TY  - JOUR
AU  - Posavec, Stjepan
AU  - Keča, Ljiljana
AU  - Delić, Sabina
AU  - Stojanovska, Makedonka
AU  - Pezdevsek Malovrh, Spela
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1207
AB  - A company that handles natural resources such as forests is a complex economic entity. In addition to economic performance at annual level, the biological component of sustainable forest management should also be considered. It is therefore extremely important to achieve efficient business performance. Financial analysis is a process of determining important business and financial characteristics of a company from accounting data. It is characterized by a wide use of financial reports and various financial indicators - key figures. The paper presents business indicators of the main state-owned forest companies in selected countries of South East Europe (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia) using the method of comparative analysis based on financial reports (such as balance sheet and income statement). In countries where there are more than one state-owned forest companies, they were selected according to their importance for forest management and business results (share of forests, number of employees, profit and annual felling). The research results show the revenue and expenditure of the selected companies and profitability indicators such as return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA). According to the annual business reports for 2017 and 2018, the company Croatian Forests Ltd. has the highest number of employees (7787 in 2018). The highest ratio ROA (32.17) and ROE (39.82) were achieved in the Slovenian state forestry company in 2017, which was founded in 2016. For 2018, the best results are achieved in the Slovenian Forest Company (SiDG), while the weakest results are achieved in the State Forest Company in North Macedonia. The profit per employee decreased in 2018 for most companies, but most significantly in North Macedonia, where it was four times lower. On the basis of the comparative analysis presented, all companies have a positive cost-benefit ratio, but long-term planning of forest management should follow biological and economic regulations to be competitive on the free market.
T2  - Šumarski list
T1  - Comparative analysis of selected business indicators of state forest companies
EP  - 17
IS  - 1-2
SP  - 7
VL  - 145
DO  - 10.31298/sl.145.1-2.1
UR  - conv_1531
ER  - 

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abstract = "A company that handles natural resources such as forests is a complex economic entity. In addition to economic performance at annual level, the biological component of sustainable forest management should also be considered. It is therefore extremely important to achieve efficient business performance. Financial analysis is a process of determining important business and financial characteristics of a company from accounting data. It is characterized by a wide use of financial reports and various financial indicators - key figures. The paper presents business indicators of the main state-owned forest companies in selected countries of South East Europe (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia) using the method of comparative analysis based on financial reports (such as balance sheet and income statement). In countries where there are more than one state-owned forest companies, they were selected according to their importance for forest management and business results (share of forests, number of employees, profit and annual felling). The research results show the revenue and expenditure of the selected companies and profitability indicators such as return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA). According to the annual business reports for 2017 and 2018, the company Croatian Forests Ltd. has the highest number of employees (7787 in 2018). The highest ratio ROA (32.17) and ROE (39.82) were achieved in the Slovenian state forestry company in 2017, which was founded in 2016. For 2018, the best results are achieved in the Slovenian Forest Company (SiDG), while the weakest results are achieved in the State Forest Company in North Macedonia. The profit per employee decreased in 2018 for most companies, but most significantly in North Macedonia, where it was four times lower. On the basis of the comparative analysis presented, all companies have a positive cost-benefit ratio, but long-term planning of forest management should follow biological and economic regulations to be competitive on the free market.",
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Posavec, S., Keča, L., Delić, S., Stojanovska, M.,& Pezdevsek Malovrh, S.. (2021). Comparative analysis of selected business indicators of state forest companies. in Šumarski list, 145(1-2), 7-17.
https://doi.org/10.31298/sl.145.1-2.1
conv_1531

Posavec S, Keča L, Delić S, Stojanovska M, Pezdevsek Malovrh S. Comparative analysis of selected business indicators of state forest companies. in Šumarski list. 2021;145(1-2):7-17.
doi:10.31298/sl.145.1-2.1
conv_1531 .

