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Purchasing certified forest products to participate in sustainable forest management: Unveiling the drivers of consumers' intention 购买经认证的林产品参与森林可持续经营：揭示消费者意愿的驱动因素

IF 3.8 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103592

Rahim Maleknia , Aureliu Florin Hălălişan

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Corrigendum to ‘Ways to Maintain and Challenge Hegemony: Actor Coalitions in Finnish Forest Governance’ [Forest Policy and economics (2025) FORPOL_103572] “维持和挑战霸权的方式：芬兰森林治理中的行动者联盟”的勘误表[森林政策与经济（2025）FORPOL_103572]

IF 3.8 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103591

Naveed Imran , Simo Sarkki , Anna Krzywoszynska , Hannu I. Heikkinen

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Combating new challenges with old political solutions? Policy responses to climate change and climate- induced disturbances in European forests 用旧的政治解决办法应对新的挑战？欧洲森林对气候变化和气候引起的干扰的政策反应

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103561

Annica Sandström , Karin Beland-Lindahl , Marcin Mielewczyk , Krzysztof Niedzialkowski , Jens Nilsson , Špela Pezdevšek Malovrh , Pascal Renaud-Bernath , Metodi Sotirov , Zala Uhan

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Competence needs in the wood-based construction industry in Norway 挪威木质建筑行业的能力需求

IF 3.8 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103589

Knut Amund Skatvedt , Samee Ullah , Håkon Endresen Normann , Lina Ingeborgrud

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Workload in wood harvesting and among transportation professionals — A study based on survey research in Finland 木材采伐和运输专业人员的工作量-一项基于芬兰调查研究的研究

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103530

Marja K. Kallioniemi , Hanna-Riitta Kymäläinen , Janne Kaseva , Esa Katajamäki

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Actors' participation and power manifestations in tax regimes of small-scale tree growing 小规模林木种植税收制度中的行动者参与与权力表现

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103570

Ubaldus J. Tumaini , Irmeli Mustalahti , Aristarik H. Maro , Edda T. Lwoga

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A hedonic analysis of chronic wasting disease's effect on hunting lease prices 慢性消耗性疾病对狩猎租赁价格影响的享乐分析

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103573

Neelam Chandra Poudyal , Ram K. Adhikari , James E. Henderson , Shaun M. Tanger , Robert K. Grala , Lisa I. Muller , Kevin M. Hunt , Sushma Bhattarai

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Marketing of NTFPs by forest-dependent communities in Maharashtra, India: Alternative models for state support 印度马哈拉施特拉邦依赖森林的社区销售非森林保护区：国家支持的替代模式

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103584

Anuja Anil Date , Sharachchandra Lele

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Shaping future foresters: Assessing employers and recent graduates' perceptions on changing demands in forest sector employment 塑造未来的森林人：评估雇主和应届毕业生对森林部门就业需求变化的看法

IF 3.8 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103598

Juliet Achieng Owuor , Marko Lovrić , Georg Winkel

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Factors influencing the shift from cocoa to rubber production in Wasa Amenfi Central District in the Western region of Ghana 影响加纳西部Wasa Amenfi中心区从可可生产转向橡胶生产的因素

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103568

Mary Badu , Margaret Aba Sam Hagan , Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa , Christopher Kudzinawo , Dadson Awunyo-Vitor

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