Forest Policy and Economics

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Volume 179, issue C, 2025

Equity, diversity and inclusion in Canada's forest sector labour force: Are we making progress?

John Boakye-Danquah, Stephen Wyatt and Maureen G. Reed

Recent trends of employment in the forestry and logging sector of India: Evidence from unit-level data of periodic labour force survey (PLFS)

Hanjabam Isworchandra Sharma and Lynda Thoudam

The potential impact of forest loss on drinking water treatment costs in the southeastern U.S

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

Harnessing women's traditional ecological knowledge through photovoice to address shea tree caterpillar (Cirina butyrospermi) infestation in semi-arid Ghana

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

Long-term forestation-deforestation dynamics in a socioeconomic perspective: The case of Italy, 1936–2018

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

Seasonality of the recreational value of forests in Denmark

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

Understanding green jobs in the forest sector: Findings from a systematic literature review

Emilin Joma da Silva and Jörg Schweinle

Private forest owner preferences for action- and result-based biodiversity restoration contracts – A discrete choice experiment in Denmark and Finland

Charlotte Marie Süring and Thomas Hedemark Lundhede

Public perceptions of climate and land use drivers of medicinal plant availability in Czech forests: A national survey-based study

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

How village communities perceive the relevance of forest ecosystem services: Insights from Himachal Pradesh, India

Kritishnu Sanyal and Shyamasree Dasgupta

Exploring trade-offs in forest carbon storage: A cost-effectiveness study of Nordic forests and harvested wood products

Junhui Hu, Eirik Ogner Jåstad and Per Kristian Rørstad

Unlocking youth opportunities in the forest sector: The role of green jobs in generating youth employment in Malawi

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

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of forestry professionals towards artificial intelligence (AI)

Luke Ritter, Derek Andrew Uhey and Alark Saxena

Adapting conservation easement to Chinese conservation context: from theory to practice

Siyuan He and Yu Wei

Building on solid ground? (In)Coordination within Norwegian and Finnish wood construction policies

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

Volume 178, issue C, 2025

Workload in wood harvesting and among transportation professionals — A study based on survey research in Finland

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

Reality gaps in formalisation of wooden furniture microenterprises in Kenya

Rattiya Suddeephong Lippe, Stephen Maina Kiama, Veronica Alonso, Thomas Buchholz and Jörg Schweinle

A mathematical model for strategic management of the forest supply chain considering its products and energy generation

Salomé Rodriguez, Diego Ricardo Broz, Rodolfo Gabriel Dondo and Luis Javier Zeballos

A heuristic typology of mediator-centered power in land use conflicts: An actor centered analysis for developing countries

Muhammad Alif K. Sahide

Navigating crowds: Reconsidering visitor recreational experience and crowding preference for a forest park in Taiwan

Wan-Yu Liu, Chin-Chun Yen, Rachel S.K. Lee and Chun-Cheng Lin

Cities that breathe: Quantifying carbon emission reductions through forest city designation

Jianxian Wu

A comparative analysis of timber harvesting, timber supply, and tree planting across ownerships and regions of the United States

David N. Wear and John W. Coulston

The transformation of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certification Scheme in Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Maria Tysiachniouk and Alexander Vorbrugg

Unlocking a transition to alternative forest management in intensive management contexts: Stakeholder perceptions of constraints and opportunities in Sweden

Lucas Dawson, Jayne Glass, Ulrika Widman, Jenny Friman and Sara Holmgren

Combating new challenges with old political solutions? Policy responses to climate change and climate- induced disturbances in European forests

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

Forests are more than trees and communication is more than words: Inter- and transdisciplinary research about effective multi-stakeholder communication in Germany

Sandra Liebal, Lena Riemann, Josephine Köhler and Norbert Weber

Empowering women in Southeast Asia's small-scale wood processing sector: The practitioners' perspective

Thomas Colonna, Ratchada Arpornsilp and Iola Leal Riesco

Integrating economic and ecological drivers in forest product yield forecasting: A Finnish case study

Xuekun Cheng, Mengchen Hu, Sarita Keski-Saari, Xudan Zhu, Yufeng Zhou, Frank Berninger and Guomo Zhou

Sustainable poverty alleviation? The impact and mechanisms of forestry training on the economic welfare of rural households over time in Southern China

Xin Zhao and Rong Zhao

The cointegration of Polish timber sales channels: Patterns and implications

Maciej Wysocki, Wiktor Budziński, Marek Giergiczny and Robert Ślepaczuk

Current status of improved forest management carbon offset projects in the US voluntary market

Srijana Baral, Sabhyata Lamichhane and Anil Koirala

Factors influencing the shift from cocoa to rubber production in Wasa Amenfi Central District in the Western region of Ghana

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

The abscence of labour in sustainable transitions: Migrant workers and the just transitions in the Swedish forestry sector

Irma Olofsson

Actors' participation and power manifestations in tax regimes of small-scale tree growing

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

Deforestation and human development in the Brazilian tropical dry forest

Lucas Alencar, Luke Parry and Felipe Melo

Ways to maintain and challenge hegemony: Actor coalitions in Finnish forest governance

