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23 scientific studies
Forests
Riedl, M., Němec, M., Jarský, V., & Sloup, R. (2026). Supply, Trade and Consumption of Major Forest Foods in Czechia: Mushrooms, Forest Fruits and Game Meat. Forests, 17(7), 802. https://doi.org/10.3390/f17070802
DOI 10.3390/f17070802Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Němec, M., Riedl, M., & Jarský, V. (2026). Forest access does not equal food access: institutional and household pathways to wild foods in Czechia. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 10, 1880811. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2026.1880811
DOI 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1880811Sustainable Development
Purwestri, R. C., Riedl, M., Němec, M., Jarský, V., Hájek, M., & Dudík, R. (2026). Wild Herb Foraging and Sustainable Development: Links Between Ecosystem Services, Cultural Practices, and Well-Being in Czech Forest Landscapes. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.71022
DOI 10.1002/sd.71022Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Sarvašová, Z., Riedl, M., Němec, M., Zahradník, D., Jarský, V., & Kovalčík, M. (2026). Visitation and non-wood product collection in Slovak forests in comparison with Czechia. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 10, 1792106. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2026.1792106
DOI 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1792106Environmental Sciences Europe
Riedl, M., Němec, M., Sarvašová, Z., Jarský, V., & Sedliak, M. (2026). Translating forest ecosystem-service interactions into management action: a pathway-based framework illustrated in Czechia and Slovakia. Environmental Sciences Europe. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-026-01544-z
DOI 10.1186/s12302-026-01544-zJournal of Forest Science
Němec, M., Dudík, R., & Sloup, R. (2026). Area-based nature protection and stand attributes for assessing economic impacts on forest owners. Journal of Forest Science, 72(10), 548-562. https://doi.org/10.17221/85/2026-JFS
DOI 10.17221/85/2026-JFSCleaner and Responsible Consumption
Riedl, M., Němec, M., Neužilová, L., Jarský, V., & Dudík, R. (2025). Consumer attitudes toward timber housing in the Czech Republic: Drivers and barriers for cleaner and responsible consumption transitions. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 19, 100364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100364
DOI 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100364Foods
Němec, M., Riedl, M., Šálka, J., Jarský, V., Dobšinská, Z., Sarvaš, M., Sarvašová, Z., Bučko, J., & Hustinová, M. (2025). Consumer Perceptions and Sustainability Challenges in Game Meat Production and Marketing: A Comparative Study of Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Foods, 14(4), 653. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14040653
DOI 10.3390/foods14040653Forest Policy and Economics
Awuni, S., Hájek, M., Riedl, M., Huertas-Bernal, D. C., Purwestri, R. C., Ibrahim, F., Dudik, R., Jumpah, E. T., & Adarkwah, F. (2025). Public perceptions of climate and land use drivers of medicinal plant availability in Czech forests: A national survey-based study. Forest Policy and Economics, 179, 103610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103610
DOI 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103610Forests
Riedl, M., Němec, M., & Jarský, V. (2024). Thirty Years of Research on Ecosystem Services: The Socio-Economic Role of Forest Visits and Foraging in Enhancing Human Well-Being. Forests, 15(11), 1845. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15111845
DOI 10.3390/f15111845Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Riedl, M., Němec, M., Jarský, V., & Zahradník, D. (2024). Unveiling game meat: an analysis of marketing mix and consumer preferences for a forest ecosystem product. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1463806. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1463806
DOI 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1463806Forests
Němec, M., Riedl, M., Jarský, V., & Dudík, R. (2023). Analysis of consumer attitudes as an important tool for the segmentation and development of the game market in the Czech Republic. Forests, 14(3), Article 450. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14030450
DOI 10.3390/f14030450Journal of Forest Science
Němec, M., Skřivánková, A., Vaca, D., Novák, J., Riedl, M., Dudík, R., & Jarský, V. (2023). The factors limiting the venison market in the Czech Republic and options for limiting their impact on the Forestry. Journal of Forest Science, 69(3), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.17221/142/2022-jfs
DOI 10.17221/142/2022-jfsEnvironmental Sciences Europe