Posavec, Stjepan, Keča, Ljiljana, Delić, Sabina, Stojanovska, Makedonka, Pezdevsek Malovrh, Spela, "Comparative analysis of selected business indicators of state forest companies" in Šumarski list, 145, no. 1-2 (2021):7-17,
https://doi.org/10.31298/sl.145.1-2.1 .,
conv_1531 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nichiforel, Liviu
AU  - Deuffić, Philippe
AU  - Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark
AU  - Weiss, Gerhard
AU  - Hujala, Teppo
AU  - Keary, Kevin
AU  - Lawrence, Anna
AU  - Avdibegović, Mersudin
AU  - Dobsinska, Zuzana
AU  - Feliciano, Diana
AU  - Gorriz-Mifsud, Elena
AU  - Hoogstra-Klein, Marjanke
AU  - Hrib, Michal
AU  - Jarsky, Vilem
AU  - Jodlowski, Krzysztof
AU  - Lukmine, Diana
AU  - Pezdevsek Malovrh, Spela
AU  - Nedeljković, Jelena
AU  - Nonić, Dragan
AU  - Krajter Ostoić, Silvija
AU  - Pukall, Klaus
AU  - Rondeux, Jacques
AU  - Samara, Theano
AU  - Sarvasova, Zuzana
AU  - Scriban, Ramona Elena
AU  - Silingiene, Rita
AU  - Sinko, Milan
AU  - Stojanovska, Makedonka
AU  - Stojanovski, Vladimir
AU  - Stoyanov, Todor
AU  - Teder, Meelis
AU  - Vennesland, Birger
AU  - Wilhelmsson, Erik
AU  - Wilkes-Allemann, Jerylee
AU  - Živojinović, Ivana
AU  - Bouriaud, Laura
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1125
AB  - In the last two decades, attention on forests and ownership rights has increased in different domains of international policy, particularly in relation to achieving the global sustainable development goals. This paper looks at the changes in forest-specific legislation applicable to regular productive forests, across 28 European countries. We compare the legal framework applicable in the mid-1990s with that applicable in 2015, using the Property Rights Index in Forestry (PRIF) to measure changes across time and space. The paper shows that forest owners in most western European countries already had high decision-making power in the mid-1990s, following deregulation trends from the 1980s; and for the next two decades, distribution of rights remained largely stable. For these countries, the content and direction of changes indicate that the main pressure on forest-focused legislation comes from environmental discourses (e.g. biodiversity and climate change policies). In contrast, former socialist countries in the mid-1990s gave lower decision-making powers to forest owners than in any of the Western Europe countries; over the next 20 years these show remarkable changes in management, exclusion and withdrawal rights. As a result of these changes, there is no longer a clear line between western and former socialist countries with respect to the national governance systems used to address private forest ownership. Nevertheless, with the exception of Baltic countries which have moved towards the western forest governance system, most of the former socialist countries still maintain a state-centred approach in private forest management. Overall, most of the changes we identified in the last two decades across Europe were recorded in the categories of management rights and exclusion rights. These changes reflect the general trend in European forest policies to expand and reinforce the landowners' individual rights, while preserving minimal rights for other categories of forest users; and to promote the use of financial instruments when targeting policy goals related to the environmental discourse.
T2  - Forest Policy and Economics
T1  - Two decades of forest-related legislation changes in European countries analysed from a property rights perspective
VL  - 115
DO  - 10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102146
UR  - conv_1490
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nichiforel, Liviu and Deuffić, Philippe and Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark and Weiss, Gerhard and Hujala, Teppo and Keary, Kevin and Lawrence, Anna and Avdibegović, Mersudin and Dobsinska, Zuzana and Feliciano, Diana and Gorriz-Mifsud, Elena and Hoogstra-Klein, Marjanke and Hrib, Michal and Jarsky, Vilem and Jodlowski, Krzysztof and Lukmine, Diana and Pezdevsek Malovrh, Spela and Nedeljković, Jelena and Nonić, Dragan and Krajter Ostoić, Silvija and Pukall, Klaus and Rondeux, Jacques and Samara, Theano and Sarvasova, Zuzana and Scriban, Ramona Elena and Silingiene, Rita and Sinko, Milan and Stojanovska, Makedonka and Stojanovski, Vladimir and Stoyanov, Todor and Teder, Meelis and Vennesland, Birger and Wilhelmsson, Erik and Wilkes-Allemann, Jerylee and Živojinović, Ivana and Bouriaud, Laura",
year = "2020",
abstract = "In the last two decades, attention on forests and ownership rights has increased in different domains of international policy, particularly in relation to achieving the global sustainable development goals. This paper looks at the changes in forest-specific legislation applicable to regular productive forests, across 28 European countries. We compare the legal framework applicable in the mid-1990s with that applicable in 2015, using the Property Rights Index in Forestry (PRIF) to measure changes across time and space. The paper shows that forest owners in most western European countries already had high decision-making power in the mid-1990s, following deregulation trends from the 1980s; and for the next two decades, distribution of rights remained largely stable. For these countries, the content and direction of changes indicate that the main pressure on forest-focused legislation comes from environmental discourses (e.g. biodiversity and climate change policies). In contrast, former socialist countries in the mid-1990s gave lower decision-making powers to forest owners than in any of the Western Europe countries; over the next 20 years these show remarkable changes in management, exclusion and withdrawal rights. As a result of these changes, there is no longer a clear line between western and former socialist countries with respect to the national governance systems used to address private forest ownership. Nevertheless, with the exception of Baltic countries which have moved towards the western forest governance system, most of the former socialist countries still maintain a state-centred approach in private forest management. Overall, most of the changes we identified in the last two decades across Europe were recorded in the categories of management rights and exclusion rights. These changes reflect the general trend in European forest policies to expand and reinforce the landowners' individual rights, while preserving minimal rights for other categories of forest users; and to promote the use of financial instruments when targeting policy goals related to the environmental discourse.",
journal = "Forest Policy and Economics",
title = "Two decades of forest-related legislation changes in European countries analysed from a property rights perspective",
volume = "115",
doi = "10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102146",
url = "conv_1490"
}

Nichiforel, L., Deuffić, P., Thorsen, B. J., Weiss, G., Hujala, T., Keary, K., Lawrence, A., Avdibegović, M., Dobsinska, Z., Feliciano, D., Gorriz-Mifsud, E., Hoogstra-Klein, M., Hrib, M., Jarsky, V., Jodlowski, K., Lukmine, D., Pezdevsek Malovrh, S., Nedeljković, J., Nonić, D., Krajter Ostoić, S., Pukall, K., Rondeux, J., Samara, T., Sarvasova, Z., Scriban, R. E., Silingiene, R., Sinko, M., Stojanovska, M., Stojanovski, V., Stoyanov, T., Teder, M., Vennesland, B., Wilhelmsson, E., Wilkes-Allemann, J., Živojinović, I.,& Bouriaud, L.. (2020). Two decades of forest-related legislation changes in European countries analysed from a property rights perspective. in Forest Policy and Economics, 115.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102146
conv_1490

Nichiforel L, Deuffić P, Thorsen BJ, Weiss G, Hujala T, Keary K, Lawrence A, Avdibegović M, Dobsinska Z, Feliciano D, Gorriz-Mifsud E, Hoogstra-Klein M, Hrib M, Jarsky V, Jodlowski K, Lukmine D, Pezdevsek Malovrh S, Nedeljković J, Nonić D, Krajter Ostoić S, Pukall K, Rondeux J, Samara T, Sarvasova Z, Scriban RE, Silingiene R, Sinko M, Stojanovska M, Stojanovski V, Stoyanov T, Teder M, Vennesland B, Wilhelmsson E, Wilkes-Allemann J, Živojinović I, Bouriaud L. Two decades of forest-related legislation changes in European countries analysed from a property rights perspective. in Forest Policy and Economics. 2020;115.
doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102146
conv_1490 .

