Social innovation is perceived as a collaborative response from civic society actors to
societal challenges and as such is increasingly being recognised as a driver for sustainable …

The marginalised rural communities are characterised by societal challenges, such as
isolation, lack of job opportunities, land abandonment, low quality of life and generally low …

Given the complex nature of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there are
increasing calls for new inclusive and bottom-up governance mechanisms in building a …

Political frameworks and policies have a strong influence on the institutional ecosystem and
on governance patterns, which in turn shape the operational space of civil society initiatives …

Attention to social innovation and its role in sustainable development have been rising.
However, the knowledge of social innovation pertaining to rural areas, including the forestry …

Over the last decade, the concept of social innovation (SI) has been increasingly discussed
in the research and policy communities. An early understanding of the term considers SI as …

Forest-dependent communities in remote rural areas face challenges such as delocalization
of industry and loss of economic activities (only partially stemmed by tourism), ageing …

In Europe, when referring to innovation in forestry, the dominant discourses mostly deal with
technological innovation based on large-scale industrial investments (EC 2003).“Innovation …

This study aimed to investigate the actors-related variables that would affect the rural
people's participation in a grassroots social innovation (SI) initiative that has evolved and …

Addressing the role that policies can play in the diversity of Social Innovations in
Marginalized Rural Areas presumes that innovations are directly triggered by policies. The …