Policy

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The potential of forest-based social innovations (SI) can be understood by looking at existing institutional structures, relevant policy programmes and instruments, as well as the roles of the various
Network
Policy
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This paper compares how forest ecosystem service–related policies are integrated in different national European forest governance contexts. Efforts to achieve policy integration at the EU and national
Bioeconomy
Ecosystem services
Governance
Policy
Policy support
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Natural forest regrowth on abandoned land represents a major land use change in some regions of Europe. This is driven by various factors related to land abandonment, particularly changing
Biodiversity
Bioeconomy
Climate change
Forest management
Governance
Land use
Mediterranean
Policy
Rural development
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Over the last decades, the natural disturbance is increasingly putting pressure on European forests. Shifts in disturbance regimes may compromise forest functioning and the continuous provisioning of
Climate change
Ecosystem services
Forest management
Pests
Policy
Research
Resilience
Storms
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Abstract The EU's Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan (FLEGT) adopted in 2003 includes bilateral trade agreements known as Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) signed between
Governance
Illegal logging
Policy
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Abstract Europe's forest provide multiple ecosystem services for societies, ranging from provisioning (e.g. wood) and regulating (e.g. climate mitigation and biodiversity) to cultural (e.g. recreation
Ecosystem services
Policy
Policy support