International policies to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) envisage the creation of financial incentive mechanisms that reward forest protection efforts and adequately compensate those actors that face new costs. In order for REDD+ to achieve these objectives,...

Forest burning stands as a highly used practice in the Brazilian Amazon Forest. Burning trees is the cheapest way to expand agricultural frontiers in the Amazon region. Nevertheless, the smoke generated in this process can produce undesirable negative effects, in particular health-induced...

During the first two and a half years of COST Action E12 'Urban forests and trees', approximately 180 researchers from 34 countries around the world have collected and exchanged information within the field of urban forestry and urban greening. These proceedings include information on urban...

Forest dieback events are currently killing trees across millions of hectares of western North America. Unlike traditional focusing events, these represent slow-moving catastrophes that play out over the course of a decade or longer. This paper analyzes bark beetle and wildfire induced focusing...

Forest lands are a significant factor in the identity and economy of Oregon. This article outlines the role of forest lands to both and then discusses state taxation and land use policies towards these lands in the face of changing economic, political and social circumstances.Oregon property...