Payments for ecosystem services programs (PESPs) are increasingly being adopted
globally to enhance sustainability outcomes. There are also hundreds of studies yearly on …

The Slovak government sought a solution to motivate forest owners to improve silvicultural
measures and use close-to-nature forest management because it believes it would support …

Compensation payments for ownership rights restrictions due to nature conservation of
forest land have a long history in the Czech and Slovak Republics. A similar understanding …

Markets for ecosystem services (MES) can play a key role in the protection of natural capital
and the remuneration of sustainable management practices. This study aims to present the …

Proper quality assessment of timber requires a certain level of knowledge and overview of
technical conditions and correct identification and assessment of the qualitative features of …

Payments for ecosystem services are a voluntary market-based instrument to remunerate
provider (s) of ecosystem services by those who benefit from them. Our research aimed to …

Water-related ecosystem services of forest land are essential for human well-being. Their
provision is related to forest management practices that forest owners and managers apply …

Since the publication of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA), the global interest in
“ecosystem services” has rapidly grown in scientific studies and policy-makers' agendas. At …

Even though water-related forest ecosystem services are important for forestry and water
management sectors, they have different definitions and are regulated differently in each …

The sustainable forest management concept contains the essence of the sustainable
development paradigm-meeting the current needs of society without compromising the …