Abstract Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods has been promoted as an
alternative approach to monetary economic valuation of ecosystem services in Cost-Benefit …

The overlapping land use of reindeer husbandry and forestry–both important livelihoods in
the boreal forest zone in northern Finland–has led to disputes between the two land use …

The overarching aim of this review paper is to investigate the involvement of experts,
citizens, and participatory professionals in forest policy decision-making processes. Three …

This article analyses Finland's forest policy from the perspective of the Pathways to
Sustainability approach. The historical roots and political dynamics between key actor …

This article examines the implications of undertaking community-based impact assessment
(CBIA) in the Swedish context where Indigenous rights receive little recognition and the …

Indigenous-state collaboration in the governance of cumulative effects assessment (CEA) is
often hampered not only by legacies of colonialism and inequality but also disagreement on …

Forest-dependent communities in remote rural areas face challenges such as delocalization
of industry and loss of economic activities (only partially stemmed by tourism), ageing …

Forests, and the politics around them, are posited both as a cause of and solution to the
contemporary ecological crisis. This paper explores how rights to forest and rights of forest …

This article explores the conflict over forests in the Sámi homeland of Northern Finland with
a focus on recent events since 2018 and the role of the Forest Steward Council (FSC) …

Finnish forest policy has turned into the paradigm of (participatory) multi-objective forestry
during the last decades. In this paper, we identify different types of discoursal power in the …