Division 9 covers a wide spectrum of social scientific research areas. More than 30 sessions were offered by Division 9 at the Freiburg Congress. The range of themes was as diverse as the Division. It showed the great extent of activity among the scientists involved in the area of forest policy and economics. Division 9 provides analysis and options about different ways of steering forest management ranging from the participation of local people to public policy. Understanding and explaining these steering mechanisms is at the heart of providing policy relevant information for sustainable forest management. Find out more about current and future trends and topics of research and the common agreement to work further on the issues of gender and regional balance in the Division. Download the PDF: https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27616/6146/iufro2017-interwiew-d9_pdf/ Link to the IUFRO Blog: <http://blog.iufro.org/2017/10/02/on-forest-policy-and-economics/> http://blog.iufro.org/2017/10/02/on-forest-policy-and-economics/ Learn more about IUFRO Division 9: <https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/> https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/