The increasing demand for forest resources in Vietnam has increased the need for investment in research and development in the forestry industry. Recent research has investigated the viability of introducing hybrid nursery stock to forestry plantations in Vietnam as a strategy to meet the increased ...

This study analyses fuelwood volume and honey yield per hectare of Acacia nilotica plantations in El Ain Forest Reserve in Sudan, and assesses the financial viability of fuelwood-honey enterprises using discounted cash flow analysis. Tree growth data were collected using fixed-radius circular...

This study adapts the Faustmann model (1849) to include the effects of carbon-based payments for environmental services on the optimal rotation length of forest plantations. We assume payments occur at the end of the harvesting cycle and are based on the additional average carbon stock over the...

Since 1990, forest area in Vietnam has increased by around 15%, and now comprises more than 42%. The increase is mainly due to the establishment of short rotation Acacia plantations, which assist in the rehabilitation of under-utilised lands, and can be grown in short rotations by smallholder...

Community-based initiatives with a double objective of improving rural livelihoods and conserving forest resources face the challenge of balancing the two objectives without creating trade-offs. Our study investigates the socio-economic performance of a community-based initiative that uses...

Small-scale producers currently manage approximately half of the plantation forest area in Vietnam; and 80% of the plantation wood is processed into woodchips. To promote higher value uses of the plantation wood, the Vietnamese government has released a number of policies that aim at stimulating...

Background and objectives: Smallholder households with a plot size of 1-5 ha manage nearly half of Vietnam's acacia plantations. They mostly harvest acacia timber after short rotation periods (5-6 years) producing woodchips with relatively low financial returns compared to potential profits from...

Despite their ecological importance, dry forests' contribution to climate change adaptation is often neglected. Hence, this study was initiated to assess the socioeconomic contribution of dry forests to climate change adaptation in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. A mixed quantitative and qualitative...

To achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, overseas plantation projects have been conducted in several countries, including Vietnam. In the present study, stand growth models and a yield table were developed and used to analyze the economic feasibility of Acacia hybrid plantations in southern...

In Vietnam, planted forests account for >26% of total forest area, with approximately two-thirds of the plantation area managed by smallholders and 80% of plantation wood used for woodchip production. With increasing demand for timber for the construction and furniture industry, the Vietnam...