Family Forest Owners’ Perceptions of Landowner Assistance Programs in the USA: A Qualitative Exploration of Program Impacts on BehaviourSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 15 - Trang 17-28 - 2015
Kyle Andrejczyk, Brett J. Butler, Brenton J. Dickinson, Jaketon H. Hewes, Marla Markowski-Lindsay, David B. Kittredge, Michael A. Kilgore, Stephanie A. Snyder, Paul F. Catanzaro
Using data collected from a series of focus groups, this study examines how landowner assistance programs (which may include management plans, cost-share, technical assistance and advice, and education components) affect family forest owner behaviour in the USA. Not surprisingly, most owners who participated in assistance programs had pre-existing management objectives. Participation in the manage...... hiện toàn bộ
Time and Distance: Comparing Motivations Among Forest Landowners in New England, USASpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 8 - Trang 95-108 - 2008
Mark Rickenbach, David B. Kittredge
Parcelization and shifting landownership are critical forces reshaping forested ecosystems in the USA and elsewhere. These forces create a mosaic of new and long-time landowners as well as differences in residency. Using survey data (n = 879) of landowners in Massachusetts and Vermont, USA, we begin the process of sorting out time (i.e., length of landownership) and distance (i.e., distance of pri...... hiện toàn bộ
Only a Noise? The Role of Non-governmental Organizations in the Policy Processes of a New Social Forestry Model in IndonesiaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 22 - Trang 253-270 - 2022
Sari Rahayu, Dwi Laraswati, Dwiko B. Permadi, Muhammad A. K. Sahide, Ahmad Maryudi
Social forestry has been widely promoted as a policy strategy to improve the livelihoods of rural communities by granting them rights or permits to manage forests. How it is mainstreamed and how the related policy options are exercised and implemented have become vibrant areas of scientific inquiries. This study analyzes the formal policy formulation processes of a new social forestry scheme in In...... hiện toàn bộ
Social Values of Forests and Production of New Goods and Services: The Views of Swedish Family Forest OwnersSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 17 - Trang 125-146 - 2017
Therese Bjärstig, Anna Sténs
Forests are considered crucial assets for sustainable rural development, and contemporary forestry is an industry where production, environmental and social goals can—and should—be handled simultaneously. Swedish family forest owners (FFOs) are expected to both manage and conserve their forests for the benefit of the whole country, but there are contradictions between development and conservation ...... hiện toàn bộ
Forest Management Plans in Nepal’s Community Forests: Does One Size Fit All?Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 19 Số 4 - Trang 483-504 - 2020
Baral, Srijana, Hansen, Christian Pilegaard, Chhetri, Bir Bahadur Khanal
Technical forest management plans are prerequisites for obtaining forest management rights by community forest user groups in Nepal. However, the relevance of such plans and the rationale for accepting them remain unexplored. Using a multiple-case-study approach, we examine the contents of the silvicultural prescriptions, and the relevance of these prescriptions in day-to-day forest management, an...... hiện toàn bộ