This special issue contains 4 papers on topics about: (1) financial performance of timberland as an alternative asset; (2) estimation of annual investment returns from industrial planted forests in New Zealand; (3) performance of private equity timberland funds in the United States between 1985 and ...

The present paradigm regarding the forests, from an economic point of view, has to swift drastically in order to keep the sustainability of it. The existing forest economic models, rooted in sustained yield timber management systems and neo-classical economic framework, are subject to many...

The arrival of the forest carbon sector over a decade ago heralded a new era in forest conservation financing. In New Zealand, the restorative reforestation of erosionprone rural landscapes and native forest habitats would be limited only by the appetite for carbon credits among carbon buyers and a ...

In the coming decades, climate change is projected to cause carbon dioxide fertilization effects in pine forests in the US Southeast. Resulting changes in pine (loblolly) growth will impact forest markets and regional carbon sequestration. We examine this impact in the context of baseline demand...

The presence of persistent elite capture has been suggested as a reason for the mixed livelihood outcomes of participatory forest management. Leadership selection may overcome this. While there is a growing evidence that leaders are important for economic performance both at macro and micro (e.g.,...

Even a very gradual depletion of some natural resources can lead to significant disruption to entire societies. Indeed, societies which appear at first glance to be flourishing may in fact be hiding a deep-seated fragility. This phenomenon is illustrated by the results of an archaeological dig in...

This special issue on wildfire economics, or Fire$, was organized as part of the Task Force initiative of the International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO).1 All papers in this issue endeavored to provide specific and practical economic guidelines that help deal with the wicked...

Forests play an increasing role in bioeconomy policies, providing the material for bio-based products. However, public opinion regarding forest management in Europe is contested, which is considered a potential drawback for the social license to operate for the forest-based sector. News media...

As human living environments face increasing challenges with resilience, the concept of nature-based solutions (NBS) was proposed in recent years as a way to promote sustainable living in urban environments. Urban forests and trees play important roles in urban ecosystems, while their potential as...

With the input-output data of 31 Provinces (Regions)in China under-country economy from 2013 to 2018, the data envelopment analysis(DEA)was used to evaluate the under-forest economic efficiency level in 31 provinces (regions). Under-forest economic development in China has regional imbalance...