This proceedings comprises 19 papers presenting studies on different economic and environmental issues relating to forestry and forest industry. Specific topics include forest management, sustainability management of forest interprises, performance bonds in tropical timber concessions, climate...

This proceedings contains 30 papers and 4 abstracts divided into 4 sections: (1) business economics and forestry and forest management; (2) forest policy (including multiple use); (3) forest industry and forest products' market; and (4) tropical and international forestry.

The article reviews typologies of non-industrial private forest (NIPF) owners' values, attitudes and ownership objectives. Private forest management is primarily a voluntary action with few legal constraints. Forest owners are largely free to decide which management activities they pursue in their ...

Climate change induced by anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions such as fossil fuel combustion, conversion of forest land, agriculture, and industry has emerged as one of the most compelling issues of our time. Forests can play a central role in emissions abatement efforts through...

In this article, a hybrid heuristic algorithm based on Genetic Algorithm and Hooke and Jeeves is described for solving a complicated forest harvest decision problem, which involves optimization of thinning and final felling under price risk for a mixed species stand of spruce and pine. The strategy ...

Internationalization of operations constitutes an important part of the global forest industry integration process over recent decades. As a resource based industry, drivers of corporate expansion have been defined as both resource seeking and market seeking in the global context. China is regarded ...

The aim of the study is to find the Estonian timber sector competitiveness in the world timber markets. The different foreign trade related indices - Balassa index a.k.a. revealed comparative advantage index (RCA), relative import advantage (RMA), revealed competitiveness RC - were calculated for...

Today's consumers often perceive an additional benefit associated with responsible business practices and sustainability of purchased products. Regarding wood products, environmental quality has in the earlier studies been found to be a part of the total product quality. However, there is still...

In Germany approximately 17% of the total forest area is part of the European Natura 2000 nature conservation network and designated under the FFH-Directive or the Birds Directive. The objective is "to maintain or restore, at favorable conservation status, natural habitats and species of wild fauna ...

The global environmental awareness has become the most important driver for sustainable development also in the forestry sector, which has reproduced interest in Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and Certified Forest Products (CFPs). However, the initial objectives set for the forest...