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Actor and power analysis in urban forests and green spaces management. Insights from the Garden City of West Africa 城市森林和绿地管理中的行为者和权力分析。西非花园城市的启示

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103389

Patrick Opoku , Collins Ayine Nsor , Emmanuel Acquah , Dorothy Asare Akoto , Norbert Weber

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From timber to carbon: Stakeholder acceptance of policy measures supporting forest management transition in Finland 从木材到碳：芬兰利益相关者接受支持森林管理转型的政策措施

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103394

Annika Lonkila , Anna Ott , Samuli Pitzén , Terhi Arola , Suvi Huttunen

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A comprehensive outlook on drought caused economic losses and landowner perceptions concerning drought and erratic rainfall patterns 对干旱造成的经济损失和土地所有者对干旱和不稳定降雨模式的看法的全面展望

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103405

Galen Hanby , Lu Zhai , Bijesh Mishra , Omkar Joshi

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Assessing homestead agroforestry-based livelihoods in Sivasagar District of Assam, India, using livelihood significance index (LSI) 利用生计意义指数 (LSI) 评估印度阿萨姆邦锡瓦萨格尔地区以农林业为基础的家庭生计情况

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Forest Policy and Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103388

Barasha Rani Das , Manash Jyoti Bhuyan , Nityananda Deka , Prasanta Bhattacharya

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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

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

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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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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

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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

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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

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

Gui Meng , Shuirong Wu , Yangting Yu

{"title":"Forestry policy effectiveness and performance evaluation in China - Quantitative study based on policy texts 1998–2020","authors":"Gui Meng , Shuirong Wu , Yangting Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103367","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103367","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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 1419 forestry policy documents issued at the national level in China from 1998 to 2020. The study developed quantitative assessment criteria for the effectiveness of forestry policies across four dimensions: policy strength, policy measures, policy feedback, and policy objectives. It also empirically analyzed the impact and contribution of these policies on forest ecological construction and the development of the forestry economy. The results indicate that: (1) Between 1998 and 2020, China's forestry policy has notably fostered an increase in forest resources and improved forest quality, thereby significantly advancing the forestry economy. This underscores the premise that safeguarding forest resources is conducive to both the expansion and fortification of the forestry economy and that protection does not impede development. (2) Influenced by natural conditions, level of economic development, degree of policy implementation and other factors, China's forestry policy effects have significant regional heterogeneity. (3) In terms of forestry policy effectiveness, policy strength exerts the most significant influence on forest ecological construction and economic development, succeeded by policy feedback, measures, and objectives, respectively. This research underscores the crucial role of the Chinese government in fostering the concurrent advancement of forest resource conservation and forestry economic development. Furthermore, this study broadens the quantitative assessment methodologies within the realm of forestry policy studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12451,"journal":{"name":"Forest Policy and Economics","volume":"170 ","pages":"Article 103367"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142823084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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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

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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

{"title":"Examining the adoption of PEFC chain of custody certification in the Italian forest-based industry: An empirical study on motivations and impacts","authors":"Stefano Bruzzese , Filippo Brun , Antonino Galati , Valeria Borsellino , Claudio Mirabella , Antonio Brunori , Simone Blanc","doi":"10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103385","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103385","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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 was administered to 1326 PEFC-certified Italian companies of forest-based sector between November 2022 and March 2023, and 236 valid responses were collected. The main findings highlighted that internal values and beliefs within the company primarily influence the decision to adopt the scheme through the ‘Moral’ mechanism. Key motivational levers included the environmental awareness of employees, the improvement of environmental quality, and the way the company communicates its brand and products on the market. There was also good alignment between pre-adoption expectations and outcomes achieved after CoC certification, demonstrating the effectiveness of PEFC's role as a ‘Signalling’ and ‘Moral’ mechanism. The adoption of the CoC certification scheme significantly enhanced corporate image and highlighted the need to train employees in the management of Environmental Management Systems. The study makes a significant contribution from a theoretical point of view, enriching the literature in this line of research, but also from a practical point of view by providing useful information for practitioners wishing to strengthen their certification system or for companies wishing to adopt a more sustainable approach to their business through the adoption of certification schemes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12451,"journal":{"name":"Forest Policy and Economics","volume":"170 ","pages":"Article 103385"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142823082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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