Posts about publications and publication opportunities, special issues etc.
A recently published article from our Portuguese partner ISA draws a glance at landscape level of the ecosystem services biodiversity conservation at the pilot region Vale do Sousa. Botequim et al. integrate an effective stand-level biodiversity indicator that reflects tree species composition, stand age, and understory coverage under divergent climate conditions and linear programming optimization …
In the scientific publication by Bingham the model case of Vittel for user-financed payments for ecosystem services (PES) is analyzed. His article outlines how discourses about model cases may shape PES theory and practice. Based on a literature review the narrow basis of primary sources – 91% rely exclusively on a single, largely favorable report …
Project members Prof. Thomas Knoke and Dr. Menigistie Kindu amongst other authors published an article about “How considering multiple criteria, uncertainty scenarios and biological interactions may influence the optimal silvicultural strategy for a mixed forest” in the Sept. volume of Forest Policy and Economics. Abstract Assessing pre-defined strategies remains the status quo for studies supporting …
Ecosystem services broadly describes the comprehensive set of benefits that people receive from nature, including commonly recognized goods, such as timber and fresh water, and forest products that follow sustainable forest management principles. Forest ecosystem services and products integrate the ecological, economic, and social considerations for forestry, including reforestation (managing, growing, nurturing, and harvesting of …
Special Issue “Forest Ecosystem Services and Products” in Forests Read More »
European forests provide a range of goods and services. Some are valued by existing markets and others, like “public goods” or “common-pool resources”, are not, and so land owners are not rewarded for their provisions by the markets. The regulatory framework of European forest policies and forest-related policies (e.g., EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, EU 2030 …
Special Issue “Novel Business Models” in Forests Read More »
We want to bring to your attention a call for papers for the special issue “THE ECONOMICS OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND BIODIVERSITY”.
For further information please look at the website:
https://www.mdpi.com/si/34272
