The framework and starting point for analyzing forest and forestry project activities under the clean development mechanism (CDM) is the historical legal and scientific international recognition of the role carbon quot;sinksquot; and quot;reservoirsquot; can play in mitigating climate change....

While a comprehensive economic valuation of all use and non-use values of the forest is impossible, indigenous societies seem to have a clear, albeit inchoate idea of the value of the forest on which they depend for their material and cultural existence. Forests were valued in all ancient...

In this study we estimate the passive use value of forest in different ecological zones in the Mediterranean region. We estimate these values for forests using meta-analysis. These estimates are used to reveal the annual monetary values per hectare for each country. The total annual amount of...

This paper addresses the question of a preference for primary versus secondary forest among swidden agriculturalists, using data gathered among the tribal Kantu’ of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Kantu' have traditionally made a distinction between the two types of forest, based on the...

This study examines the perceived risks to forest biodiversity and perceived effectiveness of biodiversity conservation strategies among the general public. It tests the hypotheses that perceived risk to forest biodiversity is influenced by cognitive factors (value orientation and knowledge) and...

Public funders and private investors are pouring billions of dollars into Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in the developing world. In REDD+, investors pay people to preserve carbon in trees, and then sell credits based on the stored carbon to those who wish...

В статье приведены результаты исследования теоретико-методологических основ управления общественными отношениями относительно лесных ресурсов с целью...

В статье проанализированы тенденции лесопользования и лесовосстановления в России более чем за 100-летний период, выделены ключевые проблемы лесного хозяйства и...

Предлагается методика оценки механизма комплексного использования лесных ресурсов региона. Методика состоит из шести этапов и учитывает особенности развития...