As forest management is increasingly influenced by climate change and climate change policy, among other factors, assessing carbon budget dynamics is essential to forecast the impacts of future wood consumption on carbon sequestration. To assess plausible future forest management options at EU...

This study aims to reveal the connection between corruption and shadow economy, on one hand, and deforestation, on the other. The research considers 131 countries from all over the world, in the timeframe between the years 2012 and 2020, and it reveals that corruption and shadow economy...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1. Introduction. -- 2. The Forest Harvest Scheduling Optimization Problem. -- 3. Classic and Contemporary Influences on Forest Harvest Scheduling. -- 4. Solving Forest Harvest Scheduling Assignment Problems. -- 5. Harvest Scheduling Search Behavior. -- 6. Difficulty in...

The environmental impacts associated with the burning of fossil fuels coupled with growing concerns about security of energy supply, motivated the search for more sustainable forms of energy production, among which came microalgae for biofuels production. However, the commercial production of...

In the current paper we examine the role of forest carbon sequestration benefits in optimal forest management. When carbon benefits are considered not only the forested area is relevant, but also the flow of carbon between land and the atmosphere through the carbon cycle. To account for all...

While optimal forest harvesting regulations (regional forest regeneration schedules) have been established using the linear programming technique, its modeling restriction is still a challenge in practice. In this study, we developed an alternative framework for establishing an optimal forest...

Logging-induced disturbance can be an important agent of change in tropical forests. Understanding the relative impacts of specific logging regimes on tree community structure is essential for forest management and biodiversity conservation. In this study, we assessed the response of tree...