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Recent Advances in Forest REDD+ Research
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Recent Advances in Forest REDD+ Research

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 3906

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Yohan Lee

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Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
Interests: REDD+; international forestry policy; economic modelling; climate change; deforestation; biodiversity; ecosystem services; wildfire management; social capital; green development; green finance
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Dr. Jang-Hwan Jo

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Department of Forest Sciences and Landscape Architecture, Wonkwang University, 460 Iksan-daero, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea
Interests: urban forest; ecosystem service; forestry; sustainability; environmental policy; ecological economics; governance; industrial ecology; REDD+; reforestation in north Korea
Dr. Edward Alan Ellis

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Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa 91000, Mexico
Interests: deforestation; degradation; forest management; geomatics
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The agriculture, forestry, and land-use sector contribute significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for a quarter of global GHG emissions. The main cause of deforestation is the conversion of natural forests into agricultural land or pastures, resulting in approximately 13 million hectares of deforestation annually. Hence, the UNFCCC developed a mechanism in 2005 to reward developing countries for preserving their natural forests. This mechanism has been expanded to include plans to reduce the emissions produced by deforestation and forest degradation, as well as promote conservation, sustainable forest management, and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+). In 2013, the Warsaw Framework for REDD+ was adopted at COP19, providing comprehensive methodological and financing guidance for the implementation of national REDD+ plans or action plans. In addition, REDD+ is recognized in Article 5 of the Paris Agreement, which emphasizes the encouragement of parties to implement REDD+ activities as an integral element of the Paris Agreement. This Special issue aims to present selected contributions addressing advances in REDD+ research, focusing on the successful implementation of REDD+ and all related theoretical and practical issues.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to the following:

  • implementation of REDD+;
  • forest restoration;
  • livelihood of forest-dependent communities;
  • forest ecosystem services;
  • social capital and governance;
  • land tenure and social safeguards;
  • monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV);
  • green finance;
  • voluntary carbon market.

Dr. Yohan Lee
Dr. Jang-Hwan Jo
Dr. Edward Alan Ellis
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • REDD+
  • forests
  • deforestation
  • land tenure
  • social safeguards
  • MRV
  • finance

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Residents’ Willingness to Pay for Forest Ecosystem Services Based on Forest Ownership Classification in South Korea
by Young-Gyun Son, Yohan Lee and Jang-Hwan Jo
Forests 2024, 15(3), 551; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15030551 - 18 Mar 2024
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South Korea is one of the countries with a significant proportion of its national territory covered by forests. However, it remains unclear what management strategies for providing forest ecosystem services are preferred by the residents. This study explores South Korean residents’ preferences for [...] Read more.
South Korea is one of the countries with a significant proportion of its national territory covered by forests. However, it remains unclear what management strategies for providing forest ecosystem services are preferred by the residents. This study explores South Korean residents’ preferences for managing local forest ecosystem services, with a focus on how these preferences vary by forest ownership. Using the choice experiment method, this research identified residents’ willingness to pay for seven key local forest ecosystem services, along with a tax measure. The findings indicate a strong preference for biodiversity as the primary ecosystem service in both national/public and private forests, with residents willing to pay an average of KRW 28,370 (USD 21.80) per household per year and KRW 31,670 (USD 24.34) per household per year, respectively, for its enhancement. Preferences varied depending on forest ownership, with noticeable differences in perceptions of services like water supply, non-timber forest product supply, carbon storage, and recreation. Based on forest ownership, these variations in perceptions highlight the importance of managing ecosystem services in line with national/public forests and private forests, which significantly influences residents’ preferences. The study emphasizes the necessity of formulating ecosystem service management policies that account for the region’s unique natural resource characteristics, aiming to maximize ecological benefits for the local population. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Forest REDD+ Research)
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Effect of the Timber Legality Requirement System on Lumber Trade: Focusing on EUTR and Lacey Act
by Ki-Dong Kim, Gyuhun Shim, Hyun-Im Choi and Dong-Hyun Kim
Forests 2023, 14(11), 2232; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14112232 - 13 Nov 2023
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This study provides novel insights into the policy effects of timber legality verification methods, specifically Due-diligence (under the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR)) and Due-care (under the Lacey Act), on coniferous and non-coniferous lumber trade, highlighting their significance in the context of global [...] Read more.
This study provides novel insights into the policy effects of timber legality verification methods, specifically Due-diligence (under the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR)) and Due-care (under the Lacey Act), on coniferous and non-coniferous lumber trade, highlighting their significance in the context of global lumber trade. Timber legality verification plays a pivotal role in the global timber trade. We comprehensively assess the impact of verification methods on coniferous and non-coniferous lumber trade, utilizing two decades of trade data (1997–2017) across approximately 160 countries. We employ the difference-in-differences method based on the gravity model of international trade, utilizing robust export–import data and demographic profiles. Our findings demonstrate that the effect of EUTR on coniferous lumber imports ranged between −0.32% and −0.05%, and that on non-coniferous lumber imports ranged between −0.44% and −0.05%, whereas the effect of the Lacey Act on coniferous lumber imports ranged between −0.93% and −0.09%. Non-coniferous lumber imports remained unaffected. The Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) led to decreased exports to the EU and US. Our findings hold two key implications. First, Due-diligence exhibits more consistent policy effects than Due-care. Second, supporting VPA-participating countries is crucial for facilitating timber trade. These insights inform timber trade policies and sustainable practices. Full article
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