Introduction: In recent years, one of the most important challenges in the management of Hyrcanian forests is the continuation of the process of forests logging or its logging ban (forest respiration). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and...

Iranian per capita forest area is as low as one-fourth of the global one. However, the Iranian forests have experienced a rapid degradation and frequently-occurred fire events. Therefore, this study aims to consider driving factors of forest fires in the Iranian forests as well as to investigate...

In this study, in order to investigate the effects of climatic-economic variables on the degradation of forests in Iran, the Autoregressive Distributed-lagged model (ARDL) has been applied during the period from 1991 to 2014. The results of the short-term estimation revealed that the dependent...

Forest logging is one of the most important goals of forest management system having different economic and social consequences. This research aims at identifying, weighting and prioritizing the economic and social consequences of forest logging using the points of view of the experts, specialists...

The sources of raw wood for industries in Iran are forest, imports, wood cultivation and garden waste. However, Restrictions on imports and bans on logging in forest areas in recent years have caused greater attention to wood cultivation and in particular to poplar cultivation. Despite the...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the economic effects of oak trees dieback on villagers in Malekshahi County. The statistical sample of the study was 216 villagers who were selected based on the Cochran formula and using the proportionate stratified random sampling method. The main tool for ...

Forestry Cooperatives are the only formal institutions in establishing participatory forestry management in Iran. Forest Restoration and Utilization Cooperatives established for forest management in the Caspian forests during 1980 and 1990 decades. These institutions have faced various issues...

Rural ecotourism based on scientific principles and criteria is one of the essential approaches in the process of achieving sustainable development and preventing the waste of time and capital. The research method is descriptive-analytical and its purpose is to prioritize the villages targeted for...

The issue of forest depletion in the north of Iran has always been a subject of debate, especially in recent years, and the need for sound planning and proper management has been increasingly emphasized. In order to determine the optimal forest management strategy in northern Iran under...

Introduction: The forest ecosystem is one of the most important natural resources of any country, which provides various functions and services for human beings. Therefore, recognizing the functions and services related to the forest and determining the most appropriate valuation method for them is ...