TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dobsinska, Zuzana
AU  - Živojinović, Ivana
AU  - Nedeljković, Jelena
AU  - Petrović, Nenad
AU  - Jarsky, Vilem
AU  - Oliva, Jiri
AU  - Salka, Jaroslav
AU  - Sarvasova, Zuzana
AU  - Weiss, Gerhard
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1134
AB  - The political and economic transformations that have taken place since the early nineties in the former socialist countries in Europe have significantly influenced reforms of their forestry institutions. As part of these reforms, restitution processes were initiated with the aim of recognising private ownership of forests and returning forests to their former owners or heirs. Using institutional and actor perspectives, this paper analyses the power relations of the key actors in the restitution processes in three European countries: the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Serbia. The methodological approach combines multiple research methods: document analysis and a literature review to explain the restitution processes, and semi-structured in-depth interviews for analysing the actors' power in this process. The results show that actors' power in the analysed restitution processes varied greatly between actor types and in different phases in the processes. In the initial phase, considerable power was wielded by the public, which demanded change, and by the policy makers, who enabled the necessary legislative changes. As the processes advanced, the power shifted to liable entities who administered the restitution processes. The analysed countries followed different pathways and had varying dynamics throughout their restitution processes due to their diverse historical and political legacies but the power of the respective types of responsible actors did not vary much between analysed countries. While the cases of the Czech Republic and Slovakia are relatively similar, Serbia proves to be different in terms of initial drivers as well as the phases and speed of the process. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the result of restitution has been the creation of a large number of small-scale private forest owners, while in Serbia property was given back principally to the church, a large-scale forest owner. These owner categories (small-scale private forest owners and church) were formally recognised as new in all three countries but their specific interests were not adequately translated to existing policy and management documents. The state forestry administration in each country has retained power in the field by continuing its supervisory and regulatory role in forest management. Even though the restitution processes are coming to an end in all analysed post-socialist countries, it can be noted that private forest owners are still under strong state supervision when it comes to forest management rights.
T2  - Forest Policy and Economics
T1  - Actor power in the restitution processes of forests in three European countries in transition
VL  - 113
DO  - 10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102090
UR  - conv_1483
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dobsinska, Zuzana and Živojinović, Ivana and Nedeljković, Jelena and Petrović, Nenad and Jarsky, Vilem and Oliva, Jiri and Salka, Jaroslav and Sarvasova, Zuzana and Weiss, Gerhard",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The political and economic transformations that have taken place since the early nineties in the former socialist countries in Europe have significantly influenced reforms of their forestry institutions. As part of these reforms, restitution processes were initiated with the aim of recognising private ownership of forests and returning forests to their former owners or heirs. Using institutional and actor perspectives, this paper analyses the power relations of the key actors in the restitution processes in three European countries: the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Serbia. The methodological approach combines multiple research methods: document analysis and a literature review to explain the restitution processes, and semi-structured in-depth interviews for analysing the actors' power in this process. The results show that actors' power in the analysed restitution processes varied greatly between actor types and in different phases in the processes. In the initial phase, considerable power was wielded by the public, which demanded change, and by the policy makers, who enabled the necessary legislative changes. As the processes advanced, the power shifted to liable entities who administered the restitution processes. The analysed countries followed different pathways and had varying dynamics throughout their restitution processes due to their diverse historical and political legacies but the power of the respective types of responsible actors did not vary much between analysed countries. While the cases of the Czech Republic and Slovakia are relatively similar, Serbia proves to be different in terms of initial drivers as well as the phases and speed of the process. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the result of restitution has been the creation of a large number of small-scale private forest owners, while in Serbia property was given back principally to the church, a large-scale forest owner. These owner categories (small-scale private forest owners and church) were formally recognised as new in all three countries but their specific interests were not adequately translated to existing policy and management documents. The state forestry administration in each country has retained power in the field by continuing its supervisory and regulatory role in forest management. Even though the restitution processes are coming to an end in all analysed post-socialist countries, it can be noted that private forest owners are still under strong state supervision when it comes to forest management rights.",
journal = "Forest Policy and Economics",
title = "Actor power in the restitution processes of forests in three European countries in transition",
volume = "113",
doi = "10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102090",
url = "conv_1483"
}

Dobsinska, Z., Živojinović, I., Nedeljković, J., Petrović, N., Jarsky, V., Oliva, J., Salka, J., Sarvasova, Z.,& Weiss, G.. (2020). Actor power in the restitution processes of forests in three European countries in transition. in Forest Policy and Economics, 113.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102090
conv_1483

Dobsinska Z, Živojinović I, Nedeljković J, Petrović N, Jarsky V, Oliva J, Salka J, Sarvasova Z, Weiss G. Actor power in the restitution processes of forests in three European countries in transition. in Forest Policy and Economics. 2020;113.
doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102090
conv_1483 .

