Socioeconomic Implications of Forests and Forestry in a Changing Climate and Governance

The rise of extreme events and disturbances in ecosystems, attributed to climate change, has shown a profound impact on the growth and stability of global forests. There are visible changes in forest trees due to increased susceptibility to insect damage, storms, and fires, brought about by climate change, which significantly impact the socio-economic aspects of the society dependent on them. The way forests are managed will significantly affect their health and stability, which in turn determines their ability to provide the FES for society's wellbeing. Additionally, government forest policies and laws, as well as social norms, introduced and implemented across various regions have also played a crucial role in the global transformation of forests and forestry.

The aim of this Research Topic is to invite and collect the contributions from researchers across different disciplines from various countries studying the socio-economic implications of forested landscape transformation due to climate change or changing of governance in forestry. The types of forest area change can include deforestation, forest cover changes, agricultural intensification, and many others. The socio-economic implications may include, economic benefits, livelihood, gender equality, food security, local diet and food system, health and nutritional status.

Proposed themes:
1. Socioeconomic benefit of forest provisioning services
2. Forest foods and household food security
3. Gender in forestry
4. Dietary changes and forested landscape transformation
5. Perception and demand of forest ecosystem services

Keywords: society, economic, climate change, land use change, forest cover change, livelihood, policy, gender, forest provisioning services, wellbeing

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