Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science
A section of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907).
Section Information
Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science is a Section of the open-access peer-reviewed journal Forests, which publishes advanced studies and applications of economics and other social sciences to forest systems. The primary aim of this Section is to provide a medium for research throughout the world into forest economics and related disciplines, such as (but not limited to): sociology, politics, history, quantitative sciences, anthropology, psychology, and their application to different issues in the forest bioeconomy chain, land use, rural communities and their development, and climate change. This Section especially encourages work within a broad interdisciplinary framework, with explicit management or policy recommendations.
Keywords
- community forests;
- cultural issues;
- economics of agroforestry;
- economics of biodiversity conservation;
- economics of forest bioenergy;
- economics of forest restoration;
- economics of pest management;
- economics of planted forests;
- economics of urban forestry;
- forest certification;
- forest extension;
- forest governance;
- forest history;
- forest policy instruments;
- forest property rights;
- forest valuation;
- forestry and rural economy;
- forests and bioeconomy;
- forests and climate change;
- harvesting decisions;
- human dimensions of forests;
- illegal timber;
- land use and deforestation
- managerial economics of forestry;
- multiple use in forestry;
- non-industrial private forestry landowners;
- non-timber forest products;
- payments for forest ecosystem services;
- social interactions;
- social cost–benefit analysis taxation;
- technological change in forest products;
- timber-based industries;
- trade in forest products;
- wood-based industries.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Diverse Forestry Systems and Cleaner Production Practices for the Bio-Based Economy and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 28 April 2024)
- Forest Management: Planning, Decision Making and Implementation (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Economic and Policy Analysis in Sustainable Forest Management (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Efficacy of Nature-Based Learning and Global Outlook on Outdoor Education (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Recent Advances in Forest REDD+ Research (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Forest Ecosystem Services and Landscape Design - Series II (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Forest Ecosystem Services and Strategy Development (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Non-wood Forest Products and Co-products—Circular Bioeconomy Developments (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Economic Valuation of Forest Resources (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Impact of Global Economic Changes on the Wood-Based Industry (Deadline: 28 June 2024)
- Trends in the Production, Management and Reuse of Forest Resources: New Uses, New Applications, and Innovation throughout the Entire Production Chain (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Trees and Their Benefits: Social, Ecological & Economic Considerations (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Transforming Forest Governance and Rural Livelihoods to Address Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Forests as Nature-Based Solutions: Ecosystem Services, Multiple Benefits, and Trade-Offs (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Forest Recreation and Ecotourism (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Sustainable Development of Forest, Energy, and Climate Change Resilience Nexus (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Innovation, Transition and Reconstruction of Forestry Oriented by Policies (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- The Role of Public Policies in Incentivizing Forest, Mountain and Rural Economy (Deadline: 14 October 2024)
- Socio-Economic and Policy Issues of Invasive Species in Forestry (Deadline: 21 October 2024)
- Economy and Sustainability of Forest Natural Resources (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Biomass and Bioenergy from Forests: Challenges and Prospects for the Future (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Forest Ecosystem Services: Modelling, Mapping and Valuing (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Strategic Forest-Based Sector Planning and Management in the Era of Bioeconomy (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Estate-Level Economics of Carbon Storage in Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
