Forest certification has become a strategic instrument for businesses, particularly for accessing sensitive environmental markets and within sustainability commitments. This trend is also visible in Spain, where PEFC (Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) certification has increased...

Recent studies have highlighted the substantial economic value of non-wood products obtained from Mediterranean forests. Despite their relevance to forest management, few studies have analysed the economic impacts of such agroforestry activities and their contribution to the economic development in ...

In a scenario of global change, with increasing temperatures and extreme climatic events, healthy forests are at risk. Forests have to fight several types of biotic and abiotic stress. Prospective scenarios warn of the negative effects that forests will suffer in upcoming decades (drought, fires,...

Galicia is a region situated in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula where community forests are very much spread. This kind of ownership is held by local communities that, collectively, decide how to manage the forest and its mycological resources as part of its non-timber forest products. In...

Recent data show that fire concentration is becoming rather predominant in Southern European areas. Specifically, 2017-2018 were some of the worst years on record for fires in Europe. We conduct a survey among households in order to understand citizens' preferences towards fire prevention programs...

The implementation of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas has been controversial in the EU member states, leading to both conflict and collaboration during planning processes. Such multi-level processes frame the problems and solutions associated with nature conservation policy in specific...

Tree-level planning is gaining relevance supported by continuous advances in forest remote sensing methods. Spatial connectivity under spatial optimization methods applied to individual tree mapping data remains unexplored. This article presents a spatially explicit mathematical formulation that...

After centuries of deforestation, many, mostly industrialized countries have recently been experiencing net increases in forest area and biomass stocks, a phenomenon described as 'Forest Transition'. In this article, we analyse the Spanish forest transition over the last 150 years from a...

Aim of study: This paper objective focuses on the contribution of multifunctional natural forest silviculture, incorporating both private and public product managements, to forest and woodland economics. Area of study: Spain and California (USA). Material and methods: This conceptual article has...

Over the last decade, the bioeconomy has been increasingly promoted as a strategy able to shift our economies away from fossil fuels and boost local economic growth, especially of rural areas in Europe. The bioeconomy is an important part of the European Union agenda, it is promoted through...