Nichiforel, Liviu, Deuffić, Philippe, Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark, Weiss, Gerhard, Hujala, Teppo, Keary, Kevin, Lawrence, Anna, Avdibegović, Mersudin, Dobsinska, Zuzana, Feliciano, Diana, Gorriz-Mifsud, Elena, Hoogstra-Klein, Marjanke, Hrib, Michal, Jarsky, Vilem, Jodlowski, Krzysztof, Lukmine, Diana, Pezdevsek Malovrh, Spela, Nedeljković, Jelena, Nonić, Dragan, Krajter Ostoić, Silvija, Pukall, Klaus, Rondeux, Jacques, Samara, Theano, Sarvasova, Zuzana, Scriban, Ramona Elena, Silingiene, Rita, Sinko, Milan, Stojanovska, Makedonka, Stojanovski, Vladimir, Stoyanov, Todor, Teder, Meelis, Vennesland, Birger, Wilhelmsson, Erik, Wilkes-Allemann, Jerylee, Živojinović, Ivana, Bouriaud, Laura, "Two decades of forest-related legislation changes in European countries analysed from a property rights perspective" in Forest Policy and Economics, 115 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102146 .,
conv_1490 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nichiforel, Liviu
AU  - Keary, Kevin
AU  - Deuffić, Philippe
AU  - Weiss, Gerhard
AU  - Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark
AU  - Winkel, Georg
AU  - Avdibegović, Mersudin
AU  - Dobsinska, Zuzana
AU  - Feliciano, Diana
AU  - Gatto, Paola
AU  - Mifsud, Elena Gorriz
AU  - Hoogstra-Klein, Marjanke
AU  - Hrib, Michal
AU  - Hujala, Teppo
AU  - Jager, Laszlo
AU  - Jarsky, Vilem
AU  - Jodlowski, Krzysztof
AU  - Lawrence, Anna
AU  - Lukmine, Diana
AU  - Pezdevsek Malovrh, Spela
AU  - Nedeljković, Jelena
AU  - Nonić, Dragan
AU  - Krajter Ostoić, Silvija
AU  - Pukall, Klaus
AU  - Rondeux, Jacques
AU  - Samara, Theano
AU  - Sarvasova, Zuzana
AU  - Scriban, Ramona Elena
AU  - Silingiene, Rita
AU  - Sinko, Milan
AU  - Stojanovska, Makedonka
AU  - Stojanovski, Vladimir
AU  - Stoyanov, Nickola
AU  - Teder, Meelis
AU  - Vennesland, Birger
AU  - Vilkriste, Lelde
AU  - Wilhelmsson, Erik
AU  - Wilkes-Allemann, Jerylee
AU  - Bouriaud, Laura
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/914
AB  - Private forests are widespread in Europe providing a range of ecosystem services of significant value to society, and there are calls for novel policies to enhance their provision and to face the challenges of environmental changes. Such policies need to acknowledge the importance of private forests, and importantly they need to be based on a deep understanding of how property rights held by private forest owners vary across Europe. We collected and analysed data on the content of property rights based on formal legal requirements existing in 31 European jurisdictions. To allow a comparison across jurisdictions, we constructed an original Property Rights Index for Forestry encompassing five rights domains (access, withdrawal, management, exclusion and alienation). We documented substantial variation of the private forest owners' rights, and notably to i) make decisions in operational management and the formulation of management goals, ii) withdraw timber resources from their forest, and iii) exclude others from the use of forest resources. We identified broad relations between the scope for decision making of private forest owners and jurisdictions' former socio-political background and geographical distribution. The variation in the content of property rights has implications for the implementation of international environmental policies, and stresses the need for tailored policy instruments, when addressing European society's rural development, the bioeconomy, climate change mitigation measures and nature protection strategies.
T2  - Land Use Policy
T1  - How private are Europe's private forests? A comparative property rights analysis
EP  - 552
SP  - 535
VL  - 76
DO  - 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.034
UR  - conv_1349
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nichiforel, Liviu and Keary, Kevin and Deuffić, Philippe and Weiss, Gerhard and Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark and Winkel, Georg and Avdibegović, Mersudin and Dobsinska, Zuzana and Feliciano, Diana and Gatto, Paola and Mifsud, Elena Gorriz and Hoogstra-Klein, Marjanke and Hrib, Michal and Hujala, Teppo and Jager, Laszlo and Jarsky, Vilem and Jodlowski, Krzysztof and Lawrence, Anna and Lukmine, Diana and Pezdevsek Malovrh, Spela and Nedeljković, Jelena and Nonić, Dragan and Krajter Ostoić, Silvija and Pukall, Klaus and Rondeux, Jacques and Samara, Theano and Sarvasova, Zuzana and Scriban, Ramona Elena and Silingiene, Rita and Sinko, Milan and Stojanovska, Makedonka and Stojanovski, Vladimir and Stoyanov, Nickola and Teder, Meelis and Vennesland, Birger and Vilkriste, Lelde and Wilhelmsson, Erik and Wilkes-Allemann, Jerylee and Bouriaud, Laura",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Private forests are widespread in Europe providing a range of ecosystem services of significant value to society, and there are calls for novel policies to enhance their provision and to face the challenges of environmental changes. Such policies need to acknowledge the importance of private forests, and importantly they need to be based on a deep understanding of how property rights held by private forest owners vary across Europe. We collected and analysed data on the content of property rights based on formal legal requirements existing in 31 European jurisdictions. To allow a comparison across jurisdictions, we constructed an original Property Rights Index for Forestry encompassing five rights domains (access, withdrawal, management, exclusion and alienation). We documented substantial variation of the private forest owners' rights, and notably to i) make decisions in operational management and the formulation of management goals, ii) withdraw timber resources from their forest, and iii) exclude others from the use of forest resources. We identified broad relations between the scope for decision making of private forest owners and jurisdictions' former socio-political background and geographical distribution. The variation in the content of property rights has implications for the implementation of international environmental policies, and stresses the need for tailored policy instruments, when addressing European society's rural development, the bioeconomy, climate change mitigation measures and nature protection strategies.",
journal = "Land Use Policy",
title = "How private are Europe's private forests? A comparative property rights analysis",
pages = "552-535",
volume = "76",
doi = "10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.034",
url = "conv_1349"
}

