Past, current and future drivers for the development of decision support systems in forest management

H Vacik, MJ Lexer - Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The potential for development in decision support for forest management is set by decision
theory, available technology and methods. Demands for decision support are emerging from …

Ecosystem services auctions: the last decade of research

LR Bingham, R Da Re, JG Borges - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Auctions offer potential cost-effectiveness improvements over other mechanisms for
payments for ecosystem services (PES) contract allocation. However, evidence-based …

Tradeoffs in timber, carbon, and cash flow under alternative management systems for Douglas-fir in the Pacific Northwest

DD Diaz, S Loreno, GJ Ettl, B Davies - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
Forest management choices offer significant potential to mitigate global climate change and
biodiversity loss. To illuminate tradeoffs relevant to policymakers, forest sector stakeholders …

Multi-objective optimization to evaluate tradeoffs among forest ecosystem services following fire hazard reduction in the Deschutes National Forest, USA

SAK Schroder, SF Tóth, RL Deal, GJ Ettl - Ecosystem Services, 2016 - Elsevier
Forest owners worldwide are increasingly interested in managing forests to provide a broad
suite of ecosystem services, balancing multiple objectives and evaluating management …

Paying for forest ecosystem services: voluntary versus mandatory payments

GE Roesch-McNally, SS Rabotyagov - Environmental management, 2016 - Springer
The emergence of new markets for forest ecosystem services can be a compelling
opportunity for market diversification for private forest landowners, while increasing the …

Managing for ecosystem services in northern Arizona ponderosa pine forests using a novel simulation-to-optimization methodology

BA Bagdon, CH Huang, S Dewhurst - Ecological Modelling, 2016 - Elsevier
Forest managers are faced with the difficulty of promoting multiple ecosystem services (ES)
with an incomplete understanding of the complex ways these ES interact. We developed a …

Auctioning approaches for ecosystem services–Evidence and applications

M Kindu, TLN Mai, LR Bingham, JG Borges… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Auctions have attracted growing attention as bidding mechanisms for soliciting or allocating
payments for a wide range of ecosystem services (ES). This paper reviews the latest …

Integrated management of forest ecosystem services: An optimization model based on multi-objective analysis and metaheuristic approach

S Sacchelli, I Bernetti - Natural Resources Research, 2019 - Springer
The goal of this research was to implement an optimization model that allows definition of
best management strategies in the forest sector. The case study is depicted in a coniferous …

Ecosystem service mapping and assessment as a support for policy and decision making

M Stępniewska - CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this paper is to investigate the potential of ecosystem services (ES) research to
support policy and decision‐making. As the ES concept is a multitier framework, there is no …

A planning tool for tree species selection and planting schedule in forestation projects considering environmental and socio-economic benefits

CD Rollan, R Li, JL San Juan, L Dizon… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Species selection is a crucial step in the planning phase of forestation programs given its
impact on the results and on stakeholder interactions. This study develops a planning tool …