The study presents results of the 2010 forest health and vitality survey carried out on the representative net of Level I plots of ICP Forests and the FutMon project. The survey was based on over 7 500 plots and 145 000 trees in 33 participating countries, including 26 EU member states. It was...

Governments contracting with private agents for the provision of an impure public good must contend with agents who would potentially supply the good absent any payments. This additionality problem is centrally important in the use of carbon offsets as part of climate change mitigation....

Derzeitiger Stand der Waldwirtschaft in Griechenland: Die Waldökosysteme Griechenlands sind geprägt einerseits durch sich ständig wandelnde Umweltbedingungen und andererseits durch menschliche, nicht nachhaltige Einflüsse. So haben die jahrhundertelange Übernutzung von Brenn- und Bauholz...

Governments contracting with private agents for the provision of an impure public good must contend with agents who would potentially supply the good absent any payments. This additionality problem is centrally important to the use of carbon offsets to mitigate climate change. We analyze optimal...