Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103653
Luan Marca , Marco Tulio Aniceto Franca , Augusto Mussi Alvim , Evandro Tatim da Silva
This study analyzes the determinants of malaria incidence in the Brazilian Amazon, focusing on patterns of deforestation, agricultural mechanization, and their spatio-temporal dynamics. Using municipal-level panel data (2007–2020) and spatial econometric models, we identify two main findings: Deforestation increases malaria incidence in a non-linear fashion, with significant impacts lasting up to five years and a renewed peak nearly a decade later. Mechanization reduces transmission: A 1 % increase in heavy machinery (e.g., crawler tractors) is associated with a 0.67 % decrease in the incidence rate. A 1 % increase in light machinery (e.g., wheeled tractors) is associated with a 0.37 % decrease, attributable to intensified land use and habitat management. Policy implications may include targeted subsidies for light mechanization leasing in high-incidence municipalities. This strategy could simultaneously curb malaria and deforestation by leveraging degraded pasture areas as expansion zones for cultivation using light machinery, thus eliminating the need for forest invasion.
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The furniture industry in Jepara, Indonesia, faces complex sustainability challenges, particularly declining raw material quality, low wood utilization efficiency, and limited waste utilization, which result in decreased added value and reduced industry competitiveness. These challenges are cross-scale, spanning small, medium, and large industries, underscoring the need for a collaborative and adaptive approach. This study proposes a Circular Bioeconomy (CBE)-based transformation strategy tailored to the local characteristics and capacities of each business scale. The CBE approach in this context includes the application of efficient technologies in the sawing process, renewable energy-based drying, and environmentally friendly wood preservation techniques to extend product lifespan. Furthermore, increasing access to timber legality certification, improving waste management, implementing cascading strategies, and strengthening product construction are integral to boosting resource efficiency and industry resilience. The study also highlights the importance of cross-scale joint-solution practices, such as modular design, component standardization, production specialization, and the development of spare parts networks, as foundations for strengthening collaboration and innovation. The findings demonstrate that the CBE strategy not only reduces waste and emissions but also creates new economic opportunities through product diversification, waste utilization, and increased overall production system efficiency. Therefore, this approach provides a crucial foundation for building a more sustainable and competitive furniture industry.
{"title":"Proposing circular bioeconomy design strategy: A crucial step towards sustaining the wood furniture industry in Indonesia","authors":"Dhany Yuniati , Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat , Didit Okta Pribadi , Raden Deden Djaenudin , Budi Kuncahyo , Apri Laila Sayekti , Husnul Khotimah , Windi Novia Ratri Wardhani","doi":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103666","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103666","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The furniture industry in Jepara, Indonesia, faces complex sustainability challenges, particularly declining raw material quality, low wood utilization efficiency, and limited waste utilization, which result in decreased added value and reduced industry competitiveness. These challenges are cross-scale, spanning small, medium, and large industries, underscoring the need for a collaborative and adaptive approach. This study proposes a Circular Bioeconomy (CBE)-based transformation strategy tailored to the local characteristics and capacities of each business scale. The CBE approach in this context includes the application of efficient technologies in the sawing process, renewable energy-based drying, and environmentally friendly wood preservation techniques to extend product lifespan. Furthermore, increasing access to timber legality certification, improving waste management, implementing cascading strategies, and strengthening product construction are integral to boosting resource efficiency and industry resilience. The study also highlights the importance of cross-scale joint-solution practices, such as modular design, component standardization, production specialization, and the development of spare parts networks, as foundations for strengthening collaboration and innovation. The findings demonstrate that the CBE strategy not only reduces waste and emissions but also creates new economic opportunities through product diversification, waste utilization, and increased overall production system efficiency. Therefore, this approach provides a crucial foundation for building a more sustainable and competitive furniture industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12451,"journal":{"name":"Forest Policy and Economics","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 103666"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145525731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103660
Jan Alpenberg , Frida Hansson , Lotten Svensson , Tomasz Wnuk-Pel
This study examines how Swedish forest industry firms assess capital investments by integrating financial and non-financial considerations. Based on in-depth interviews with senior managers from ten forest companies, this qualitative approach identifies a multidimensional evaluation approach that incorporates strategic, environmental, and social aspects alongside conventional financial metrics. The findings reveal that investment decisions are influenced not only by economic rationale but also by behavioral factors such as cognitive biases and perceived risk, providing empirical support for Prospect Theory in an industry-specific context. The study contributes to the literature by proposing an integrated capital investment assessment framework, highlighting the need for holistic, context-sensitive decision models in sectors with strong environmental and stakeholder interdependencies.