Dobsinska, Zuzana, Živojinović, Ivana, Nedeljković, Jelena, Petrović, Nenad, Jarsky, Vilem, Oliva, Jiri, Salka, Jaroslav, Sarvasova, Zuzana, Weiss, Gerhard, "Actor power in the restitution processes of forests in three European countries in transition" in Forest Policy and Economics, 113 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102090 .,
conv_1483 .

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  - Živojinović, Ivana
AU  - Nedeljković, Jelena
AU  - Stojanovski, Vladimir
AU  - Japelj, Anze
AU  - Nonić, Dragan
AU  - Weiss, Gerhard
AU  - Ludvig, Alice
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/810
AB  - Driven by political and economic reforms since 1990, the forestry sector in southeast European (SEE) countries has faced changes which have resulted, among others, in the rise of private businesses. Many of those businesses have demonstrated innovation in the sphere of non-timber forest products (Nt7Ps), although these products had been neglected in the past, and their potentials are still underestimated. Therefore, our aim was to get a better understanding of the innovation processes behind three case studies in selected SEE countries (Slovenia, Serbia and FYR Macedonia). For the purpose of this research, we conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with people responsible for the selected innovation cases in three NIFP-based enterprises. The interviews revolved around questions related to the idea and product development, the firm foundation, the supporting and hindering factors and the actors and their roles in the entire process of business development. To understand the framework conditions, we interviewed representatives of the organizations that were in charge of supporting innovation and business development. The results show that several national policy programs (e.g., in the fields of SMEs, forestry and nature protection) form a framework for supporting Nibl's innovation. However, in all the selected countries, there were no policies specifically tailored for NIVPs. An analysis showed that these innovations were developed solely by the owners and their personal ideas, and most information and financing came from the businesses themselves. The innovation systems in the selected countries did not significantly contribute to the development and running of the businesses. The lessons provided by these cases can be significant for strengthening existing NTFP-related innovation systems and fostering their effectiveness in the future.
T2  - Forest Policy and Economics
T1  - Non-timber forest products in transition economies: Innovation cases in selected SEE countries
EP  - 29
SP  - 18
VL  - 81
DO  - 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.04.003
UR  - conv_1275
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Živojinović, Ivana and Nedeljković, Jelena and Stojanovski, Vladimir and Japelj, Anze and Nonić, Dragan and Weiss, Gerhard and Ludvig, Alice",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Driven by political and economic reforms since 1990, the forestry sector in southeast European (SEE) countries has faced changes which have resulted, among others, in the rise of private businesses. Many of those businesses have demonstrated innovation in the sphere of non-timber forest products (Nt7Ps), although these products had been neglected in the past, and their potentials are still underestimated. Therefore, our aim was to get a better understanding of the innovation processes behind three case studies in selected SEE countries (Slovenia, Serbia and FYR Macedonia). For the purpose of this research, we conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with people responsible for the selected innovation cases in three NIFP-based enterprises. The interviews revolved around questions related to the idea and product development, the firm foundation, the supporting and hindering factors and the actors and their roles in the entire process of business development. To understand the framework conditions, we interviewed representatives of the organizations that were in charge of supporting innovation and business development. The results show that several national policy programs (e.g., in the fields of SMEs, forestry and nature protection) form a framework for supporting Nibl's innovation. However, in all the selected countries, there were no policies specifically tailored for NIVPs. An analysis showed that these innovations were developed solely by the owners and their personal ideas, and most information and financing came from the businesses themselves. The innovation systems in the selected countries did not significantly contribute to the development and running of the businesses. The lessons provided by these cases can be significant for strengthening existing NTFP-related innovation systems and fostering their effectiveness in the future.",
journal = "Forest Policy and Economics",
title = "Non-timber forest products in transition economies: Innovation cases in selected SEE countries",
pages = "29-18",
volume = "81",
doi = "10.1016/j.forpol.2017.04.003",
url = "conv_1275"
}

