The purpose of this research is to analyze recreational forest visitors' behavior and to estimate public benefit from forest roads, which play various and positive roles, such as open green space, timber production, forest management, and forest fire prevention. A DBCV (double bounded contingent...

For the sustainable development of the wood industry, this study examines the impact of the wood industry on the national economy. It identifies factors that promote the growth of the sector. The wood industry consists of 17 wood-related industries from the classification of the input-output table. ...

This study presents measures for securitizing the forest carbon sinks among the public functions of forest as a strategy to improve the investment function and value of forest to attract new investments in the forestry sector. According to the securitization of forest carbon sinks, when a fund is...

This study analyzes the determinants of employment in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, and the degree of satisfaction with jobs in the industries by using data from the Graduates Occupational Mobility Survey. The Logit model is used to analyze factors affecting young college graduates' choice...

This study was conducted to reveal the effects of forest healing programs on recovery resilience and happiness of university employees. Fourteen people who agreed on experiments were selected as the study subject, with seven people classified the experimental group and seven people into the...

The purpose of this research is to carry out an analysis of the business's perception against non-tariff barriers to the timber trade, the impact on the Act of Legal Timber Trade Promotion, and estimate the willingness to pay off the forest certified- timber for legality certification acquisition....

This study examined the multi-functionality of an eco-pastoral system in alpine grassland and measured its economic value. The multi-functionality can be divided into three categories: direct-use value, indirect-use value, and heritage value. Direct-use value includes both extractive (forage and...

Currently, bioethanol, a fuel additive for transportation, is produced mainly by using biomass (first generation) such as corn and sugar canes. First generation biomass can cause various problems in terms of increase in agricultural prices and ethical reasons. To address these problems, a nonedible ...

The EU, the United States, and Australia already set their own regulations against the production, processing and circulation of the illegally harvested wood and wood products. Korea will face a strong external pressure to set up the regulation on illegally logged wood and wood products in the near ...

This paper has the purpose to analyze current ODA performances in the sectors of agriculture and forestry, and to suggest the ways for linking these two sectors including ODA on the environment sector. The forestry sector needs to be oriented, as its ODA strategy, toward "forest resource...