1. Future possibilities for long-term business cooperation between private forest owners and forest service providers in SloveniaZala Uhan, Nike Krajnc, Špela Pezdevšek Malovrh, 2023, review article Abstract: Private forest ownership, with small and fragmented forest properties prevailing in Europe, is affected by demographic, economic and social changes as well as by forest-related policy goals. This is reflected in the lack of knowledge about forest management, insufficient forest management and underutilization of forest resources. Considering that, business coop- eration between private forest owners and with forest service providers or managers is recog- nized as one of the key instruments to increase the efficiency of private forest management. The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a potential for further development of forest lease as form of long-term business cooperation. In this research, interviews (n=8) were conducted with tenants who have signed long-term forest lease contracts with private forest owners in Slovenia. The results show that there are limited possibilities for further develop- ment of long-term business cooperation between private forest owners and forest service pro- viders/managers (e.g. forest lease). The results indicate that there are many benefits of long- term business cooperation for both sides, but private forest owners’ interest is questionable. If we want long-term business cooperation (forest lease) to succeed, forest lease should be rec- ognized in legislation, education about business cooperation (forest lease) should be given to public forest service employees, so they could promote forest lease and provide information to private forest owners. In addition, a connection between potential business partners should be established and examples of good practice should be promoted to gain trust between busi- ness partners, which could increase private forest owners’ interest and consequently improve private forest management and utilization of forest resources from private forests. Keywords: small-scaled private forest owners, business contract, forest lease agreement, snowball sampling Published in DiRROS: 24.04.2024; Views: 387; Downloads: 143 Full text (311,60 KB) This document has many files! More... |
2. Uncovering the latent preferences of Slovenia’s private forest owners in the context of enhancing forest Ecosystem Services through a Hypothetical SchemeKaja Plevnik, Anže Japelj, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: Background and objectives: Successful policy implementation relies on understanding stakeholders’ willingness to contribute to policy goals. The EU Green Deal, with strategies on forests, biodiversity, and the bioeconomy, also depends on the performance of the forestry sector, including a significant portion of privately owned forests. Materials and methods: We conducted a nationwide survey among a sample of 341 private forest owners in Slovenia (total population of 424,086). The online questionnaire had three sections: (1) knowledge and priorities regarding ecosystem services and the bioeconomy, (2) a discrete choice experiment for eliciting preferences concerning the implementation of activities supporting strategic goals originating from EU Green Deal policies, and (3) socio-economic data and future forest management objectives. Results: The results indicated heterogeneity in preferences for performing activities on private forest lands to enhance specific forest ES that contribute to policy goals. More than half of the respondents (57.6%) exhibited a reluctance to implement activities and were skeptical of higher compensation payments, whereas the rest expressed an inclination towards changing their forest management. Conclusions: Slovenia’s private forest owners appear to be heterogeneous in their willingness to participate in a hypothetical ES enhancement scheme that could contribute to some EU Green Deal goals. Policymakers must recognize intrinsic motives and social norms that affect the willingness of forest owners to be engaged to increase the acceptance of solutions. Keywords: European Green Deal policies, discrete choice experiment, private forest owners, payment-related enhancement scheme Published in DiRROS: 05.12.2023; Views: 550; Downloads: 320 Full text (7,24 MB) This document has many files! More... |
3. The heterogeneity of private forest owners affects the wood mobilization from private forestsDarja Stare, Špela Ščap, Špela Pezdevšek Malovrh, Matevž Triplat, Nike Krajnc, 2023, published scientific conference contribution Keywords: forest management, non-industrial forests, harvesting, characteristics, private forest owners Published in DiRROS: 06.10.2023; Views: 591; Downloads: 191 Full text (187,77 KB) |
4. Willingness of private forest owners for business cooperation in Slovenia : current state and way forwardŠpela Pezdevšek Malovrh, Zala Uhan, Matevž Triplat, Špela Ščap, Darja Stare, Nike Krajnc, 2023, published scientific conference contribution Keywords: private forest owners, business cooperation, forest service providers, forest management activities Published in DiRROS: 06.10.2023; Views: 603; Downloads: 205 Full text (123,49 KB) |
5. Common preferences of European small-scale forest owners towards contract-based managementArtti Juutinen, Elena Haeler, R. Jandl, Katharina Kuhlmey, Mikko Kurttila, Raisa Mäkipää, Tähti Pohjanmies, Lydia Rosenkranz, Mitja Skudnik, Matevž Triplat, Anne Tolvanen, Urša Vilhar, Kerstin Westin, Silvio Schueler, 2022, original scientific article Abstract: The societal demands on forest management are becoming increasingly diverse, which will be reflected in decisions made by forest owners. We examined the willingness of private forest owners in Austria, Finland, Germany, Slovenia, and Sweden to participate in a contract-based payment scheme in which they were asked to apply a specific management strategy to promote either timber production or environmental goals. The preferences for the contract-based management and associated consequences in terms of profitability, biodiversity, carbon stock, and climate change-induced damages were addressed within a choice experiment. A majority of respondents across all countries agreed to participate in a payment scheme to promote environmental goals, while schemes purely targeted to increase wood production were found less attractive. Forest owners liked improvements in profitability and environmental attributes and disliked deterioration of these attributes. Differences among countries were found in the level of expected contract payments, and commonalities were found with respect to preferences towards environmental goals, including biodiversity and carbon stocks. Hence, new policies to target European forest subsidy to promote the provision of environmental goals would likely be acceptable. Keywords: choice experiment, ecosystem services, forest policy, incentives, private forest owners Published in DiRROS: 29.09.2022; Views: 803; Downloads: 450 Full text (1,24 MB) This document has many files! More... |