Around the globe, forests are utilized, managed and conserved in multiple ways. Decisions
about forest policies and management are determined by individual and societal groups' …

As a result of increasing demand for forest products and expanding bioeconomy uses, the
relevance of forest conflicts is increasing in Europe. This study explores the distribution and …

European forest policymaking is shaped by progressing European integration, yet with
notable ideological divisions and diverging interests among countries. This paper focuses …

Forests are under increasing pressure with increasing risk of conflicts between stakeholder
groups with different interests in sustainable forest management (SFM). This study …

Forests are of major importance to people, providing fundamental ecosystem services (ESs).
Increasing the supply of an ES might negatively affect the supply of another ES. For …

In light of growing pressure on forests benefit sharing is increasingly gaining attention as a
governance approach to facilitating more equitable and sustainable interactions and …

Forest governance in Poland is characterised by the dominance of public forest ownership
and hierarchical, top-down policy-making. These governance arrangements, characteristic …

Land-use conflicts are increasing in number and intensity. In conflicts involving power
imbalances and structural asymmetries, actors may attempt to frame the conflict in a manner …

During the expansion of industrial plantations across the Global South, forest and land
conflicts have emerged on a very large scale. Despite recent reforms of resource …

Sustainable forest management and multi-functionality are the paradigms that underpin
forest management at European level. Their emergence has led to an increased expectation …