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Building connections: Exploring social network research in forest sciences 建立联系：探索森林科学中的社会网络研究

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103382

Theresa Klara Loch, Daniela Kleinschmit

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New frontiers of forest economics, IV: Entrepreneurship in forestry: Innovation, uncertainty and profit 森林经济学新前沿，第四卷：林业企业家精神：创新、不确定性和利润

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103380

Peter Deegen , Sen Wang , Shashi Kant , Martin Hostettler

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An econometric analysis of supply and demand on Sugi sawlog in Japan 日本杉木木材供需的计量经济学分析

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103354

Yuji Higuma , Satoshi Tachibana

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Forestry policy effectiveness and performance evaluation in China - Quantitative study based on policy texts 1998–2020 中国林业政策的有效性和绩效评估 - 基于 1998-2020 年政策文本的定量研究

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103367

Gui Meng , Shuirong Wu , Yangting Yu

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Community engagement in the governance of Cambodian recreation forests 社区参与柬埔寨游憩森林的治理

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103386

Emerson Carias Padilla , Alessandra Giuliani , Kang Subhadd Kanniya , Vuth Lay Heang , Tol Sokchea , Kalyan Hou , Jérémie Gilliéron

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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 考察PEFC监管链认证在意大利林基工业中的采用：动机和影响的实证研究

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103385

Stefano Bruzzese , Filippo Brun , Antonino Galati , Valeria Borsellino , Claudio Mirabella , Antonio Brunori , Simone Blanc

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A needle in a haystack: Projecting the climate impacts on Brazil's pulp and paper industry 大海捞针：预测气候对巴西纸浆和造纸工业的影响

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103393

Roberto Kimura , Bruno Kanieski da Silva , Changyou Sun

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Exploring technical efficiency in the European forest sector: A two-stage chance-constrained data envelopment analysis 探索欧洲林业部门的技术效率：两阶段机会约束数据包络分析

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103370

Alireza Amirteimoori , Tofigh Allahviranloo , Majid Zadmirzaei

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Partition actions on forestland owned as heir property and the determinants of court decisions 继承人林地分割诉讼与法院判决的决定因素

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103392

Mahesh Tiwari , Changyou Sun , Donald L. Grebner , Ayoung Kim , Eric McConnell

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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 政策论坛：越南公司从非洲采购可持续木材的机遇与挑战，以及对未来实施欧盟森林砍伐法规的影响

IF 4 2区农林科学

Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103387

Thu Thuy Pham , Thi Kim Hong Tang , Andrew Lowe

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