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View article: Conflicts and policy priorities drive differences in the EU Forest strategy implementation: Insights from 15 European countries
Conflicts and policy priorities drive differences in the EU Forest strategy implementation: Insights from 15 European countries Open
View article: Fast-growing broadleaf trees in niche configurations: A business model approach to economization and socio-technical transitions
Fast-growing broadleaf trees in niche configurations: A business model approach to economization and socio-technical transitions Open
Ecological pressures, increasing forest damages, and declining forest biodiversity in Sweden have led to policy changes that seek to diversify practices beyond coniferous rotation forest management and improve the resilience of forests. In…
View article: Introducing the inaugural issue of Forests Monitor: an international peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal.
Introducing the inaugural issue of Forests Monitor: an international peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal. Open
On behalf of our editors and scientific board members, we are delighted to welcome you to the inaugural issue of Forests Monitor. Launching a new journal dedicated to addressing pressing challenges in academic publishing is a significant e…
View article: Conflicts Shaping the Uptake of the EU Forest Strategy at National Levels
Conflicts Shaping the Uptake of the EU Forest Strategy at National Levels Open
View article: Prioritizing the retention of border zones in production forests: The projected benefits for Swedish broadleaf habitats
Prioritizing the retention of border zones in production forests: The projected benefits for Swedish broadleaf habitats Open
Swedish forestry is characterized by relatively intensive silvicultural practices primarily focused on the rotational even-aged management of Norway spruce and Scots pine. The diversification of these management practices, via the increase…
View article: Regional forest green infrastructure planning and collaborative governance: A case study from southern Sweden
Regional forest green infrastructure planning and collaborative governance: A case study from southern Sweden Open
Green Infrastructure (GI) is a strategically planned network delivering and enhancing diverse ecosystem services whilst preventing further biodiversity loss. Although not mandatory for EU members to implement GI, it is increasingly advocat…
View article: Fast-Growing Broadleaf Trees in Niche Configurations: A Business Model Approach to Economization and Socio-Technical Transitions
Fast-Growing Broadleaf Trees in Niche Configurations: A Business Model Approach to Economization and Socio-Technical Transitions Open
View article: Meeting the European Union’s Forest Strategy goals: A comparative European assessment.
Meeting the European Union’s Forest Strategy goals: A comparative European assessment. Open
The new EU Forest Strategy for 2030, adopted in July 2021, has become more concrete and comprehensive in its vision with respct to previous strategies and tries to tie in different objectives of the plethora of EU forest-related policies (…
View article: Meeting the European Union’s Forest Strategy goals: A comparative European assessment.
Meeting the European Union’s Forest Strategy goals: A comparative European assessment. Open
These measures are not considered in the EU Forest Strategy but emerged from some of the national and regional documents analysis.In IE, the focus is on native forests, which includes the remaining old-growth forests.
View article: Creating the landscape, one stand at a time: The dual roles of timber buyers in the nested domains of Swedish forestry
Creating the landscape, one stand at a time: The dual roles of timber buyers in the nested domains of Swedish forestry Open
In Sweden forest owners have a high degree of freedom in management decisions, but that does not necessarily imply decisions in isolation. Landowners are often influenced by forestry advisors, shaping forest management practices and the re…
View article: Knowledge co-production in the Helge å catchment: a comparative analysis
Knowledge co-production in the Helge å catchment: a comparative analysis Open
Addressing sustainability challenges in landscape management requires processes for co-producing usable knowledge together with those who will use that knowledge. Participatory futures methods are powerful tools for attaining such knowledg…
View article: Buying Timber and Providing Advice: The Dual Roles of Private Advisors in the Nested Domains of Swedish Forestry
Buying Timber and Providing Advice: The Dual Roles of Private Advisors in the Nested Domains of Swedish Forestry Open
View article: Integrating ecosystem services in power analysis in forest governance: A comparison across nine European countries
Integrating ecosystem services in power analysis in forest governance: A comparison across nine European countries Open
View article: Forest Biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, and Wood Production: Modeling Synergies and Trade-Offs for Ten Forest Landscapes Across Europe
Forest Biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, and Wood Production: Modeling Synergies and Trade-Offs for Ten Forest Landscapes Across Europe Open
Europe’s forests provide vital habitat for biodiversity and essential ecosystem services whose provision must be sustained or enhanced over the coming century. However, the potential to secure or increase forest ecosystem services, while s…
View article: Spatial Pattern of Climate Change Effects on Lithuanian Forestry
Spatial Pattern of Climate Change Effects on Lithuanian Forestry Open
Research Highlights: Validating modelling approach which combines global framework conditions in the form of climate and policy scenarios with the use of forest decision support system to assess climate change impacts on the sustainability…
View article: Linking forest policy issues and decision support tools in Europe
Linking forest policy issues and decision support tools in Europe Open
View article: Decision Support Tools and Strategies to Simulate Forest Landscape Evolutions Integrating Forest Owner Behaviour: A Review from the Case Studies of the European Project, INTEGRAL
Decision Support Tools and Strategies to Simulate Forest Landscape Evolutions Integrating Forest Owner Behaviour: A Review from the Case Studies of the European Project, INTEGRAL Open
For forest sustainability and vulnerability assessment, the landscape scale is considered to be more and more relevant as the stand level approaches its known limitations. This review, which describes the main forest landscape simulation t…
View article: The role of forests in bioeconomy strategies at the domestic and EU level
The role of forests in bioeconomy strategies at the domestic and EU level Open
The European forest-based bioeconomy is affected by a huge number of policy instruments. Different policies affect distinct stages of the forest-based value chain (and its respective sub-sectors) in different ways. Diversification processe…
View article: How Sensitive Are Ecosystem Services in European Forest Landscapes to Silvicultural Treatment?
How Sensitive Are Ecosystem Services in European Forest Landscapes to Silvicultural Treatment? Open
While sustainable forestry in Europe is characterized by the provision of a multitude of forest ecosystem services, there exists no comprehensive study that scrutinizes their sensitivity to forest management on a pan-European scale, so far…