On the base of analysis of the existing management system of the forestry sector symptoms of deepening crisis in forestry management, forests and forest industry in the years after 1997 are identified. They are systemized and directions of their removal are suggested. The main conclusion, which...

This article reviews the development of interest in the relationship between forestry and rural development in developed countries and, using evidence from recent research in Europe, suggests a need for a widening of the methods by which economic impacts are investigated. This need for a...

The aim of the paper is to identify factors, affecting innovation activities of enterprises in Bulgarian wood processing. The database used and the methodology applied are developed by R. Chobanova on the base of OECD Oslo manual requirements. The results presented concern: a) internal and...

The paper presents data on the forest resource development in Bulgaria during the 20th century, as well as contemporary challenges. It is summarized that during the last 14 years, forestry in Bulgaria has passed through numeral structural and economic changes, directed to its adaptation to...

Non-timber forest products and services receive growing attention as they are expected to contribute to income in rural areas and to the solution of conflicts over forest use. This article studies the role of the forestry sector innovation systems of Central European countries in the development...

This paper provides some basic information about expertise and research projects at the Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla), collected, firstly, with the help of information published at the institute’s website by participating researchers, and, secondly, using research reports,...

The article presents the state of the art and perspectives of the Finnish builders’ carpentry Industry and the role of the small firms. It is identified that firms producing prefabricated components to BtoC markets do not supply their products to BtoB markets and vice versa. Domestic markets...