Forests are widely recognized as major providers of ecosystem services, including timber,
other forest products, recreation, regulation of water, soil and air quality, and climate change …

Translating policies about sustainable development as a social process and sustainability
outcomes into the real world of social–ecological systems involves several challenges …

Besides traditional timber production, other forest functions, such as biodiversity and
recreation, have gained increasing importance during the last few decades. Demands on …

Forests are under increasing pressure with increasing risk of conflicts between stakeholder
groups with different interests in sustainable forest management (SFM). This study …

How can the disintegration of ecosystems, the foundation of life on Earth, be halted and
these critical systems be rehabilitated? For scholars, the action list is long: increase the pool …

The ecosystem service (ES) concept is acknowledged for its potential to support decision-
making on various scales. Still, it lacks in practical implementation, particularly concerning …

The concept of a 'nexus' across issues regarding the management of natural resources has
gained increasing academic attention in recent years, but there is still relatively limited …

This study examines which kinds of social benefits derived from forests are emphasised by
Swedish stakeholders and what governance modes and management tools they accept. Our …

Swedish forestry policy principles rest on voluntarism and a mutual interest among forest
owners, the industry, and the state that timber production continuously be kept at a high level …

This paper investigates public perceptions related to forest ecosystem services (ES), which
have been identified as one of the key topics in forest sector communication. ES represents …