Das Projekt "Liaison Unit Wien" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Institut für Sozioökonomik der Forst- und Holzwirtschaft durchgeführt. Scientific advice and projects in support of the Pan-European Ministerial Process on the Protection of Forests (e.g. concepts on national forest programmes, evaluation of the implementation of the Pan-European Work Programme on the Conservation and Enhancement of Biological and Landscape Diversity in Forest Ecosystems 1997-2000, implementation of Lisbon Resolution L1 focussing on the development of rural areas).
Das Projekt "Bewertung vorhandener und neuer polititscher Mittel fuer die Sicherung einer nachhaltigen Bewirtschaftung, des Schutzes und der nachhaltigen Entwicklung von Waeldern" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Institut für Sozioökonomik der Forst- und Holzwirtschaft durchgeführt. The objective of the project is to advance the study of the impacts and outcomes of policy tools for ensuring sustainable forest management. To this end existing policy means are applied as well as new ones proposed. For each type of policy investment (regulatory, economic and informational), two examples of existing and proposed policy tools are chosen. To explain success or failure of existing policy tools, their choice and implementation by the policy-making system is analysed with regard to: problem structure, the political, institutional and economic situation, as well as values, ideologies and interests of the political actors. Furthermore, the acceptance of new policy tools by representatives of political parties, forest and environmental NGOs, and administration (ministries of environment and agriculture) will be assessed. The comprehensive theoretical framework for evaluating the policy-making process is policy analysis. In particular, the approach of policy-network analysis is applied for the ex-post and ex-ante evaluation of policy means. For this purpose the interaction among participants of the policy network is explained by using hypotheses from several theoretical approaches (rational choice, institutional theory, and value systems). The hypotheses will be proved by focused interviews and standardised questionnaires addressed to the main actors in the policy field.