Qiedong-Wang-Gong (Bischofia javanica), the only urban heritage tree that was over a thousand years old in Taiwan, having the largest population in Central Taiwan. In this study, 307 samples were collected and classifying and excluding the protest responses, which took up about 26.7% of the whole sample

Previous studies of forest transition (FT) have taken a narrow perspective. This paper aims to illustrate the crucial need for expanding the analytic scope of FT using China's experience during the past five decades. Afforestation and reforestation efforts have increased the country's forest cover remarkably, but the condition of China's forests remains disappointing if we look at changes in the stocking

In the U.S. and around the world, governmental and non-governmental actors are piloting network governance approaches to fill gaps in governance resources (management capacity, local legitimacy) that cannot be met by a single entity alone. Such resources are needed to respond adaptively to changing conditions, such as those posed by severe disturbance. The purpose of this study is to provide insight

Assessing pre-defined strategies remains the status quo for studies supporting silvicultural decision-making for future forest management, yet, such strategies may not fully address decision-makers' preferences and uncertainty attitudes. We develop a continuous stand-level optimisation approach that integrates multiple decision criteria, uncertain input data based on ellipsoidal uncertainty sets and

The economic development literature has documented the importance of internet access on farm household income. Despite this well-supported consensus, limited empirical evidence has been provided on forestry farms and on the relationship between internet access and household subjective wellbeing. This study fills this knowledge gap by identifying the determinants of internet use for forestry farm householders

The integration of indigenous viewpoints in Ecosystem Service frameworks and planning processes are often lacking, necessitating a need to integrate diverse perspectives for knowledge coproduction. The study adopts a comparative analysis to explore local perceptions of the diversity of forest ecosystem services and values for ecological restoration among urban and rural Vhavenda groups in the Vhembe

As attention to individual responsibility and the potential for self-realization through responsibilization grows, there is a need for better understanding of how environmental governance is also changing. In considering changes in community forestry priorities, from reversing deforestation to environmental governance, it is essential to understand how environmental responsibilities are being shifted

Bioeconomy means a change in economic production that leads to a bio-based economy and a substitution of fossil resources with renewable raw materials throughout the whole value chain, in industrial and energy production. Especially in the forestry sector, bioeconomy is widely discussed, since forests as well as agricultural landscapes are a crucial natural resource for the availability of biomass