Nichiforel, L., Keary, K., Deuffić, P., Weiss, G., Thorsen, B. J., Winkel, G., Avdibegović, M., Dobsinska, Z., Feliciano, D., Gatto, P., Mifsud, E. G., Hoogstra-Klein, M., Hrib, M., Hujala, T., Jager, L., Jarsky, V., Jodlowski, K., Lawrence, A., Lukmine, D., Pezdevsek Malovrh, S., Nedeljković, J., Nonić, D., Krajter Ostoić, S., Pukall, K., Rondeux, J., Samara, T., Sarvasova, Z., Scriban, R. E., Silingiene, R., Sinko, M., Stojanovska, M., Stojanovski, V., Stoyanov, N., Teder, M., Vennesland, B., Vilkriste, L., Wilhelmsson, E., Wilkes-Allemann, J.,& Bouriaud, L.. (2018). How private are Europe's private forests? A comparative property rights analysis. in Land Use Policy, 76, 535-552.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.034
conv_1349

Nichiforel L, Keary K, Deuffić P, Weiss G, Thorsen BJ, Winkel G, Avdibegović M, Dobsinska Z, Feliciano D, Gatto P, Mifsud EG, Hoogstra-Klein M, Hrib M, Hujala T, Jager L, Jarsky V, Jodlowski K, Lawrence A, Lukmine D, Pezdevsek Malovrh S, Nedeljković J, Nonić D, Krajter Ostoić S, Pukall K, Rondeux J, Samara T, Sarvasova Z, Scriban RE, Silingiene R, Sinko M, Stojanovska M, Stojanovski V, Stoyanov N, Teder M, Vennesland B, Vilkriste L, Wilhelmsson E, Wilkes-Allemann J, Bouriaud L. How private are Europe's private forests? A comparative property rights analysis. in Land Use Policy. 2018;76:535-552.
doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.034
conv_1349 .

