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Public perceptions of climate and land use drivers of medicinal plant availability in Czech forests: A national survey-based study 公众对捷克森林药用植物可得性的气候和土地利用驱动因素的看法：一项基于国家调查的研究

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103610

Stephen Awuni , Miroslav Hájek , Marcel Riedl , Diana Carolina Huertas-Bernal , Ratna Chrismiari Purwestri , Forzia Ibrahim , Roman Dudik , Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah , Francis Adarkwah

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Unlocking youth opportunities in the forest sector: The role of green jobs in generating youth employment in Malawi 释放青年在森林部门的机会：绿色工作在创造马拉维青年就业中的作用

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103625

Maggie G. Munthali , Bonface Nankwenya , Zephania Nyirenda , Lemekezani Chilora , Levison Chiwaula , Baxton Chirombo , Wim Troosters

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Long-term forestation-deforestation dynamics in a socioeconomic perspective: The case of Italy, 1936–2018 社会经济视角下的长期造林-毁林动态：意大利1936-2018年的案例

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103606

Alessia D'Agata , Marco Marchetti , Luca Salvati , Piermaria Corona

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Adapting conservation easement to Chinese conservation context: from theory to practice 保护地役权适应中国环境：从理论到实践

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103627

Siyuan He , Yu Wei

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Seasonality of the recreational value of forests in Denmark 丹麦森林娱乐价值的季节性

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103607

Tim de Kruiff , Jonas Vester Legarth , Thomas Lundhede , Carl-Emil Pless , Hans Skov-Petersen , Jette Bredahl Jacobsen

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Building on solid ground? (In)Coordination within Norwegian and Finnish wood construction policies 在坚实的土地上建房？（In）挪威和芬兰木材建筑政策内的协调

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103630

Håkon Endresen Normann , Erkki-Jussi Nylén , Anne Toppinen , Jani Lukkarinen

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The potential impact of forest loss on drinking water treatment costs in the southeastern U.S. 森林损失对美国东南部饮用水处理成本的潜在影响

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103603

Arpita Nehra , Justin S. Baker , Peter V. Caldwell , Katherine L. Martin , Travis W. Warziniack , Richard H. Manner , Christopher M. Mihiar , Gregory E. Frey , Jennifer K. Costanza

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Harnessing women's traditional ecological knowledge through photovoice to address shea tree caterpillar (Cirina butyrospermi) infestation in semi-arid Ghana 利用妇女的传统生态知识，通过光声解决半干旱的加纳牛油果树毛虫（Cirina butyrospermi）的侵扰

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103605

Cornelius K.A. Pienaah , Lina Adeetuk , Bipasha Baruah , Isaac Luginaah

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How village communities perceive the relevance of forest ecosystem services: Insights from Himachal Pradesh, India 乡村社区如何感知森林生态系统服务的相关性：来自印度喜马偕尔邦的见解

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103618

Kritishnu Sanyal, Shyamasree Dasgupta

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Regional economic and employment impacts of industrial decline in the forest sector: Evidence from sawmill closures in Michigan 森林部门工业衰退对区域经济和就业的影响：来自密歇根州锯木厂关闭的证据

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103601

Basanta Lamsal , Jagdish Poudel , Raju Pokharel

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