In this article, we estimate the demand of French private forest owners for forest insurance against fire risk. For … this purpose, we combine experimental data and real-world data on forest owners’ characteristics. Our econometric approach …

In this article, we empirically assess the efficiency of Natura 2000 contracts in forest, a payment for environmental … private forest owners, whose forests could bring interesting results in terms of cost-efficiency. We show that the cost …

risk with a risk-averse forest owner and when the storm has an impact on production and price. We studied the impact of a …

Natura 2000 is a European Union network of protected areas. In France, all forest owners whose forests are located in a … case, the forest owner benefit from financial support that covers all additional costs for conservation and restoration … attractive for the private forest owners who want to conserve the biodiversity of their land; second, to investigate which types …

the impact of such a reduction on the forest economic value. We concentrate on a Douglas-fir plantation with rotation of … adaptation and a delayed one. In our case study, the best option for the forest owner in terms of economic return is the absence …

The forest is an important element in most countries and its multifunctional character explains its great value. This … used in the econometric analysis make it possible to take into account the non-forest visitors. To reflect the … heterogeneity of forests in France, the sample is segmented into nine inter-regions forming coherent forest sets. Individual surplus …

The paper focuses on the choice of forest management strategies for natural hazards by nonindustrial owners, when … forest provides nontimber services. We introduce a basic two-period model where the private owner hedges against natural … hazards on his/her forest thanks to financial strategies (accumulation of savings) or to the adoption of sylvicultural …

forest management, we show that the contractual measures involve distorded tranfers. Finally, we analyze the payment …