Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Forest Landscapes: Integrating Sustainable Management Practices

Dear Colleagues,

The importance of evaluating and improving the environmental performance and efficiency of enterprises cannot be emphasized enough. Governments are implementing environmental regulations and standards, and consumers increasingly prefer to support companies demonstrating a commitment to sustainability. Investors are also focusing on environmental, social, and governance criteria, recognizing that companies with a strong environmental performance are often viewed as lower-risk investments, attracting more capital. The global push toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, along with initiatives such as the European Green Deal aiming for EU climate neutrality by 2050 and ASEAN Community Vision 2025, underscores the significant role of businesses in promoting sustainability and emphasizes environmental protection, climate change adaptation, and the development of green technologies.

Our Special Issue, "Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Forest Landscapes: Integrating Sustainable Management Practices", aims to critically examine how enterprises can enhance their environmental performance and efficiency while offering a unique opportunity to contribute to a high-impact area of research with significant global relevance. As sustainability and environmental performance are becoming paramount to both policy and practice, research in this domain is likely to attract substantial attention and achieve many citations.

Research topics may include (but are not limited to) enhancing environmental performance and efficiency within enterprises, emphasizing economic impacts and opportunities, and the following:

• Innovative Economic Strategies for Sustainable Development;
• Socio-Economic Impacts of Ecosystem Service Valuation and Management;
• Sustainable Business Models and Economic Resilience;
• Economic Policies and their Role in Achieving Sustainability Goals;
• Technological Advancements and Economic Sustainability;
• Measuring and Monitoring Ecosystem Services for Economic Sustainability;
• Cultural and Economic Dimensions of Sustainability;
• Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns;
• The Role of Financial Systems in Promoting Sustainability;
• Economic Implications of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation;
• Financial Systems Promoting Ecosystem Services and Sustainability.

We look forward to your valuable contributions, which will aid the community of researchers dedicated to advancing sustainable business practices and contributing to global sustainability goals.

Conference Information

1. 28th International Scientific Conference “Competitiveness and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy”, https://conference.ase.md/current-conference/.
2. Rethinking Management in Adaptive Environments, https://conference.rmee.org.

Dr. Alin Emanuel Artene
Dr. Aura Emanuela Domil
Guest Editors

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• sustainable business practices
• ecosystem services
• economic valuation
• circular economy
• sustainable development goals
• climate change adaptation
• green technology
• corporate sustainability
• sustainable management
• economic resilience