Nichiforel, Liviu, Keary, Kevin, Deuffić, Philippe, Weiss, Gerhard, Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark, Winkel, Georg, Avdibegović, Mersudin, Dobsinska, Zuzana, Feliciano, Diana, Gatto, Paola, Mifsud, Elena Gorriz, Hoogstra-Klein, Marjanke, Hrib, Michal, Hujala, Teppo, Jager, Laszlo, Jarsky, Vilem, Jodlowski, Krzysztof, Lawrence, Anna, Lukmine, Diana, Pezdevsek Malovrh, Spela, Nedeljković, Jelena, Nonić, Dragan, Krajter Ostoić, Silvija, Pukall, Klaus, Rondeux, Jacques, Samara, Theano, Sarvasova, Zuzana, Scriban, Ramona Elena, Silingiene, Rita, Sinko, Milan, Stojanovska, Makedonka, Stojanovski, Vladimir, Stoyanov, Nickola, Teder, Meelis, Vennesland, Birger, Vilkriste, Lelde, Wilhelmsson, Erik, Wilkes-Allemann, Jerylee, Bouriaud, Laura, "How private are Europe's private forests? A comparative property rights analysis" in Land Use Policy, 76 (2018):535-552,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.034 .,
conv_1349 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stojanovska, Makedonka
AU  - Nonić, Dragan
AU  - Baumgartner, Jana
AU  - Nedeljković, Jelena
AU  - Stojanovski, Vladimir
AU  - Nedanovska, Vaska
AU  - Posavec, Stjepan
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/688
AB  - Background and Purpose: The South-East Europe (SEE) region is facing a new market economy era where establishing new businesses is more than needed in all sectors. The forest sector, faced with new market emerging opportunities, is affected by the constant increase of a number of forest related enterprises. This paper describes the challenges and opportunities related to the use of marketing tools for improving business of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) dealing with non-wood forest products (NWFPs) in SEE region. The research on this subject in the SEE region is scarce despite the rich biodiversity as a solid base for establishing eco-businesses. Materials and Methods: The method used in this paper is quantitative, based on survey data collected from enterprises in the NWFPs sector followed by statistical data analyses using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The survey was conducted during 2011 and 2012 in four SEE countries: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Macedonia. Results: The results showed that developed channels of distribution, branding and advertising of NWFPs are recognized in all countries as important and very important, but these marketing tools are used only few times per year. The majority of respondents pointed out advertising as the most frequently used and as the most successful tool. Interviewees' future investments are to be focused on improving equipment for drying, packing, refrigerating and transport. Several entrepreneurs from Macedonia pointed out that they would invest in increasing the number of buying points and herb plantations while almost all Croatian entrepreneurs will invest in advertising, branding and promotion. Majority of respondents from Serbia are also of the opinion that financial resources should be invested in new equipment. The reasons for these investments can be summarized in reducing costs and increasing profit or in faster turnover. Conclusions: The use of marketing tools is important because they have positive influence on sale, improve communication and cooperation between enterprises and with consumers, build reliable buyers and increase the number of consumers, which leads to higher profit and creates new opportunities for NWFPs based enterprises. Intensive use of promotion tools should be seen as an opportunity for these enterprises in the SEE region to overcome current challenges and improve their business. The main reason for this situation, as it was stated in the interviews, is the fact that most of the enterprises do not have a final product. Another reason is lack of funds, because of which the question: "If you have financial sources where you should invest?" was answered with promotion, branding and other marketing tools.
T2  - SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry
T1  - Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Marketing Tools and the Promotion of Non Wood Forest Products-Based Small and Medium Enterprises in the South East Europe
EP  - 106
IS  - 1
SP  - 97
VL  - 6
DO  - 10.15177/seefor.15-02
UR  - conv_848
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stojanovska, Makedonka and Nonić, Dragan and Baumgartner, Jana and Nedeljković, Jelena and Stojanovski, Vladimir and Nedanovska, Vaska and Posavec, Stjepan",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Background and Purpose: The South-East Europe (SEE) region is facing a new market economy era where establishing new businesses is more than needed in all sectors. The forest sector, faced with new market emerging opportunities, is affected by the constant increase of a number of forest related enterprises. This paper describes the challenges and opportunities related to the use of marketing tools for improving business of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) dealing with non-wood forest products (NWFPs) in SEE region. The research on this subject in the SEE region is scarce despite the rich biodiversity as a solid base for establishing eco-businesses. Materials and Methods: The method used in this paper is quantitative, based on survey data collected from enterprises in the NWFPs sector followed by statistical data analyses using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The survey was conducted during 2011 and 2012 in four SEE countries: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Macedonia. Results: The results showed that developed channels of distribution, branding and advertising of NWFPs are recognized in all countries as important and very important, but these marketing tools are used only few times per year. The majority of respondents pointed out advertising as the most frequently used and as the most successful tool. Interviewees' future investments are to be focused on improving equipment for drying, packing, refrigerating and transport. Several entrepreneurs from Macedonia pointed out that they would invest in increasing the number of buying points and herb plantations while almost all Croatian entrepreneurs will invest in advertising, branding and promotion. Majority of respondents from Serbia are also of the opinion that financial resources should be invested in new equipment. The reasons for these investments can be summarized in reducing costs and increasing profit or in faster turnover. Conclusions: The use of marketing tools is important because they have positive influence on sale, improve communication and cooperation between enterprises and with consumers, build reliable buyers and increase the number of consumers, which leads to higher profit and creates new opportunities for NWFPs based enterprises. Intensive use of promotion tools should be seen as an opportunity for these enterprises in the SEE region to overcome current challenges and improve their business. The main reason for this situation, as it was stated in the interviews, is the fact that most of the enterprises do not have a final product. Another reason is lack of funds, because of which the question: "If you have financial sources where you should invest?" was answered with promotion, branding and other marketing tools.",
journal = "SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry",
title = "Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Marketing Tools and the Promotion of Non Wood Forest Products-Based Small and Medium Enterprises in the South East Europe",
pages = "106-97",
number = "1",
volume = "6",
doi = "10.15177/seefor.15-02",
url = "conv_848"
}

Stojanovska, M., Nonić, D., Baumgartner, J., Nedeljković, J., Stojanovski, V., Nedanovska, V.,& Posavec, S.. (2015). Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Marketing Tools and the Promotion of Non Wood Forest Products-Based Small and Medium Enterprises in the South East Europe. in SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry, 6(1), 97-106.
https://doi.org/10.15177/seefor.15-02
conv_848

Stojanovska M, Nonić D, Baumgartner J, Nedeljković J, Stojanovski V, Nedanovska V, Posavec S. Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Marketing Tools and the Promotion of Non Wood Forest Products-Based Small and Medium Enterprises in the South East Europe. in SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry. 2015;6(1):97-106.
doi:10.15177/seefor.15-02
conv_848 .

Stojanovska, Makedonka, Nonić, Dragan, Baumgartner, Jana, Nedeljković, Jelena, Stojanovski, Vladimir, Nedanovska, Vaska, Posavec, Stjepan, "Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Marketing Tools and the Promotion of Non Wood Forest Products-Based Small and Medium Enterprises in the South East Europe" in SEEFOR-South-East European Forestry, 6, no. 1 (2015):97-106,
https://doi.org/10.15177/seefor.15-02 .,
conv_848 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Posavec, Stjepan
AU  - Avdibegović, Mersudin
AU  - Becurović, Dzenan
AU  - Petrović, Nenad
AU  - Stojanovska, Makedonka
AU  - Marceta, Dane
AU  - Spela, Pezdevsek Malovrh
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/683
AB  - Production of woody biomass-based energy, mainly by using fuel wood, is a common way of forest utilization in selected South-Eastern European countries Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Due to specific forest ownership patterns in the region, state owned forests are the most important source of all forest assortments, including woody biomass. Having in mind the increasing energy needs on the global scale, particularly those for energy from renewable sources, private forests may play an important role in terms of wood mobilization and energy production from woody biomass. The purpose of this research was to identify the willingness of private forest owners in selected countries to supply woody biomass for energy as well as to identify the factors that influence it. The survey data collected in 2012 from 1.400 private forests owners (random samples of 350 private forests owners in each of the four countries), show a relatively high degree of willingness (38 -55% of the respondents) to manage their forests in order to produce woody biomass. Furthermore, the results, demonstrated that the willingness of private forest owners to supply woody biomass was namely influenced by age in analysed countries. The models found that relatively younger owners were more likely to supply woody biomass. An adequate institutional and financial support to private forest owners and the designing of an appropriate mix of forest policy instruments are necessary for a better wood mobilisation and the triggering of woody biomass supply from private forests in selected South-Eastern European countries.
T2  - Biomass & Bioenergy
T1  - Private forest owners' willingness to supply woody biomass in selected South-Eastern European countries
EP  - 153
SP  - 144
VL  - 81
DO  - 10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.06.011
UR  - conv_1173
ER  - 