{"title":"Beyond financial metrics: An integrated framework for capital investment decisions in the Swedish forest industry","authors":"Jan Alpenberg , Frida Hansson , Lotten Svensson , Tomasz Wnuk-Pel","doi":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103660","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103660","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines how Swedish forest industry firms assess capital investments by integrating financial and non-financial considerations. Based on in-depth interviews with senior managers from ten forest companies, this qualitative approach identifies a multidimensional evaluation approach that incorporates strategic, environmental, and social aspects alongside conventional financial metrics. The findings reveal that investment decisions are influenced not only by economic rationale but also by behavioral factors such as cognitive biases and perceived risk, providing empirical support for Prospect Theory in an industry-specific context. The study contributes to the literature by proposing an integrated capital investment assessment framework, highlighting the need for holistic, context-sensitive decision models in sectors with strong environmental and stakeholder interdependencies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12451,"journal":{"name":"Forest Policy and Economics","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 103660"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145435040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-08DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103663
Oliver Truffer , Eva Lieberherr , Kato Van Ruymbeke , Costanza Chimisso , Tim Rowe , Liesbet Vranken , Tamaki Ohmura
Research on forest ecosystems is abundant, yet the societal needs for forest ecosystem services (FES) remains less examined. Understanding these needs—especially across different societal actors—offers a promising path to ease pressure on the provision of forest ecosystem services and navigate the goal conflicts of forest policy under the EU Green Deal. Using a semi-systematic literature review, we categorize the existing research on the need for forest ecosystem services within distinct European forestry paradigms and investigate how well the literature covers each service and actor type. In 107 assessed articles, we find that cultural ecosystem services are researched most prominently while provisioning services are addressed the least. While the literature in our corpus is inclined towards recreationists and the public, crucial actors such as forest owners or forest managers are examined seldomly. Furthermore, we find several articles that assess the synergies and conflicts fostered by different management approaches. We connect this finding to a qualitative mismatch between the need for forest ecosystem services described in the literature and the provision of these services that is shaped by different ideas on sustainable forest management. By highlighting gaps and shortcomings in the literature we set the stage for future research on the need for forest ecosystem services.
{"title":"Mapping the research of Forest ecosystem Services in Europe: A review","authors":"Oliver Truffer , Eva Lieberherr , Kato Van Ruymbeke , Costanza Chimisso , Tim Rowe , Liesbet Vranken , Tamaki Ohmura","doi":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103663","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103663","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research on forest ecosystems is abundant, yet the societal needs for forest ecosystem services (FES) remains less examined. Understanding these needs—especially across different societal actors—offers a promising path to ease pressure on the provision of forest ecosystem services and navigate the goal conflicts of forest policy under the EU Green Deal. Using a semi-systematic literature review, we categorize the existing research on the need for forest ecosystem services within distinct European forestry paradigms and investigate how well the literature covers each service and actor type. In 107 assessed articles, we find that cultural ecosystem services are researched most prominently while provisioning services are addressed the least. While the literature in our corpus is inclined towards recreationists and the public, crucial actors such as forest owners or forest managers are examined seldomly. Furthermore, we find several articles that assess the synergies and conflicts fostered by different management approaches. We connect this finding to a qualitative mismatch between the need for forest ecosystem services described in the literature and the provision of these services that is shaped by different ideas on sustainable forest management. By highlighting gaps and shortcomings in the literature we set the stage for future research on the need for forest ecosystem services.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12451,"journal":{"name":"Forest Policy and Economics","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 103663"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145461655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103654
Julius Willig , Sabeth Häublein , Stefan Sorge , Annechien Brudermann , Elena Cantarello , Josep Maria Espelta , Liina Häyrinen , Tomás Hlasny , Nina Horstmann , Silvija Krajter Ostoić , Marie Lautrup , Maša Zorana Ostrogović Sever , Mikko Peltoniemi , Juan Picos , Yulia Poskakukhina , Björn Reineking , Ian Short , Jonathan Spazzi , Marie Vaney , Dijana Vuletić , Jürgen Bauhus
Many forest owners and professionals recognize global change and increasing forest disturbances as pressing challenges but have yet to implement adaptation options to counteract the impacts on their forests. The ecological effectiveness of these options is context-dependent, influenced by site conditions and the quality of implementation. In addition, the socio-economic context can support or impede the implementation of adaptation options. To assess the relevance of implementation barriers and how they are perceived, we surveyed over 800 forest owners and professionals across Europe.
