G. Cornelis van Kooten is Professor in the Department of Economics, and the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Studies and Climate, at the University of Victoria. Professor van Kooten has been a consultant to various governments and government agencies, the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union, and a variety of non-governmental organizations, including the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the WWF. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (2012) and was awarded its Publication of Enduring Quality Award in 2011.

• Introduction: Framework for Forest Policy Comparisons, G C van Kooten and I Vertinsky 1: U S South, W F Hyde and W B Stuart, Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA 2: U S Pacific Northwest, B Cashore, Auburn University, Alabama, USA 3: British Columbia, B Wilson, S Wang, Pacific Forestry Centre, British Columbia, Canada and D Haley, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 4: Alberta, M K Luckert, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada 5: New Zealand, B Wilson and L Arthur, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 6: Sweden, G C van Kooten, B Wilson and I Vertinsky 7: Finland, G C van Kooten, I Vertinsky and B Wilson 8: Chile, D Cartwright, Pacific International Hardwoods Inc., Vancouver, Canada 9: Russia, C A Backman, Grand Prairie Regional College, Alberta, Canada 10: Wrapping Up, L Arthur and B Wilson

G. Cornelis van Kooten is Professor in the Department of Economics, and the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Studies and Climate, at the University of Victoria. Professor van Kooten has been a consultant to various governments and government agencies, the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union, and a variety of non-governmental organizations, including the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the WWF. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (2012) and was awarded its Publication of Enduring Quality Award in 2011.

• Introduction: Framework for Forest Policy Comparisons, G C van Kooten and I Vertinsky 1: U S South, W F Hyde and W B Stuart, Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA 2: U S Pacific Northwest, B Cashore, Auburn University, Alabama, USA 3: British Columbia, B Wilson, S Wang, Pacific Forestry Centre, British Columbia, Canada and D Haley, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 4: Alberta, M K Luckert, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada 5: New Zealand, B Wilson and L Arthur, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 6: Sweden, G C van Kooten, B Wilson and I Vertinsky 7: Finland, G C van Kooten, I Vertinsky and B Wilson 8: Chile, D Cartwright, Pacific International Hardwoods Inc., Vancouver, Canada 9: Russia, C A Backman, Grand Prairie Regional College, Alberta, Canada 10: Wrapping Up, L Arthur and B Wilson

G. Cornelis van Kooten is Professor in the Department of Economics, and the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Studies and Climate, at the University of Victoria. Professor van Kooten has been a consultant to various governments and government agencies, the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union, and a variety of non-governmental organizations, including the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the WWF. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (2012) and was awarded its Publication of Enduring Quality Award in 2011.

• Introduction: Framework for Forest Policy Comparisons, G C van Kooten and I Vertinsky 1: U S South, W F Hyde and W B Stuart, Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA 2: U S Pacific Northwest, B Cashore, Auburn University, Alabama, USA 3: British Columbia, B Wilson, S Wang, Pacific Forestry Centre, British Columbia, Canada and D Haley, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 4: Alberta, M K Luckert, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada 5: New Zealand, B Wilson and L Arthur, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 6: Sweden, G C van Kooten, B Wilson and I Vertinsky 7: Finland, G C van Kooten, I Vertinsky and B Wilson 8: Chile, D Cartwright, Pacific International Hardwoods Inc., Vancouver, Canada 9: Russia, C A Backman, Grand Prairie Regional College, Alberta, Canada 10: Wrapping Up, L Arthur and B Wilson