Živojinović, I., Nedeljković, J., Stojanovski, V., Japelj, A., Nonić, D., Weiss, G.,& Ludvig, A.. (2017). Non-timber forest products in transition economies: Innovation cases in selected SEE countries. in Forest Policy and Economics, 81, 18-29.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2017.04.003
conv_1275

Živojinović I, Nedeljković J, Stojanovski V, Japelj A, Nonić D, Weiss G, Ludvig A. Non-timber forest products in transition economies: Innovation cases in selected SEE countries. in Forest Policy and Economics. 2017;81:18-29.
doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2017.04.003
conv_1275 .

Živojinović, Ivana, Nedeljković, Jelena, Stojanovski, Vladimir, Japelj, Anze, Nonić, Dragan, Weiss, Gerhard, Ludvig, Alice, "Non-timber forest products in transition economies: Innovation cases in selected SEE countries" in Forest Policy and Economics, 81 (2017):18-29,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2017.04.003 .,
conv_1275 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Teder, Meelis
AU  - Mizaraite, Diana
AU  - Mizaras, Stasys
AU  - Nonić, Dragan
AU  - Nedeljković, Jelena
AU  - Sarvasova, Zuzana
AU  - Vilkriste, Lelde
AU  - Zalite, Zinta
AU  - Weiss, Gerhard
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/706
AB  - All former socialist countries in central and eastern Europe have been undergoing a transition from one political system (based on a centrally planned economy and a one-party system) to a radically different political system (based on a market economy and a democratic political system). The formation of a free timber market and new modes of ownership have caused a change in the state forest sector as well. The primary objective of this article is to demonstrate the changes in state forest enterprises over the last 20 years in five selected countries of central and Eastern Europe: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia and Slovakia. Country case descriptions of the situation are based on literature analysis, statistical data and expert opinions. The main findings of this study are the following: changes in ownership structure caused a reduction of the area managed by state forest management organisations in most case study countries; in all mentioned countries state forest enterprises have underwent changes in their organisational structure; a reduction of personnel in state forest enterprises and an increase in outsourced activities were observed. Methods of timber sales have altered during the last 20 years; in several countries, the state forest management organisations play a role in stabilising the domestic timber market. The importance of forest values, such as environmental protection and forest-related recreation, is also increasing in the state forest sector.
PB  - Lietuvos Misku Institutas
T2  - Baltic Forestry
T1  - Structural Changes of State Forest Management Organisations in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia and Slovakia since 1990
EP  - 339
IS  - 2
SP  - 326
VL  - 21
UR  - conv_2102
ER  - 

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author = "Teder, Meelis and Mizaraite, Diana and Mizaras, Stasys and Nonić, Dragan and Nedeljković, Jelena and Sarvasova, Zuzana and Vilkriste, Lelde and Zalite, Zinta and Weiss, Gerhard",
year = "2015",
abstract = "All former socialist countries in central and eastern Europe have been undergoing a transition from one political system (based on a centrally planned economy and a one-party system) to a radically different political system (based on a market economy and a democratic political system). The formation of a free timber market and new modes of ownership have caused a change in the state forest sector as well. The primary objective of this article is to demonstrate the changes in state forest enterprises over the last 20 years in five selected countries of central and Eastern Europe: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia and Slovakia. Country case descriptions of the situation are based on literature analysis, statistical data and expert opinions. The main findings of this study are the following: changes in ownership structure caused a reduction of the area managed by state forest management organisations in most case study countries; in all mentioned countries state forest enterprises have underwent changes in their organisational structure; a reduction of personnel in state forest enterprises and an increase in outsourced activities were observed. Methods of timber sales have altered during the last 20 years; in several countries, the state forest management organisations play a role in stabilising the domestic timber market. The importance of forest values, such as environmental protection and forest-related recreation, is also increasing in the state forest sector.",
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Teder, M., Mizaraite, D., Mizaras, S., Nonić, D., Nedeljković, J., Sarvasova, Z., Vilkriste, L., Zalite, Z.,& Weiss, G.. (2015). Structural Changes of State Forest Management Organisations in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia and Slovakia since 1990. in Baltic Forestry
Lietuvos Misku Institutas., 21(2), 326-339.
conv_2102

Teder M, Mizaraite D, Mizaras S, Nonić D, Nedeljković J, Sarvasova Z, Vilkriste L, Zalite Z, Weiss G. Structural Changes of State Forest Management Organisations in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia and Slovakia since 1990. in Baltic Forestry. 2015;21(2):326-339.
conv_2102 .

