Forest Policy and Economics

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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

Volume 177, issue C, 2025

The legacy of fortress approaches to conservation: Impact of early-life experiences on contemporary natural resource use in Giant Panda Nature reserves, China

Wei Duan, Yicheng Jiang, Nicholas J. Hogarth, Lan Gao and Bo Ouyang

Biosecurity problem representation(s) by tree and forest health actors in Southeast Asia

Russell Warman, Simon Lawson, Morag Glen, Harriot Beazley and Madaline Healey

Factors influencing a forest landowner's choice of incentive program commitment length

Michael A. Kilgore, Gregory E. Frey, Stephanie A. Snyder and Christopher Mihiar

Forest-based bioeconomy and bio-based chemical production in the European Union: Policy issues, institutions, actors, and instruments in a changing forest policy subsystem

Katrin Beer, Michael Böcher, Caroline Ganzer, Anke Blöbaum, Lukas Engel, Theresa De Paula Sieverding, Kai Sundmacher and Ellen Matthies

Landowner willingness to adopt active management practices in the Cross-Timbers forests in USA

Chamali Rodrigo, Omkar Joshi, Neelam C. Poudyal, Aaron Russell and Andres Susaeta

Social sustainability in the forest-based bioeconomy: A narrative review

Jukka Luhas and Mirja Mikkilä

Agricultural subsidies augmented tropical deforestation in the state of Campeche, Mexico

Edward A. Ellis, David Chacón Castillo, Irving Uriel Hernández Gómez, Sergio Madrid Zubirán and Sara María Cuervo Vega

Valuing the cultural services of a forest protected area in Southwestern China: The roles of online deliberation and sample selection

Haojie Chen, Matthew R. Sloggy, Robert Costanza, Ida Kubiszewski, Tong Zhang and Luhua Wu

Forest dependency and food security: Diverse livelihoods in India's tribal heartland

Gautam Prateek and Sumendera Punia

What does the climate crisis mean for forest work science? Urgent call for reviewing of research priorities

Siegfried Lewark and Marion Karmann

Livelihood commercialisation and resource use across the border: Explaining environmental income differences in northern Laos and Vietnam

Joel Persson

Finnish forest owners' willingness to participate in result-based carbon offset schemes

Domna Tzemi, Jussi Leppänen, Hilja Autto and Emmi Haltia

Aligning conservation goals with forest livelihood needs: Using local perspectives to inform policy and practice in Ghana

Ernest Nkansah-Dwamena

Cocoa driven deforestation in Cameroon: Practices and policy

Verina Ingram, Valerie Janssen, Victorine Akenji Neh and Arun Kumar Pratihast

A Buffered Area Restriction Model (BARM) for optimisation of spatially constrained forest harvest scheduling

Sandro Sacchelli, Arturo Annunziata and Matteo Lapucci

The forest restitution process in Serbia: The role of the Serbian Orthodox Church in shaping an adapted forest governance framework

Ivana Živojinović, Jelena Nedeljković, Nenad Petrović, Dragan Nonić, Gerhard Weiss and Liviu Nichiforel