Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group
FNP focuses on the political, social-economic and cultural dimensions of forests and nature. It covers current themes such as deforestation, forest transitions, climate change, biodiversity conservation and landscape management in the global North and South.
Spotlight: Impact story
New research projects
Several new research projects have begun in the past few months. Take a look at some of these here.
News
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What are sustainable economic activities and who defines them? A deep look into EU policy making on sustainable finance and forests – new paper published
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Place-based stewardship and active citizens play important role in biodiversity protection
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Protecting Europe's forests with market-based instruments
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Painting chocolates, cocoa and commodity values chains
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Outstanding 'miniature research' award
Refereed articles in scientific journals
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Sustainability performance of community forest enterprises (CFES) in Cameroon : Pathways to viable business models
Forest Policy and Economics (2025), Volume: 173 - ISSN 1389-9341 -
Imagining rural landscapes : Making sense of a contemporary landscape identity complex in the Netherlands
Environmental Values (2025), Volume: 34, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0963-2719 - p. 60-83. -
Recreational and aesthetic values of forest landscapes (RAFL) : Quantifying management impacts and trade-offs with provisioning and regulatory ecosystem services
Forest Ecosystems (2025), Volume: 13 - ISSN 2095-6355