Forest owners to receive fair compensation for conservation efforts, boosting environmental protection in Romania.
The article discusses how to compensate forest owners for not cutting down trees for conservation purposes in Romania. The researchers used a statistical method to calculate the money forest owners should receive for each hectare of protected forest. They considered factors like the distance logs need to be hauled and the value of leftover tree stumps. The study found a way to determine fair compensation for forest conservation efforts based on real costs and forest management plans.