Adaptation options that were perceived as effective were also more likely to be applied. Owing to its low evidence of effectiveness and conflicts with other management objectives, non-management was largely regarded as a non-viable adaptation option. Overall, respondents rated the importance of most implementation barriers as low to moderate. However, for certain adaptation options, specific barriers were perceived as particularly relevant. Forest owners and professionals with experience in practicing forest adaptation regarded potential barriers as less constraining than other groups of participants. More timber production-oriented owners and professionals identified economic issues as particularly constraining. To facilitate implementation of adaptation, participants suggested improved communication, more education, more flexible legislation and simpler access to financial support.
Different specific site and management contexts complicate the development of general recommendations. Therefore, local science-practice collaborations and platforms to share experiences regarding adaptation options could promote the adaptive capacity of forest owners and professionals.
{"title":"Information access, governance support and operational flexibility are needed to drive adaptation of European forests to global change","authors":"Julius Willig , Sabeth Häublein , Stefan Sorge , Annechien Brudermann , Elena Cantarello , Josep Maria Espelta , Liina Häyrinen , Tomás Hlasny , Nina Horstmann , Silvija Krajter Ostoić , Marie Lautrup , Maša Zorana Ostrogović Sever , Mikko Peltoniemi , Juan Picos , Yulia Poskakukhina , Björn Reineking , Ian Short , Jonathan Spazzi , Marie Vaney , Dijana Vuletić , Jürgen Bauhus","doi":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103654","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103654","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Many forest owners and professionals recognize global change and increasing forest disturbances as pressing challenges but have yet to implement adaptation options to counteract the impacts on their forests. The ecological effectiveness of these options is context-dependent, influenced by site conditions and the quality of implementation. In addition, the socio-economic context can support or impede the implementation of adaptation options. To assess the relevance of implementation barriers and how they are perceived, we surveyed over 800 forest owners and professionals across Europe.</div><div>Adaptation options that were perceived as effective were also more likely to be applied. Owing to its low evidence of effectiveness and conflicts with other management objectives, non-management was largely regarded as a non-viable adaptation option. Overall, respondents rated the importance of most implementation barriers as low to moderate. However, for certain adaptation options, specific barriers were perceived as particularly relevant. Forest owners and professionals with experience in practicing forest adaptation regarded potential barriers as less constraining than other groups of participants. More timber production-oriented owners and professionals identified economic issues as particularly constraining. To facilitate implementation of adaptation, participants suggested improved communication, more education, more flexible legislation and simpler access to financial support.</div><div>Different specific site and management contexts complicate the development of general recommendations. Therefore, local science-practice collaborations and platforms to share experiences regarding adaptation options could promote the adaptive capacity of forest owners and professionals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12451,"journal":{"name":"Forest Policy and Economics","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 103654"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145334190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103642
Chaitanya Suárez-Rojas , Camilla Widmark
Over the last fifty years, peatlands have shifted from being intensively drained and exploited to being at the heart of debates about fighting climate change and other environmental crises. Despite current efforts towards peatland restoration and conservation, political action is not reaching the desired targets. Are policies really providing consistent and coherent solutions? This study reviews how peatland issues have been addressed in the international political discourse and how policies in Europe and Sweden are responding to such issues to halt peatland degradation. The study follows a multi-step approach comprising i) policy selection, ii) framing process, and iii) policy coherence analysis. The results reveal that European and Swedish policies from different fields (biodiversity and conservation, climate change, agriculture, forestry, land use and soil, energy, and water) broadly emphasise the need for peatland protection and conservation. However, these policies lack coherence in addressing the different impacts affecting peatlands, comprehending certain ecosystem functions and services, and identifying explicit nature-, financial-, and social capacity-based solutions for their restoration and sustainable use. This evidence highlights the need to foster coordination among decision-makers within and across different policy fields at both governance levels.