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author = "Posavec, Stjepan and Avdibegović, Mersudin and Becurović, Dzenan and Petrović, Nenad and Stojanovska, Makedonka and Marceta, Dane and Spela, Pezdevsek Malovrh",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Production of woody biomass-based energy, mainly by using fuel wood, is a common way of forest utilization in selected South-Eastern European countries Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Due to specific forest ownership patterns in the region, state owned forests are the most important source of all forest assortments, including woody biomass. Having in mind the increasing energy needs on the global scale, particularly those for energy from renewable sources, private forests may play an important role in terms of wood mobilization and energy production from woody biomass. The purpose of this research was to identify the willingness of private forest owners in selected countries to supply woody biomass for energy as well as to identify the factors that influence it. The survey data collected in 2012 from 1.400 private forests owners (random samples of 350 private forests owners in each of the four countries), show a relatively high degree of willingness (38 -55% of the respondents) to manage their forests in order to produce woody biomass. Furthermore, the results, demonstrated that the willingness of private forest owners to supply woody biomass was namely influenced by age in analysed countries. The models found that relatively younger owners were more likely to supply woody biomass. An adequate institutional and financial support to private forest owners and the designing of an appropriate mix of forest policy instruments are necessary for a better wood mobilisation and the triggering of woody biomass supply from private forests in selected South-Eastern European countries.",
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Posavec, S., Avdibegović, M., Becurović, D., Petrović, N., Stojanovska, M., Marceta, D.,& Spela, P. M.. (2015). Private forest owners' willingness to supply woody biomass in selected South-Eastern European countries. in Biomass & Bioenergy, 81, 144-153.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.06.011
conv_1173

Posavec S, Avdibegović M, Becurović D, Petrović N, Stojanovska M, Marceta D, Spela PM. Private forest owners' willingness to supply woody biomass in selected South-Eastern European countries. in Biomass & Bioenergy. 2015;81:144-153.
doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.06.011
conv_1173 .

