Economic Assessment Research in Agroforestry Products, Environmental, and Renewable Resources Issues
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: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 373
Special Issue Editors
Interests: forestry economy; forestry policy; forest ecological products; integrated forest management
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Interests: forestry economy; forestry policy; environmental economy; energy economy
Interests: forest policy; rural development; disaster mitigation; small-scale forestry; societal resilience
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Amidst the pressing need for sustainable development, agroforestry systems have emerged as promising strategies to address food security, poverty alleviation, and environmental degradation. Combining trees with crops or livestock, these integrated farming practices offer a unique opportunity to enhance land productivity, biodiversity, and resource efficiency. However, agroforestry products' full economic potential and environmental impacts remain understudied, limiting their widespread adoption and optimization. This Special Issue aims to bridge this gap by examining the economic assessment research in agroforestry products, focusing on environmental considerations and renewable resource issues. By analyzing the costs, benefits, and risks associated with various agroforestry systems, we seek to inform decision-making processes and contribute to developing more resilient and sustainable agricultural landscapes.
To fully represent the economic assessment research in agroforestry products, environmental, and renewable resources issues, we invite studies that address one or more of the following topics, but not limited to:
- Economic benefit assessment of agroforestry systems;
- Market potential analysis of environmentally friendly agroforestry products;
- Effect of agroforestry systems on renewable resource utilization;
- Assessment of agroforestry system adaptation in the context of climate change;
- Comprehensive evaluation of the ecological benefits of agroforestry systems;
- The relationship between policy incentives and agroforestry system development;
- Value chain analysis of agroforestry products;
- Assessment of the carbon sink function and economic value of agroforestry systems;
- Comparison of economic assessments of agroforestry systems from an international perspective;
- Analysis of the benefits coordination mechanism of agroforestry systems in integrated forest management.
Prof. Dr. Hongge Zhu
Dr. Shaopeng Zhang
Prof. Dr. Noriko Sato
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- agroforestry systems
- environmentally friendly agroforestry products
- renewable resource utilization
- forest carbon sink
- integrated forest management
- economic outcome assessment