{"title":"A policy analysis of peatland-related policies - pressures, ecosystem services, conservation and restoration","authors":"Chaitanya Suárez-Rojas , Camilla Widmark","doi":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103642","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103642","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Over the last fifty years, peatlands have shifted from being intensively drained and exploited to being at the heart of debates about fighting climate change and other environmental crises. Despite current efforts towards peatland restoration and conservation, political action is not reaching the desired targets. Are policies really providing consistent and coherent solutions? This study reviews how peatland issues have been addressed in the international political discourse and how policies in Europe and Sweden are responding to such issues to halt peatland degradation. The study follows a multi-step approach comprising i) policy selection, ii) framing process, and iii) policy coherence analysis. The results reveal that European and Swedish policies from different fields (biodiversity and conservation, climate change, agriculture, forestry, land use and soil, energy, and water) broadly emphasise the need for peatland protection and conservation. However, these policies lack coherence in addressing the different impacts affecting peatlands, comprehending certain ecosystem functions and services, and identifying explicit nature-, financial-, and social capacity-based solutions for their restoration and sustainable use. This evidence highlights the need to foster coordination among decision-makers within and across different policy fields at both governance levels.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12451,"journal":{"name":"Forest Policy and Economics","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 103642"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145334191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-15DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103664
Niak Sian Koh , Niina Pietarinen , Alizée Ville , Félicien Kengoum , Grace Wong , Maria Brockhaus
Climate finance is often considered an avenue of transformational change to address deforestation. However, financial dynamics influencing forests extend beyond climate related initiatives; forest landscapes are subject to a myriad of actors and interests. This paper examines if and how REDD+ finance can lead to transformative decisions in a complex political landscape of competing land uses, interests, and financial flows in Mai-Ndombe, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We employ a critical global political economy perspective to investigate inequality within global forest governance. We use a telecoupling framing combined with open-source research methods to examine public information and databases on company ownership and structures, to capture flows of finance and commodities. Our study demonstrates that, in Mai- Ndombe, climate finance incentives have limited influence in the presence of dominant interests and investments in extractive activities; particularly when mining, livestock, timber, and carbon concessions overlap, and oil exploration permits are in use by state and private sector actors. REDD+ strategies in the DRC inadvertently reinforce historical inequalities by focusing on local interventions; this overlooks persistent power relations that are visible in discursive practices, financial flows, and incentive structures centering around extractive land uses. The methods and data in this paper provide insights into how finance and investments in both climate change mitigation and industrial land use are driving land-use change and inadvertently reinforcing inequality. We encourage funders, policymakers, and researchers at the intersection of climate and forests to move beyond oversimplified narratives of who is to blame for deforestation, and instead trace the financial flows to examine who actually benefits.
