This study investigates landowners’ preferences for afforestation contracts in Denmark using a choice experiment. Four attributes are investigated: purpose of afforestation, option of denouncing the contract, control by authorities and subsidy levels. One average, landowners showed strong...

There is a political goal in Denmark to increase the amount of forest from 12 % to 20-25 % of the land area and approximately 63 % of the land area is farmland which is mainly privately owned. Therefore, political goals with regard to afforestation cannot be satisfactorily reached on state owned...

In general most nature-based recreational goods and benefits are considered positive externalities of production, as they are usually not subject to trade. So far, a low degree of rivalry among most user groups and legally defined rights has secured these benefits as almost a public good. Yet,...