Innovation in the forest sector is a growing research interest and within this field, there is a
growing attention for institutional, policy and societal dimensions and particular when it …

In a context of highly fragmented woodlands' ownership, joint forest management implies a
reduction of transaction costs for its members and improves the coherence of forestry actions …

The restitution and privatization in Central and Eastern European countries in the early
1990s predisposed a heterogeneous ownership structure, a large number of forest owners …

Working group one (WG1) of COST Action E30 was tasked with analysing the conditions
under which small-scale forestry and wood supply can meet the demands of locally based …

This research reports a comparative analysis of the communication strategy that forest
owners' associations across Europe use to influence society on one side and the decision …

This article analyses motivations and attitudes of small-scale forest owners in the Czech
Republic towards joining associations. The research is a follow-up to a field investigation …

Forests play an important role in adapting to and mitigating the negative effects of climate
change and environmental degradation through sustainable forest management. In Europe …

The emergence and development of organizations of private forest owners in situations
where they were not previously collectively organized is a relevant institutional innovation in …

Small-scale forestry in Serbia is characterized by high fragmentation of properties, a large
number of parcels and forest owners. Numerous activities for private forest owners in Serbia …

The article introduces the background and summarises main research findings of the
research articles in this special issue. The focus is on the key issues relevant for forest …