Forest subsidy distribution in five European countries

Elena Haeler, Andreas Bolte, Rafael Buchacher, Harri Hänninen, Robert Jandl, Artti Juutinen, Katharina Kuhlmey, Mikko Kurttila, Gun Lidestav, Raisa Mäkipää, Lydia Rosenkranz, Matevž Triplat, Urša Vilhar, Kerstin Westin and Silvio Schueler

Forest Policy and Economics, 2023, vol. 146, issue C

Abstract: Forest subsidies are widely used to achieve policy objectives aimed at maintaining and supporting the provision of the various ecosystem services provided by forests. In the European Union, an important instrument is the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) within the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), but countries also have national subsidy systems. In both cases, individual countries determine which objectives they want to achieve with the subsidy schemes and which measures are supported. In this comparative study, we investigate which forest-related measures are subsidized across Europe and which forest owners, representing a very heterogeneous group, are involved in the activities of the subsidy systems.

Keywords: European agricultural fund for rural development (EAFRD); Policy; Incentives; Multifunctional forests; Small-scale forest owners; Bioeconomy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102882

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