{"title":"Follow the money: Can REDD+ finance compete with established and emerging land investments in Mai-Ndombe, Democratic Republic of Congo?","authors":"Niak Sian Koh , Niina Pietarinen , Alizée Ville , Félicien Kengoum , Grace Wong , Maria Brockhaus","doi":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103664","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103664","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate finance is often considered an avenue of transformational change to address deforestation. However, financial dynamics influencing forests extend beyond climate related initiatives; forest landscapes are subject to a myriad of actors and interests. This paper examines if and how REDD+ finance can lead to transformative decisions in a complex political landscape of competing land uses, interests, and financial flows in Mai-Ndombe, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We employ a critical global political economy perspective to investigate inequality within global forest governance. We use a telecoupling framing combined with open-source research methods to examine public information and databases on company ownership and structures, to capture flows of finance and commodities. Our study demonstrates that, in Mai- Ndombe, climate finance incentives have limited influence in the presence of dominant interests and investments in extractive activities; particularly when mining, livestock, timber, and carbon concessions overlap, and oil exploration permits are in use by state and private sector actors. REDD+ strategies in the DRC inadvertently reinforce historical inequalities by focusing on local interventions; this overlooks persistent power relations that are visible in discursive practices, financial flows, and incentive structures centering around extractive land uses. The methods and data in this paper provide insights into how finance and investments in both climate change mitigation and industrial land use are driving land-use change and inadvertently reinforcing inequality. We encourage funders, policymakers, and researchers at the intersection of climate and forests to move beyond oversimplified narratives of who is to blame for deforestation, and instead trace the financial flows to examine who actually benefits.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12451,"journal":{"name":"Forest Policy and Economics","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 103664"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145535997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-10-29DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103655
Ting Ma , Linsheng Zhong , J. Marc Foggin , Peng Wang
Integrated forest landscape management is indispensably crucial for forest utilization, conservation, poverty alleviation, and the attainment of social equity. Understanding the direct impact of local stakeholders' policy perceptions on forest co-management (FCM) behavior plays a significant role in the success of the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin (YTRB) forest conservation efforts in Tibet, China. The study applied the extended theory of planned behavior and structural equation modeling to analyze this impact. A questionnaire and focus groups were administered among stakeholders to assess how their policy perceptions influenced FCM behavior.
Results show that FCM intentions and behaviors are significantly influenced by FCM policy, attitudes, subjective norms, past behavior, and sense of belonging, with FCM policy being the most critical factor, affecting intentions and behaviors both directly and indirectly. Additionally, a sense of belonging positively mediates the relationships between attitudes, past behavior, intention, and behavior. The study further reveals that 67 % of stakeholders perceive policy effectiveness positively, while 45 % express concerns about implementation challenges. Independent t-test and ANOVA results show that women and older residents exhibit more skepticism toward FCM policy, negatively affecting their intentions. Enhancing awareness of FCM policy among stakeholders, strengthening their sense of belonging, and addressing the concerns of marginalized groups are crucial for promoting FCM. The study suggests an inclusive conservation governance model that prioritizes joint deliberations and decision-making among diverse stakeholders over externally developed programs. This research underscores the importance of FCM and an inclusive governance model in effective forest management and conservation, offering insights that can inform FCM initiatives.