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

A hedonic analysis of chronic wasting disease's effect on hunting lease prices

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

Landowners' willingness to accept for sustainable forest management in the Cross-Timbers region, USA

Haotian Cheng, José R. Soto, Andres Susaeta, Aaron Russell and Omkar Joshi

Optimizing forest planning: Balancing timber production and carbon sequestration through a multi-objective disjunctive formulation

Frank Piedra-Jimenez, Diego Broz, Juan M. Novas, Ignacio E. Grossmann and Maria Analia Rodriguez

Impact of economic growth and agricultural expansion on forest cover in ASEAN: New evidence for forest transition theory

Caihong Tang, Yunfei Long, Yu Tang and Yunyi Mao

Factors affecting farmers' intentions to adopt of small-scale afforestation measures in Ireland: An application of the theory of planned behaviour

Zohreh Rafiee, James Breen, Kevin Kilcline and Mohammad Mohammadrezaei

Invasive alien tree species (Acacia mearnsii) shaping the energy insecurity complex in rural South Africa

Saul Ngarava

Testing the load capacity curve for deforestation: A critical investigation using novel methods for the United States

Umut Uzar and Kemal Eyuboglu

From asking “would I be ready?” to “would I belong?”: Preparedness perceptions of forest and natural resources university students in the United States to enter the workforce

Kamana Chamlagain, Pipiet Larasatie, Elena Rubino and Shanna Knowles

Dismiss, ignore or integrate – The Swedish parliamentary parties' arguments on the new EU Forest strategy for 2030

Alice Annetorp and Johanna Johansson

Policy forum: Reducing expansion of oil palm plantations into forests through land intensification, agroforestry, and added value creation of processed palm oils

Meti Ekayani, Fitta Setiajiati, Nugraha Akbar Nurrochmat, Suria Darma Tarigan, Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat, Iskandar Zulkarnaen Siregar, Ulfa Adzkia, Arif Satria, Janne Siregar and Erwin Widodo

From narrative to actions: Theoretical framework for the integration of reframed narratives into New Zealand's agricultural policy

M. Kirchner

Marketing of NTFPs by forest-dependent communities in Maharashtra, India: Alternative models for state support

Anuja Anil Date and Sharachchandra Lele

Influence of communication channels on forestry programs participation: Evidence from smallholders in Vietnam

Thi Mai Anh Tran, Kyungmook Lee and Dongwook W. Ko

Policy integration and coherence of EU and Finnish forest policy

Hanna Siiskonen, Jukka Tikkanen and Jouni Pykäläinen

Assessing the potential of the ‘typical forest enterprise approach’ for research in forest economics and application in policy making: A comparative analysis based on five national case studies

Lydia Rosenkranz, Mario Peters, Walter Sekot, Jussi Leppänen, Milan Šinko, Silvio Schueler and Björn Seintsch

Competence needs in the wood-based construction industry in Norway

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

Evaluating hurricane impacts on timber Markets in the Southeastern United States: A case of hurricane Michael

Austin Lamica, Rajan Parajuli and Consuelo Brandeis

Corrigendum to ‘Ways to Maintain and Challenge Hegemony: Actor Coalitions in Finnish Forest Governance’ [Forest Policy and economics (2025) FORPOL_103572]

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

Purchasing certified forest products to participate in sustainable forest management: Unveiling the drivers of consumers' intention

Rahim Maleknia and Aureliu Florin Hălălişan

Green-blue workforce readiness for mangrove conservation: Community competency clusters and participatory drivers in Indonesia

I Wayan Koko Suryawan, Ari Rahman, Sapta Suhardono, Van Viet Nguyen and Chun-Hung Lee

Navigating the international forest policy labyrinth: Domestic drivers of participation in the UNFF from Czechia, Finland, Slovakia, and Slovenia

Lenka Halušková, Daniela Nousiainen, Teppo Hujala, Špela Pezdevšek Malovrh, Zala Uhan, Miloslav Machoň, Vilém Jarský, Sarah L. Burns and Jaroslav Šálka

Effects of concurrent conservation initiatives on forest-adjacent communities in the Chitwan Valley, Nepal

Ren Cao and Li An

Shaping future foresters: Assessing employers and recent graduates' perceptions on changing demands in forest sector employment

Juliet Achieng Owuor, Marko Lovrić and Georg Winkel

Regional economic and employment impacts of industrial decline in the forest sector: Evidence from sawmill closures in Michigan

Basanta Lamsal, Jagdish Poudel and Raju Pokharel

Information exchange network on timber legality among key actors in Serbia: An illustrative case study

Maja Radosavljevic, Todora Rogelja, Mauro Masiero, Elena Andriollo and Branko Glavonjic

Qualitative perspectives on safety, health, and productivity from Northeast United States loggers: Implications for industry sustainability

Madeleine Zenir, Pamela Milkovich, Patrick Donnelly, Wayne Lundstrom, Mark Fullen and Erika Scott