We address the problem of how to integrate risk assessment into forest management and
therefore provide a comprehensive review of recent and past literature on risk analysis and …

Windstorms are considered among the most impacting natural events for European forests
and related Socio-Ecological Systems (SES). Given that their intensity and frequency are …

Windstorms are considered the main disturbing abiotic agent in European forests. They
affect a multiplicity of forest-related dimensions, such as forest ecology, forest operations …

Continuous-cover forestry (CCF) is expected to reduce the negative environmental impacts
of peatland forestry in comparison with rotation forestry (RF), but the unknown profitability of …

Natural hazards are the main threat for forest all over the world. Some of these disturbances
may be insured such as fire and/or storm in some European countries. However, forest …

Natural catastrophes in forests have become more damaging in recent years and are
expected to further increase according to climate change scenarios. Currently, governmental …

This article deals with the impact of governmental assistance on insurance demand under
ambiguity, ie, in situations where probabilities are uncertain. First, using a model of …

The lack of effective farmer demand is a major factor that restricts the development of
China's forest insurance. To solve this problem, this study uses a Logit model to conduct an …

Landowners rarely insure standing timber, suggesting the limited products available do not
appeal to potential clientele. We estimated landowner willingness to pay (WTP) for standing …

The increasing probability of natural and human-induced extreme events in forests calls for
innovative forms of risk management. Insuring timber is one possible way to cope with …