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  - 

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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",
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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
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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
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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 .