Teder, Meelis, Mizaraite, Diana, Mizaras, Stasys, Nonić, Dragan, Nedeljković, Jelena, Sarvasova, Zuzana, Vilkriste, Lelde, Zalite, Zinta, Weiss, Gerhard, "Structural Changes of State Forest Management Organisations in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia and Slovakia since 1990" in Baltic Forestry, 21, no. 2 (2015):326-339,
conv_2102 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nonić, Dragan
AU  - Nedeljković, Jelena
AU  - Ranković, Nenad
AU  - Marinković, Marko
AU  - Glavonjić, Predrag
AU  - Weiss, Gerhard
PY  - 2012
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/467
AB  - In accordance with the political and socio-economic changes in Serbia during the transition period, which started in 2000, the forestry sector was reformed. The privatization of certain activities within forestry resulted in the establishment of a significant number of private forest-based enterprises. Although a large number of SMEs perform their activities in the Timok forest area, still, there is no interest organization of entrepreneurs in forestry in this region. This paper aims to analyze the external and internal factors which have influence on a possible establishment of a cluster organisation in the Timok forest area. The external factors are forest resources in the studied area, policy framework and support measures. The internal factors are the special characteristics of small-scale forest-based enterprises, the entrepreneurs' knowledge about the concept of clusters and the attitudes of entrepreneurs and decision-makers toward the possibility of cluster establishment. The paper uses the results of a research project on the development of small scale forest-based enterprises and cluster establishment in the Timok forest area. The research was conducted in Eastern Serbia in 2009 and 2010, 138 entrepreneurs were surveyed and 23 decision makers were interviewed. The survey shows that the entrepreneurs have little knowledge about that concept but support the idea of clustering. It can be concluded that the most important measure to support a possible cluster would be the provision of information among the entrepreneurs in the region.
T2  - Austrian Journal of Forest Science
T1  - Analysis of factors influencing cluster establishment in the Timok forest area in Serbia
EP  - 227
IS  - 3-4
SP  - 202
VL  - 129
UR  - conv_2207
ER  - 

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author = "Nonić, Dragan and Nedeljković, Jelena and Ranković, Nenad and Marinković, Marko and Glavonjić, Predrag and Weiss, Gerhard",
year = "2012",
abstract = "In accordance with the political and socio-economic changes in Serbia during the transition period, which started in 2000, the forestry sector was reformed. The privatization of certain activities within forestry resulted in the establishment of a significant number of private forest-based enterprises. Although a large number of SMEs perform their activities in the Timok forest area, still, there is no interest organization of entrepreneurs in forestry in this region. This paper aims to analyze the external and internal factors which have influence on a possible establishment of a cluster organisation in the Timok forest area. The external factors are forest resources in the studied area, policy framework and support measures. The internal factors are the special characteristics of small-scale forest-based enterprises, the entrepreneurs' knowledge about the concept of clusters and the attitudes of entrepreneurs and decision-makers toward the possibility of cluster establishment. The paper uses the results of a research project on the development of small scale forest-based enterprises and cluster establishment in the Timok forest area. The research was conducted in Eastern Serbia in 2009 and 2010, 138 entrepreneurs were surveyed and 23 decision makers were interviewed. The survey shows that the entrepreneurs have little knowledge about that concept but support the idea of clustering. It can be concluded that the most important measure to support a possible cluster would be the provision of information among the entrepreneurs in the region.",
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title = "Analysis of factors influencing cluster establishment in the Timok forest area in Serbia",
pages = "227-202",
number = "3-4",
volume = "129",
url = "conv_2207"
}

Nonić, D., Nedeljković, J., Ranković, N., Marinković, M., Glavonjić, P.,& Weiss, G.. (2012). Analysis of factors influencing cluster establishment in the Timok forest area in Serbia. in Austrian Journal of Forest Science, 129(3-4), 202-227.
conv_2207

Nonić D, Nedeljković J, Ranković N, Marinković M, Glavonjić P, Weiss G. Analysis of factors influencing cluster establishment in the Timok forest area in Serbia. in Austrian Journal of Forest Science. 2012;129(3-4):202-227.
conv_2207 .