Posavec, Stjepan, Avdibegović, Mersudin, Becurović, Dzenan, Petrović, Nenad, Stojanovska, Makedonka, Marceta, Dane, Spela, Pezdevsek Malovrh, "Private forest owners' willingness to supply woody biomass in selected South-Eastern European countries" in Biomass & Bioenergy, 81 (2015):144-153,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.06.011 .,
conv_1173 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nedeljković, Jelena
AU  - Lovrić, Marko
AU  - Nonić, Dragan
AU  - Stojanovska, Makedonka
AU  - Nedanovska, Vaska
AU  - Lovrić, Natasa
AU  - Stojanovski, Vladimir
PY  - 2013
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/518
AB  - In accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management, non-wood forest products (NWFPs) are increasingly gaining in importance when it comes to forest policy and nature and environmental protection policy. In addition to the global level, the interest in NWFP, in recent decades, increases at the regional level, as well. In the region of Southeast Europe has been an increase in the number of studies that deal with the issue of NWFP. However, policy instruments, which are related to this area, are still poorly understood. In this connection, the main goal of this research is to discuss the impact of specific policy instruments on NWEPs-based business in selected countries of Southeast Europe (Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia), as well as the analysis of the attitudes of representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for purchase, processing and placement of NWFPs in terms of procedures related to the NWFP-based business and cooperation with relevant institutions. The purpose of the research is to find opportunities for improvement of policy instruments and administrative procedures of the NWFP, in selected countries, in order to improve development of the sector. The subject of the research are strategic, legal and institutional frameworks related to NWFP, and the attitudes of SME representatives towards the documentation required for the entire process of purchase, processing and placement of NWFPs and cooperation with relevant institutions. This paper presents the results of research conducted within FOPER II project "Entrepreneurship, markets and marketing of non-timber forest products in the SEE region". In the research are applied descriptive, comparative, content analysis and statistical methods. As a research technique is used door to door survey. The questionnaire consisted of 51 questions, grouped into 6 topics. In this paper are analysed 7 questions, related to the subject of research. The sample consisted of 27 representatives of NWFP-based enterprises in Croatia, 36 in Macedonia and 91 in Serbia. Analysed legal documents were adopted in the last two decades, which indicates that the governments in all analysed countries made some step forward in the recognition of NWFPs importance, after the political and social changes that have occurred in the region during the transition period. Strategic documents (Table 1) in all 3 countries emphasize, as priorities, implementation of the national inventory and control of trade in protected species. However, only a strategic document in Macedonia point out the need for the support to development of entrepreneurial activities in this part of the forest sector. However, although the importance of NWFPs has been recognized, in these countries is still present a problem in terminology. In most legal documents (Table 2), these products are, still, named as "minor" (Croatia), "secondary" (Macedonia) or "other" (Serbia) forest products. Legal documents in analyzed countries prescribe the inclusion of NWFP in forest management planning process. In analysed is present an overlapping of responsibilities of institutions (Table 3) in the sectors of forestry, nature and environmental protection, in terms of NWFP. However, what is very important for forestry sector is that the ministries in charge of forestry are only partially responsible for NWFPs. Regarding respondents' attitudes towards the documentation needed for the entire process of purchase, processing and placement of NWEPs, only the majority of representatives of SMEs in Serbia believe that it is too large (Table 4). Cooperation with the ministry responsible for forestry has the majority of respondents only in Croatia, but it is mostly related to agriculture and the use of subsidies. Majority of respondents in Croatia and Macedonia, and all of them in Serbia cooperate with the ministry in charge of environmental protection and it mainly related to obtaining permits for collecting, import, export and transit of NWFPs (Table 5). Cluster analysis showed clustering of respondents in 3 groups in Croatia, 2 in Macedonia and 4 in Serbia, based on 3 categorical variables (largeness, time and costs related to documentation), as shown in Table 6. However, in Croatia and Macedonia are clearly distinguished 2 groups, the first cluster is composed of representatives of SMEs who believe that collection of documentation is a problem in their business, while the other cluster members indicate that this procedure does not interfere them in their business activities. In Serbia, there is not second cluster. These 4 clusters are formed on the basis of the problems caused by different factors, which influence the process of collection of necessary documentation. In order to improve the situation in the future, it is necessary to: - Adopt a single policy document, which will clearly define the directions of policy relating to NWFPs; - Include representatives of regional and local authorities, NWFPs-based enterprises, and local residents, to ensure the presence of all stakeholders during the preparation of planning documents, rules and regulations, as well as possible strategies for sustainable use of NWFPs; - Clearly outline the responsibilities for the implementation and control of laws and by-laws; - Develop and improve collaboration with ministries of forestry and environmental protection; - Establishment of a monitoring system, which would follow and document collection and use of NWFPs; - Simplify the procedure required to obtain permission for commercial NWFP collection in Croatia and Serbia, as it was done in Macedonia (on-line application and gathering a license for 1 to 2 days). It is important to emphasize that, in formulating policies related to the NWFPs, the results presented here should be taken carefully, since they relate only to the surveyed representatives of SMEs and not to the all SMEs in the region. Similarly, the conclusions and recommendations presented in this paper refer only to the NWFPs policy and legislation and the institution responsible for these products and, therefore, can not be directly applied to other aspects of forest policy in the analyzed countries.
T2  - Šumarski list
T1  - Influence of policy instruments on non-wood forest products commercialization in Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia
EP  - 486
IS  - 9-10
SP  - 473
VL  - 137
UR  - conv_2176
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nedeljković, Jelena and Lovrić, Marko and Nonić, Dragan and Stojanovska, Makedonka and Nedanovska, Vaska and Lovrić, Natasa and Stojanovski, Vladimir",
year = "2013",
abstract = "In accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management, non-wood forest products (NWFPs) are increasingly gaining in importance when it comes to forest policy and nature and environmental protection policy. In addition to the global level, the interest in NWFP, in recent decades, increases at the regional level, as well. In the region of Southeast Europe has been an increase in the number of studies that deal with the issue of NWFP. However, policy instruments, which are related to this area, are still poorly understood. In this connection, the main goal of this research is to discuss the impact of specific policy instruments on NWEPs-based business in selected countries of Southeast Europe (Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia), as well as the analysis of the attitudes of representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for purchase, processing and placement of NWFPs in terms of procedures related to the NWFP-based business and cooperation with relevant institutions. The purpose of the research is to find opportunities for improvement of policy instruments and administrative procedures of the NWFP, in selected countries, in order to improve development of the sector. The subject of the research are strategic, legal and institutional frameworks related to NWFP, and the attitudes of SME representatives towards the documentation required for the entire process of purchase, processing and placement of NWFPs and cooperation with relevant institutions. This paper presents the results of research conducted within FOPER II project "Entrepreneurship, markets and marketing of non-timber forest products in the SEE region". In the research are applied descriptive, comparative, content analysis and statistical methods. As a research technique is used door to door survey. The questionnaire consisted of 51 questions, grouped into 6 topics. In this paper are analysed 7 questions, related to the subject of research. The sample consisted of 27 representatives of NWFP-based enterprises in Croatia, 36 in Macedonia and 91 in Serbia. Analysed legal documents were adopted in the last two decades, which indicates that the governments in all analysed countries made some step forward in the recognition of NWFPs importance, after the political and social changes that have occurred in the region during the transition period. Strategic documents (Table 1) in all 3 countries emphasize, as priorities, implementation of the national inventory and control of trade in protected species. However, only a strategic document in Macedonia point out the need for the support to development of entrepreneurial activities in this part of the forest sector. However, although the importance of NWFPs has been recognized, in these countries is still present a problem in terminology. In most legal documents (Table 2), these products are, still, named as "minor" (Croatia), "secondary" (Macedonia) or "other" (Serbia) forest products. Legal documents in analyzed countries prescribe the inclusion of NWFP in forest management planning process. In analysed is present an overlapping of responsibilities of institutions (Table 3) in the sectors of forestry, nature and environmental protection, in terms of NWFP. However, what is very important for forestry sector is that the ministries in charge of forestry are only partially responsible for NWFPs. Regarding respondents' attitudes towards the documentation needed for the entire process of purchase, processing and placement of NWEPs, only the majority of representatives of SMEs in Serbia believe that it is too large (Table 4). Cooperation with the ministry responsible for forestry has the majority of respondents only in Croatia, but it is mostly related to agriculture and the use of subsidies. Majority of respondents in Croatia and Macedonia, and all of them in Serbia cooperate with the ministry in charge of environmental protection and it mainly related to obtaining permits for collecting, import, export and transit of NWFPs (Table 5). Cluster analysis showed clustering of respondents in 3 groups in Croatia, 2 in Macedonia and 4 in Serbia, based on 3 categorical variables (largeness, time and costs related to documentation), as shown in Table 6. However, in Croatia and Macedonia are clearly distinguished 2 groups, the first cluster is composed of representatives of SMEs who believe that collection of documentation is a problem in their business, while the other cluster members indicate that this procedure does not interfere them in their business activities. In Serbia, there is not second cluster. These 4 clusters are formed on the basis of the problems caused by different factors, which influence the process of collection of necessary documentation. In order to improve the situation in the future, it is necessary to: - Adopt a single policy document, which will clearly define the directions of policy relating to NWFPs; - Include representatives of regional and local authorities, NWFPs-based enterprises, and local residents, to ensure the presence of all stakeholders during the preparation of planning documents, rules and regulations, as well as possible strategies for sustainable use of NWFPs; - Clearly outline the responsibilities for the implementation and control of laws and by-laws; - Develop and improve collaboration with ministries of forestry and environmental protection; - Establishment of a monitoring system, which would follow and document collection and use of NWFPs; - Simplify the procedure required to obtain permission for commercial NWFP collection in Croatia and Serbia, as it was done in Macedonia (on-line application and gathering a license for 1 to 2 days). It is important to emphasize that, in formulating policies related to the NWFPs, the results presented here should be taken carefully, since they relate only to the surveyed representatives of SMEs and not to the all SMEs in the region. Similarly, the conclusions and recommendations presented in this paper refer only to the NWFPs policy and legislation and the institution responsible for these products and, therefore, can not be directly applied to other aspects of forest policy in the analyzed countries.",
journal = "Šumarski list",
title = "Influence of policy instruments on non-wood forest products commercialization in Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia",
pages = "486-473",
number = "9-10",
volume = "137",
url = "conv_2176"
}

