The bioeconomy, as a new phenomenon using renewable resources, significantly affects the forestry sector in many countries. Individual countries have implemented forest policies by financially supporting forestry in different ways and for different reasons. The nature and targeting of this support...

The proclamation of Šumava National Park as a large-scale protected territory in the early 90's of the 20th century shortly after the change of the political regime in Czechoslovakia resulted in the onset of discussions among different interest groups. The question of the approach to its management ...

Achieving public support and understanding in addressing the challenges of climate change and the bark beetle calamity is a prerequisite for the successful future of Czech forestry. The most important instrument for achieving public support is communication. To be effective, this communication has...

Outbreaks of spruce bark beetle Ips typographus have devastating effects on European forest landscapes. Salvage removal of windfelled trees is deemed effective to prevent the outbreaks, although adverse effects on ecosystem recovery, ecologically valuable legacies, and unclear economic performance...

Productive Norway spruce forests in mountainous growing areas are expected to be affected by increasing climate-driven disturbances, which will most likely result in a reduction of their economic performance. This study seeks to compare the potential of currently discussed management options aiming ...

The extremely dynamic development of calamities caused by the effects of global climate change followed by the spread of under-bark insect pests mainly in coniferous stands and the ongoing incidental felling have raised concerns in the woodworking industry about the developments in the source...

In Europe, intensive forest management has severely compromised the habitat of forest insects, especially saproxylic beetles, due to the removal of deadwood and veteran trees. The loss of insect diversity may disrupt ecosystem functioning and affect the provision of important ecosystem goods and...

The influence of natural climatic conditions on the species diversity of insects in the cereal-grass biocenosis on the territory of peasant farm "Markovo-1" located in the southern forest-steppe zone of Chelyabinsk region has been studied. During the survey of entomofauna on the territory of...

Deadwood is recognized as one of the most important resources affecting forest biodiversity. Its absence from the forest landscape is, therefore, of concern, such that one official Swedish environmental objective is to increase the volume of deadwood. However, increasing the use of renewable energy ...

This article offers a balanced view of the main and recent events and trends in the forest industry of Russia, Europe, and the world amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and an excess supply of bark beetle-damaged wood. The impact of the pandemic on the supply and demand balance was detailed, such as the...