Stakeholder Engagement in the Co-Design of Regional Bioeconomy Strategies

Industrial hemp cultivation is growing worldwide, due to numerous possible applications of the seeds and stems. In addition, industrial hemp and has positive environmental impact on crop rotation, biodiversity and climate due high productivity and yet low fertilizer and pesticide needs.

• industrial hemp
• bioeconomy

This case study is drafting new legislation that allows renting forestland for multiple purposes in order to increase economic efficiency and maintain a balance between all ecosystem services. This Russian case works on regulation mechanisms so that people renting forestland can use it for multiple purposes, and to include ecosystem services in the Forest Code.

• multi-purpose forest management
• ecosystem services
• payment for ecosystem
• forest lease
• forest tenant
• public forest
• forest policy

This factsheet explores how managing forests to be used as spiritual forests and forest kindergartens could benefit both the forest and the forest owner. The core impact of the case study is to raise awareness of the importance of cultural ecosystem services and to motivate forest actors to manage forests appropriately.

• cultural ecosystem services
• payment for ecosystem services
• spiritual forests
• funeral forests
• private forests