COVID-19-induced visitor boom reveals the importance of forests as critical infrastructure

J Derks, L Giessen, G Winkel - Forest Policy and Economics, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the globe have
implemented a certain degree of lockdown, restricting citizens' freedom of movement and …

The priorities in managing forest disturbances to enhance forest resilience: A comparison of a literature analysis and perceptions of forest professionals

L Nikinmaa, JHC de Koning, J Derks… - Forest Policy and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Climate change alters the operational environment of forest management. The need to
increase forest resilience and manage forests based on the best available knowledge is …

Potentials and barriers to land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs)—a review

L Karki, J Lieu, M Xylia, M Laub… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs) are critical for achieving the Paris
Agreement's aim of avoiding dangerous climate change by limiting the rise in average …

[HTML][HTML] Challenging the dominant path of forest policy? Bottom-up, citizen forest management initiatives in a top-down governance context in Poland

K Niedziałkowski, P Chmielewski - Forest Policy and Economics, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Forest governance in Poland is characterised by the dominance of public forest ownership
and hierarchical, top-down policy-making. These governance arrangements, characteristic …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the effects of climate and management on the distribution of deadwood in European forests

ALD Augustynczik, M Gusti, F di Fulvio, P Lauri… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Deadwood is a key old-growth element in European forests and a cornerstone of
biodiversity conservation practices in the region, recognized as an important indicator of …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating nature conservation measures in european forest management–An exploratory study of barriers and drivers in 9 european countries

AA Konczal, J Derks, JHC de Koning… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Integrative forest management approaches, aiming to combine the provision of multiple
forest ecosystem services in the same forest area, are popular forest management concepts …

[HTML][HTML] Governance Innovations for forest ecosystem service provision–Insights from an EU-wide survey

C Mann, L Loft, M Hernández-Morcillo… - … Science & Policy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This paper analyses the occurrence of governance innovations for forest ecosystem service
(FES) provision in the forestry sector in Europe and the factors that influence innovation …

[HTML][HTML] The carbon sequestration response of aboveground biomass and soils to nutrient enrichment in boreal forests depends on baseline site productivity

R Blaško, B Forsmark, MJ Gundale, H Lim… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Nutrient enrichment can alleviate productivity limitations and thus substantially increase
carbon (C) uptake in northern coniferous forests. Yet, factors controlling stand-to-stand …

Using systems thinking and causal loop diagrams to identify cascading climate change impacts on bioenergy supply systems

F Groundstroem, S Juhola - … and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2021‏ - Springer
Increased use of bioenergy, driven by ambitious climate and energy policies, has led to an
upsurge in international bioenergy trade. Simultaneously, it is evident that every node of the …

[HTML][HTML] Forest deliberations: Marteloscopes as sites of encounter between climate activists and forest managers

M John, K Wirth, A Kaufmann, H Ertelt, T Frei - Forest Policy and Economics, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, climate change and societal changes have increased the complexity of
demands on multifunctional forest management, leading to new lines of conflict …