Private forest owner willingness to mobilise wood from dense, small-diameter tree stands

• DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102901
• Publication Date: 2022-12-29T21:54:58Z
• Authors: Matevž Triplat; Satu Helenius; Ruben Laina; Nike Krajnc; Thomas Kronholm; Zdenka Ženko; Teppo Hujala
• Keywords: Ecoforestry; Bioproducts

Forests are a source of renewable biomass, and their utilisation will play vital role in the transition towards climate-neutral economy. Small-diameter tree management could contribute to this via providing biomass for sustainable uses fostering growth long-lifecycle bioproducts. The small-diameter trees EU is still low since new technologies work models required make operations economically profitable, environmentally sound, socially attractive. supply from stands dependent on forest owners with diverse perceptions forests ownership objectives. However, there scarce research owner management, which encompasses home consumption, self-active work, commercial forestry services. A survey four countries was designed identify main factors affecting motivation mobilise stands. Factor clustering analyses were used segments: weakly-engaged traders, well-being seekers, profit-seekers, well-informed service users. willingness utilise participate market shaped by knowledge forestry, economic socio-cultural motivations, sensitivity offerings. Forest preferences participation heterogenous, thus different policy implementation approaches needed proposed.