Nonić, Dragan, Nedeljković, Jelena, Ranković, Nenad, Marinković, Marko, Glavonjić, Predrag, Weiss, Gerhard, "Analysis of factors influencing cluster establishment in the Timok forest area in Serbia" in Austrian Journal of Forest Science, 129, no. 3-4 (2012):202-227,
conv_2207 .

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Carvalho-Mendes, A.M.S.
AU  - Štefanek, B.
AU  - Feliciano, D.
AU  - Mizaraite, D.
AU  - Nonić, Dragan
AU  - Kitchoukov, E.
AU  - Nybakk, E.
AU  - Duduman, G.
AU  - Weiss, Gerhard
AU  - Nichiforel, L.
AU  - Stoyanova, M.
AU  - Mäkinen, P.
AU  - Alves, R.
AU  - Milijić, V.
AU  - Sarvasova, Zuzana
PY  - 2011
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/371
AB  - The emergence and development of organizations of private forest owners in situations where they were not previously collectively organized is a relevant institutional innovation in forestry. This chapter looks at the factors that may have contributed to this institutional change in the following countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia. The conceptual framework used to present and discuss these country cases considers the following types of factors: (i) the structural changes in the social and economic environment of private forestry when forest owners' organizations emerged, and the needs for collective action of private forest owners triggered by those changes; (ii) the factors contributing to cope with the 'free riding' problems involved in collective action; (iii) the mechanisms leveraging the capacities of forest owners' associations beyond the initial domain where they emerged and contributing to give them the 'critical mass' needed for having substantial impact on forestry economic conditions; and (iv) the possible existence of 'path dependence' phenomena, where the conditions prevailing when forest owners' organizations emerged have a lasting influence throughout their lifetime. With different specifications according to the characteristics of each country, these four sets of factors appear to be useful as a common framework for organizing the explanation of how forest owners' associations emerged and developed in the countries considered here.
PB  - CABI Publishing
T2  - Innovation in Forestry: Territorial and Value Chain Relationships
T1  - Institutional innovation in european private forestry: The emergence of forest owners' organizations
EP  - 86
SP  - 68
UR  - conv_2249
ER  - 

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Carvalho-Mendes, A.M.S., Štefanek, B., Feliciano, D., Mizaraite, D., Nonić, D., Kitchoukov, E., Nybakk, E., Duduman, G., Weiss, G., Nichiforel, L., Stoyanova, M., Mäkinen, P., Alves, R., Milijić, V.,& Sarvasova, Z.. (2011). Institutional innovation in european private forestry: The emergence of forest owners' organizations. in Innovation in Forestry: Territorial and Value Chain Relationships
CABI Publishing., 68-86.
conv_2249

Carvalho-Mendes A, Štefanek B, Feliciano D, Mizaraite D, Nonić D, Kitchoukov E, Nybakk E, Duduman G, Weiss G, Nichiforel L, Stoyanova M, Mäkinen P, Alves R, Milijić V, Sarvasova Z. Institutional innovation in european private forestry: The emergence of forest owners' organizations. in Innovation in Forestry: Territorial and Value Chain Relationships. 2011;:68-86.
conv_2249 .

Carvalho-Mendes, A.M.S., Štefanek, B., Feliciano, D., Mizaraite, D., Nonić, Dragan, Kitchoukov, E., Nybakk, E., Duduman, G., Weiss, Gerhard, Nichiforel, L., Stoyanova, M., Mäkinen, P., Alves, R., Milijić, V., Sarvasova, Zuzana, "Institutional innovation in european private forestry: The emergence of forest owners' organizations" in Innovation in Forestry: Territorial and Value Chain Relationships (2011):68-86,
conv_2249 .