Purwestri, R. C., Palátová, P., Hájek, M., Dudík, R., Jarský, V., & Riedl, M. (2023). Public perception of the performance of Czech forest ecosystem services. Environmental Sciences Europe, 35, 89. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00802-8
DOI 10.1186/s12302-023-00802-8International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Jarský, V., Palátová, P., Riedl, M., Zahradník, D., Rinn, R., & Hochmalová, M. (2022). Forest Attendance in the Times of COVID-19—A Case Study on the Example of the Czech Republic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), 2529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052529
DOI 10.3390/ijerph19052529European Journal of Forest Research
Hochmalová, M., Purwestri, R. C., Yongfeng, J., Jarský, V., Riedl, M., Yuanyong, D., & Hájek, M. (2022). Demand for forest ecosystem services: a comparison study in selected areas in the Czech Republic and China. European Journal of Forest Research, 141(5), 867–886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-022-01478-0
DOI 10.1007/s10342-022-01478-0Forests
Jůza, R., Jarský, V., Riedl, M., Zahradník, D., & Šišák, L. (2021). Possibilities for Harmonisation between Recreation Services and Their Production within the Forest Sector—A Case Study of Municipal Forest Enterprise Hradec Králové (CZ). Forests, 12(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010013
DOI 10.3390/f12010013Wood Research
Dudík, R., Borůvka, V., Riedl, M., & Holeček, T. (2021). Data mining and its impact on marketing communication – Case: Heat-treated birch wood. Wood Research, 66(3), 463–476. https://doi.org/10.37763/wr.1336-4561/66.3.463476
DOI 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/66.3.463476Forests
Riedl, M., Jarský, V., Zahradník, D., Palátová, P., Dudík, R., Meňházová, J., & Šišák, L. (2020). Analysis of Significant Factors Influencing the Amount of Collected Forest Berries in the Czech Republic. Forests, 11(10), 1114. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11101114
DOI 10.3390/f11101114Forests
Dudík, R., Borůvka, V., Zeidler, A., Holeček, T., & Riedl, M. (2020). Influence of site conditions and quality of birch wood on its properties and utilization after heat treatment. Part II—Surface properties and marketing evaluation of the effect of the treatment on final usage of such wood. Forests, 11(5), 556. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11050556
DOI 10.3390/f11050556Forests
Šodková, M., Purwestri, R. C., Riedl, M., Jarský, V., & Hájek, M. (2020). Drivers and Frequency of Forest Visits: Results of a National Survey in the Czech Republic. Forests, 11(4), 414. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11040414
DOI 10.3390/f11040414Land Use Policy
Šišák, L., Riedl, M., & Dudík, R. (2016). Non-market non-timber forest products in the Czech Republic—Their socio-economic effects and trends in forest land use. Land Use Policy, 50, 390–398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.10.006
DOI 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.10.006Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Park, B. J., Tsunetsugu, Y., Kasetani, T., Kagawa, T., & Miyazaki, Y. (2010). The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 15(1), 18–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12199-009-0086-9
DOI 10.1007/s12199-009-0086-9All nine initial records were checked against Crossref metadata and DOI entries in the current public ORCID profile. Numerical data come from the publisher texts and tables identified beside each chart. Bibliographic pages are not inferred from manuscript identifiers.
Surveys record self-reported behaviour; associations do not automatically identify causal effects. Units, periods and denominators must be retained. Kg/household differs from kg/collector, visitor shares differ from visit frequencies, and household replacement values differ from turnover.
The CZK 7.3bn headline is a rounded editorial conversion of two published indicative household-harvest values: (199.89 + 90.80) million EUR × CZK 25/EUR = CZK 7,267.25 million. The amounts and reference conversion of 25 are taken from Forests 2026, Table 7 and Section 2.4. This is not a separately estimated crown-denominated value or the exact annual Czech National Bank exchange rate. It excludes game meat and does not express the full value of forests, turnover or net returns.
The stories are original editorial syntheses with linked sources, not full translations of scientific papers. The herb story’s empirical section uses the public abstract and explicitly separates editorial reflections.
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RNDr. Marcel Riedl, CSc.
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Ing. et Ing. Martin Němec, Ph.D.