{"title":"Policy perceptions and local stakeholder engagement in forest co-management in the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin, China","authors":"Ting Ma , Linsheng Zhong , J. Marc Foggin , Peng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103655","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103655","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Integrated forest landscape management is indispensably crucial for forest utilization, conservation, poverty alleviation, and the attainment of social equity. Understanding the direct impact of local stakeholders' policy perceptions on forest co-management (FCM) behavior plays a significant role in the success of the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin (YTRB) forest conservation efforts in Tibet, China. The study applied the extended theory of planned behavior and structural equation modeling to analyze this impact. A questionnaire and focus groups were administered among stakeholders to assess how their policy perceptions influenced FCM behavior.</div><div>Results show that FCM intentions and behaviors are significantly influenced by FCM policy, attitudes, subjective norms, past behavior, and sense of belonging, with FCM policy being the most critical factor, affecting intentions and behaviors both directly and indirectly. Additionally, a sense of belonging positively mediates the relationships between attitudes, past behavior, intention, and behavior. The study further reveals that 67 % of stakeholders perceive policy effectiveness positively, while 45 % express concerns about implementation challenges. Independent <em>t</em>-test and ANOVA results show that women and older residents exhibit more skepticism toward FCM policy, negatively affecting their intentions. Enhancing awareness of FCM policy among stakeholders, strengthening their sense of belonging, and addressing the concerns of marginalized groups are crucial for promoting FCM. The study suggests an inclusive conservation governance model that prioritizes joint deliberations and decision-making among diverse stakeholders over externally developed programs. This research underscores the importance of FCM and an inclusive governance model in effective forest management and conservation, offering insights that can inform FCM initiatives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12451,"journal":{"name":"Forest Policy and Economics","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 103655"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145383519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103624
Leonie Wagner
Private forest ownership in Germany is undergoing profound demographic and structural transformation, resulting in a more heterogeneous population of owners with diverse values and management practices. These changes necessitate new theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding owner behavior. This study develops and validates a novel measurement instrument for psychological ownership in the context of private forestry in Germany, using a bifactor model with five specific factors. Drawing on two large-scale surveys in Bavaria and Lower Saxony, we employ exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis as well as structural equation modeling to examine the factorial structure and predictive validity of psychological ownership. Our results demonstrate that psychological ownership is significantly associated to self-implemented forest management and extensive climate change adaptation strategies, while visit frequency emerges as the most important exogenous predictor. In contrast, psychological ownership does not affect delegated forest management. Factors such as property size and membership in forest owner associations primarily influence the orthogonal factor self-investment, which is not connected to psychological ownership. Notably, the presented instrument requires further refinement and validation, particularly with regard to the stability of the identity and knowledge factors. We recommend extending the psychological ownership approach to encompass broader actor networks involved in forest management. Our findings underscore the need for policy instruments and advisory services that address the full spectrum of owner motivations and identities, and for further research into the complex actor networks that shape forest management decisions.
{"title":"Psychological ownership and forest management behavior: Development and validation of a multidimensional bifactor scale","authors":"Leonie Wagner","doi":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103624","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103624","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Private forest ownership in Germany is undergoing profound demographic and structural transformation, resulting in a more heterogeneous population of owners with diverse values and management practices. These changes necessitate new theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding owner behavior. This study develops and validates a novel measurement instrument for psychological ownership in the context of private forestry in Germany, using a bifactor model with five specific factors. Drawing on two large-scale surveys in Bavaria and Lower Saxony, we employ exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis as well as structural equation modeling to examine the factorial structure and predictive validity of psychological ownership. Our results demonstrate that psychological ownership is significantly associated to self-implemented forest management and extensive climate change adaptation strategies, while visit frequency emerges as the most important exogenous predictor. In contrast, psychological ownership does not affect delegated forest management. Factors such as property size and membership in forest owner associations primarily influence the orthogonal factor self-investment, which is not connected to psychological ownership. Notably, the presented instrument requires further refinement and validation, particularly with regard to the stability of the identity and knowledge factors. We recommend extending the psychological ownership approach to encompass broader actor networks involved in forest management. Our findings underscore the need for policy instruments and advisory services that address the full spectrum of owner motivations and identities, and for further research into the complex actor networks that shape forest management decisions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12451,"journal":{"name":"Forest Policy and Economics","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 103624"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145156693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-09-27DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103632
Veli Yilanci, Maxwell Kongkuah
This study examines the convergence of forest product footprints (FPF) among seven Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) countries from 1961 to 2022. The research investigates whether FPF levels are converging or diverging across these nations, which share the Amazon rainforest. Employing a panel unit root test that accounts for smooth and sharp structural breaks, the study identifies both convergence and divergence patterns. Colombia, Ecuador, and Guyana show evidence of convergence, potentially driven by conservation policies and indigenous land management. Conversely, Brazil and Peru demonstrate divergence, likely influenced by extensive agriculture, mining, and international trade in forest products. The findings emphasize the need for coordinated regional policies within ACTO to foster sustainable forest management practices, address divergent national interests, and prioritize environmental conservation in the Amazon.
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