This paper reviews the main programmes of financial incentives to forestry in Portugal through the 1980s and 1990s. First, these programmes are put in perspective with respect to the trends in forest resources and forest policy since the mid-19th century. Then, the main measures, beneficiaries and...
Author(s)
Carvalho Mendes, A. M. S.; Silva Dias, R. A. R. da
Publisher
European Forest Institute (EFI), Joensuu, Finland
Citation
EFI Proceedings, 2002, No.42, pp 95-116
Publisher
United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan
Citation
Forests in transition II: Challenges in strengthening of capacities for forest policy development in countries with economies in transition, 2004, pp 39-50
All over Europe forest owners depend for their income to a large extent on subsidies. As with economic instruments in general, these subsidy schemes in practice often do not conform with the underlying theory. The still predominant input-oriented subsidy systems in European forestry are mainly...
Author(s)
Blum, A.; Schanz, H.
Publisher
European Forest Institute (EFI), Joensuu, Finland
Citation
EFI Proceedings, 2002, No.42, pp 15-27
Although the importance at the political level of protection functions of forests is recognised, especially for mountain forests, and its value represents the most part of the Total Economic Value, only few studies attempt to estimate the economic value of the protection function for Alpine ...
Author(s)
Notaro, S.; Paletto, A.
Publisher
European Forest Institute, Joensuu, Finland
Citation
EFI Proceedings, 2004, No.52, pp 75-85
The principal objective of this paper is to provide information on the nature of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests/Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IPF/IFF) Proposals for Action, present a methodology that could be used for voluntary evaluation of the implementation of the IPF/IFF Proposals ...
Publisher
European Forest Institute (EFI), Brill, Netherlands
Citation
EFI Proceedings, 2002, No.46, pp 59-74
This paper reviews the forestry bioenergy production and technologies and production systems of forest chips in Finland, as well as the bioenergy demands in CCE, and cut-to-length and bioenergy forestry technologies in CCE. It also includes a framework definition of: (i) forest removal figures and...
Author(s)
Pisarek, M.; Tikkanen, I.; Laitila, J.; Asikainen, A.; Ala-Fossi, A.; Tymendorf,Ł.
Publisher
Instytut Badawczy Leśnictwa, Sękocin Stary, Poland
Citation
Quo vadis, forestry? Materiały Międzynarodowej Konferencji Sękocin Stary, Polska, 29-30 czerwca 2006 r., 2007, pp 376-385
While the origins of financial instruments in Swiss forest policy are to be found in the 19th century, when the first Federal Forest Act was created, significant development of financial instruments started only recently. We analyse this development within the framework of political economics. Our...
Publisher
European Forest Institute (EFI), Joensuu, Finland
Citation
EFI Proceedings, 2002, No.42, pp 125-134
Author(s)
Simanov, V.; Vančura, K.
Publisher
United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan
Citation
Forests in transition II: Challenges in strengthening of capacities for forest policy development in countries with economies in transition, 2004, pp 96-122
Unlike the other countries in transition in the region, Poland has not arrived yet at politically acceptable decision on the appropriate form of reprivatisation. This is partly because of the relatively large scale of such a restitution process involved. In the country with predominant state...
Publisher
European Forest Institute (EFI), Joensuu, Finland
Citation
EFI Proceedings, 2002, No.42, pp 159-166
Author(s)
Ilavsky, J.; Gecovic, M.
Publisher
United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan
Citation
Forests in transition II: Challenges in strengthening of capacities for forest policy development in countries with economies in transition, 2004, pp 111-122