The present paradigm regarding the forests, from an economic point of view, has to swift drastically in order to keep the sustainability of it. The existing forest economic models, rooted in sustained yield timber management systems and neo-classical economic framework, are subject to many...

The Romanian forestry sector has experienced significant structural changes after 1989, both at the level of the regulatory framework and mainly in terms of the economic behaviour, with direct impact on sectoral performance. The importance of the forestry sector nationwide derives from at least two ...

Implementation of process management in the forest supply chains has a great potential for organizational and managerial improvement, at least by resource saving. Nevertheless, techniques of process management have been scarcely used to improve the forest supply chains in many parts of the world....

The quantification of forests available for wood supply (FAWS) is essential for decision-making with regard to the maintenance and enhancement of forest resources and their contribution to the global carbon cycle. The provision of harmonized forest statistics is necessary for the development of ...

Skidding is one of the commonly used technical options to extract wood from felling to landing. As such, several studies have been carried out to evaluate its effectiveness in terms of economics, environmental impact, and ergonomics. Most ergonomic studies have addressed the exposure to noise and...

In a global economic system where essential resources are limited, demand is increasing and environmental degradation is more pronounced, the only viable option to ensure sustainable development is to create an environmentally friendly and efficient economy in order to produce more economic value...

Forests play an important role in biodiversity conservation, being one of the main providers of ecosystem services, according to the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity. The functions and ecosystem services provided by forests are various concerning the natural capital and the socio-economic...

In Romania, the biodiversity of forest species is high, being into a constantly growing, due to the variaty of relief forms, temperate-continental climate and normally hydrological regime which creates many types of ecosystems. Beside wood products, the most popular categories of non-wood products...

Forestry is a very important economic activity which, in Romania, has a significant contribution to GDP formation. From the accounting and tax point of view, this activity has some particularities. This article aims to clarify certain aspects related to the accounting of forestry specific...

Forest restitution was a common process for former communist countries in Eastern Europe. The way this process was conducted in Romania, corroborated with inadequate legislation and lack of enforcement mechanisms, constituted the reason for improper forest management in many regions. The study is...