Nedeljković, J., Lovrić, M., Nonić, D., Stojanovska, M., Nedanovska, V., Lovrić, N.,& Stojanovski, V.. (2013). Influence of policy instruments on non-wood forest products commercialization in Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia. in Šumarski list, 137(9-10), 473-486.
conv_2176

Nedeljković J, Lovrić M, Nonić D, Stojanovska M, Nedanovska V, Lovrić N, Stojanovski V. Influence of policy instruments on non-wood forest products commercialization in Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia. in Šumarski list. 2013;137(9-10):473-486.
conv_2176 .

Nedeljković, Jelena, Lovrić, Marko, Nonić, Dragan, Stojanovska, Makedonka, Nedanovska, Vaska, Lovrić, Natasa, Stojanovski, Vladimir, "Influence of policy instruments on non-wood forest products commercialization in Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia" in Šumarski list, 137, no. 9-10 (2013):473-486,
conv_2176 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Glueck, Peter
AU  - Avdibegović, Mersudin
AU  - Cabaravdić, Azra
AU  - Nonić, Dragan
AU  - Petrović, Nenad
AU  - Posavec, Stjepan
AU  - Stojanovska, Makedonka
PY  - 2010
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/334
AB  - The private forest owners in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia are to a large extent not organised in interest organisations although their forests make up between 10% (Macedonia) and 52% (Serbia) of the total forest area. Private forest owners' interests are mainly in the hands of the public forest administration. This situation is not in accordance with democratic political systems. The paper investigates the preconditions for change by scrutinizing prevailing interest group theories by random surveys of private forest owners and in-depth interviews of forest policy decision-makers. As a result of the empirical research it has been found that, in spite of the large number of private forest owners, there are good chances for the formation of private forest owners' interest associations in all four countries, mainly because of the high critical mass of engaged private forest owners and the support of the majority of forest policy decision-makers.
T2  - Forest Policy and Economics
T1  - The preconditions for the formation of private forest owners' interest associations in the Western Balkan Region
EP  - 263
IS  - 4
SP  - 250
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.1016/j.forpol.2010.02.001
UR  - conv_907
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Glueck, Peter and Avdibegović, Mersudin and Cabaravdić, Azra and Nonić, Dragan and Petrović, Nenad and Posavec, Stjepan and Stojanovska, Makedonka",
year = "2010",
abstract = "The private forest owners in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia are to a large extent not organised in interest organisations although their forests make up between 10% (Macedonia) and 52% (Serbia) of the total forest area. Private forest owners' interests are mainly in the hands of the public forest administration. This situation is not in accordance with democratic political systems. The paper investigates the preconditions for change by scrutinizing prevailing interest group theories by random surveys of private forest owners and in-depth interviews of forest policy decision-makers. As a result of the empirical research it has been found that, in spite of the large number of private forest owners, there are good chances for the formation of private forest owners' interest associations in all four countries, mainly because of the high critical mass of engaged private forest owners and the support of the majority of forest policy decision-makers.",
journal = "Forest Policy and Economics",
title = "The preconditions for the formation of private forest owners' interest associations in the Western Balkan Region",
pages = "263-250",
number = "4",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.1016/j.forpol.2010.02.001",
url = "conv_907"
}

Glueck, P., Avdibegović, M., Cabaravdić, A., Nonić, D., Petrović, N., Posavec, S.,& Stojanovska, M.. (2010). The preconditions for the formation of private forest owners' interest associations in the Western Balkan Region. in Forest Policy and Economics, 12(4), 250-263.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2010.02.001
conv_907

Glueck P, Avdibegović M, Cabaravdić A, Nonić D, Petrović N, Posavec S, Stojanovska M. The preconditions for the formation of private forest owners' interest associations in the Western Balkan Region. in Forest Policy and Economics. 2010;12(4):250-263.
doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2010.02.001
conv_907 .

Glueck, Peter, Avdibegović, Mersudin, Cabaravdić, Azra, Nonić, Dragan, Petrović, Nenad, Posavec, Stjepan, Stojanovska, Makedonka, "The preconditions for the formation of private forest owners' interest associations in the Western Balkan Region" in Forest Policy and Economics, 12, no. 4 (2010):250-263,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2010.02.001 .,
conv_907 .