Since economic profitability is the most important factor for the adoption of short rotation
coppice (SRC) for energy from biomass, our objective was to analyze and summarize …

Ecosystems, such as forests and their associated processes, provide numerous goods and
services to human societies. These so called ecosystem services, have recently gained a lot …

Human–carnivore conflicts and retaliatory killings contribute to carnivore populations'
declines around the world. Strategies to mitigate conflicts have been developed, but their …

To stimulate an economically oriented discussion on mixed forest management, this paper
considers economic implications of mixed investments of pure stands of the Norway spruce …

The effect of explicit integration of uncertainty–determined through financial, non-linear
optimization–on the distribution of timber harvests and net revenues over time was …

This paper analyzes payment for environmental services (PES) policies under a common
property regime in Mexico City. Econometric analysis of field data collected in an agrarian …

A strong demand for nature conservation can be ascertained in Germany. Several nature
conservation groups argue that in order to provide nature conservation in considerable parts …

Using annual data, we have estimated the timber harvest of eucalyptus in the region of
Galicia (Spain). The explanatory variables considered were price, pulp exports, and salvage …

The impact of climate change on forest ecosystem services will differ depending on the
regional situation. Based on findings of natural sciences the impact on society can be …

This chapter focuses on the emergence of Indian diaspora organizations operating at the
global level to articulate their socio-cultural, economic and political interests. The Indian …