Reference | Question/ Policy | Objective | Variables | Unit of Analysis | Study Location |
| Forest management | Revenue optimisation | Oak tree canopy, livestock density | Stand level $ | United States. |
| Forest management | Optimisation of LEV | Timber prices, interest rates, costs | Stand level Theoretical | Germany |
| Forest management | Optimisation | Stand density, thinning intensity, rotation | Individual tree, m3/ha | Finland |
| Management Continuous cover | Carbon optimisation | Carbon subsidies Carbon prices | Stand level m3/ha | Finland |
| Management DSS | Value chain modelling | Yield, revenues, form, timber recovery | Stand & estate level | New Zealand |
| Management Biodiversity | Thinning practices | Stand density, thermal sum | Stand level | Finland |
| Management Biomass | Forest carbon v fuelwood | Timber & carbon stocks/prices | Regional | France |
| Climate change | Growth optimisation | Stand density Thermal sum | Stand level | Finland |
| Carbon sequestration | Spatial Cost Benefit | Site, costs, Ag opportunity costs | Simulated m3/ha/yr | Canada |
| Carbon taxes/subsidies | Optimisation | Carbon biomass, price, discount rate | Theoretical t/ha/yr | U.S. |
| Land Use | Decision support | Simulations | Landscape | Australia |
| Land Use change | C sequestration optimisation | Ag/&timber prices wages, population | Household | Nepal Pakistan |
| Land Use change | Scenario model | Review of models |
| Netherlands |
| Deforestation | Deforestation and degradation | Diameter, mortality, socio-economic | Village | Uganda |
| Deforestation | Land use and degradation | Ag yield & prices, population | Watershed | Nepal |
| Carbon capture | C sequestration optimisation | Area, forest inventory, carbon balance | Forest | Spain |
| Agroforestry | Silvoarable economics | Silvoarable, arable and forest returns | Plot & farm scale | Spain, France Netherlands |
| Cost Benefit Analysis | Spatial forest valuation model | Parametric-Timber yield, carbon, recreation | Country | Wales |
| Farm afforestation | Agroforestry & forestry returns | Returns, labour, | Farm & estate level | New Zealand |
| Farm afforestation | Optimisation | Growth, product recovery, stock shelter | Hectare | Australia |
| Farm planning Afforestation | Whole farm model | Ag. opportunity cost | Farm | Australia |
| Farm afforestation | Whole farm model | Forest yield, Ag. opportunity cost | Farm | Australia |