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Forest Ecosystem Services and Strategy Development

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 1470

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Yeo-Chang Youn

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Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Biological Resources Science, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-ku, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
Interests: forest restoration; policy analysis; ecosystem services; governance; common pool resources; traditional knowledge; valuation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Forests on Forest Ecosystem Services and Strategy Development aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the importance of forest ecosystem services and how they can be integrated into forest management strategies. This Issue covers topics such as the assessment of forest ecosystem services, the economic valuation of forest services, the role of forests in mitigating climate change, and the development of sustainable forest management strategies that prioritize ecosystem services. The contributions to this Special Issue must highlight the need for a holistic approach to forest management that considers the multiple benefits that forests provide to society and the environment.

Prof. Dr. Yeo-Chang Youn
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Forests is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • forest ecosystem services
  • forest management strategies
  • economic valuation
  • climate change
  • society and environment
  • multiple benefits

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Payment for Environmental Services and the Financial Viability of Agroforestry Systems: An Integrated Analysis of Socio-Environmental Projects in the Descoberto Basin—Federal District
by Lucas Francisco de Dominicis, Maria de Fátima de Brito Lima, Álvaro Nogueira de Souza, Maísa Santos Joaquim, Juliana Baldan Costa Neves Araújo, Luiz Moreira Coelho Junior, José Felipe Ribeiro and Pedro Pereira dos Santos
Forests 2023, 14(10), 2110; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14102110 - 21 Oct 2023
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The policy of payments for environmental services is implemented in public policies in Brazil, and there are many efforts to increase projects that subsidize rural producers, combining payments with incentives for good agricultural practices that promote these services. Thinking about ways to add [...] Read more.
The policy of payments for environmental services is implemented in public policies in Brazil, and there are many efforts to increase projects that subsidize rural producers, combining payments with incentives for good agricultural practices that promote these services. Thinking about ways to add these values in projects to restore degraded areas is an opportunity to generate monetary benefits for producers and attractiveness for stakeholders, aiming to increase investments in projects of this nature and gain scale in the restoration of these areas. In this way, this study evaluated the financial viability of a project to implement 16.9 hectares of agroforestry systems in agrarian reform settlements located in the Descoberto HydrographicBasin near Brasília, Federal District, and the proposition of a scenario of payment for environmental services associated with adoption of this agricultural practice by producers. The results were promising for both investors and farmers, as demonstrated by the financial analysis criteria (NPV: USD 63,097.49, IRR: 71%, simple payback: 3 years). The PES scenario was even more attractive, proving to be an encouraging increase for the adoption of this practice by producers. Full article
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