Abstract 'Forest governance'refers to new modes of regulation in the forest sector, such as
decentralized, community-based and market-oriented policy instruments and management …

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 …

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 …

Deliberative processes are increasingly advocated as means to handle intractable natural
resource management (NRM) conflicts. Research shows that disputing actors can deliberate …

Evolution of public policy is governed by various factors of political change, institutional
realignment, and global environmental discourse. Improved understanding of these factors …

The Netherlands were at the forefront of European nature conservation policy until recently.
For years, a stable 'social contract'around Dutch nature conservation existed. To the surprise …

Increasing competition over the world's forest resources will likely aggravate conflict, though
conflict should not be seen as bad per se. As the challenge is to develop institutions and …

A unique EFI science-policy study assesses how national and regional policies meet the
goals of the EU Forest Strategy and presents nine policy recommendations to aid the …

Natural resources are major conflict drivers worldwide, especially when resources are
poorly managed, distributed, or controlled (UNEP, 2015, 11; Olsson and Gooch, 2019, 1–7) …

Conflicts over the utilization of forest resources are common all over the world and can
range from wars of words to serious acts of violence. Regardless of where these conflicts …