Climate Risk Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
45, P. 100624 - 100624
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Climate
change-related
challenges
faced
by
forest
managers
are
ecological,
economic,
and
social
in
nature.
While
several
past
assessments
have
looked
at
the
climate-related
perceptions
needs
of
foresters
working
rural
contexts,
urban
not
often
included
these
assessments.
Examining
foresters'
risk
perceptions,
adaptation
interests
intentions,
need
for
information/support
contexts
side-by-side
reveals
unique
opportunities
learning
across
rural-to-urban
gradient.
Through
two
surveys
targeting
both
foresters,
we
identified
key
that
support
climate-adaptive
management.
Our
analysis
shows
many
seeking
to
maintain
current
conditions
or
restore
following
a
disruption
change,
though
some
see
value
transitioning
forests
be
more
resistant
resilient
future
climates.
We
also
show
difference
confidence
between
when
it
comes
addressing
climate
change
through
specific
strategies.
Based
on
our
findings,
propose
facilitated
This
would
allow
learn
from
topics
such
as
establishment
maintenance
long-term,
large,
ecologically
complex
forested
areas
within
cities.
Rural
could
gain
insights
their
counterparts
planting
strategies
other
approaches
common
settings
but
novel
settings,
including
stock
sourcing
species
selection.
To
better
enable
implement
strategies,
suggest:
(1)
facilitating
gradient,
(2)
public
engagement
trainings
(3)
workforce
development
programing,
(4)
programs
limit
financial
landowners,
municipalities
face
applying
lands.
Current Landscape Ecology Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(3), P. 103 - 118
Published: April 19, 2023
Abstract
Purpose
of
Review
Boreal
forests
provide
a
wide
range
ecosystem
services
that
are
important
to
society.
The
boreal
biome
is
experiencing
the
highest
rates
warming
on
planet
and
increasing
demand
for
forest
products.
Here,
we
review
how
changes
in
climate
its
associated
extreme
events
(e.g.,
windstorms)
putting
at
risk
capacity
these
continue
providing
services.
We
further
analyze
role
management
increase
resilience
combined
effects
change
events.
Recent
Findings
Enhancing
recently
gained
lot
interest
from
theoretical
perspective.
Yet,
it
remains
unclear
translate
knowledge
into
practice
operationalize
maintain
functions
under
changing
global
conditions.
identify
summarize
main
approaches
(natural
disturbance
emulation,
landscape
functional
zoning,
complex
network,
climate-smart
forestry)
can
promote
resilience.
Summary
concept
sciences,
may
put
risk,
alleviate
or
such
risks.
found
increased
temperatures
having
negative
impacts
forests.
Then,
discuss
could
enhance
multifunctionality
(simultaneous
provision
high
levels
multiple
species
habitats).
Finally,
complementary
strengths
individual
report
challenges
implement
them
practice.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
29(6), P. 1484 - 1500
Published: Dec. 19, 2022
Forests
provide
a
wide
variety
of
ecosystem
services
(ES)
to
society.
The
boreal
biome
is
experiencing
the
highest
rates
warming
on
planet
and
increasing
demand
for
forest
products.
To
foresee
how
maximize
adaptation
forests
future
warmer
conditions
growing
demands
products,
we
need
better
understanding
relative
importance
management
climate
change
supply
services.
Here,
using
Finland
as
case
study,
assessed
potential
range
ES
(timber,
bilberry,
cowberry,
mushrooms,
carbon
storage,
scenic
beauty,
species
habitat
availability
deadwood)
given
seven
regimes
four
scenarios.
We
used
simulator
SIMO
project
dynamics
100
years
into
(2016-2116)
estimate
each
service
published
models.
Then,
tested
drivers
these
generalized
linear
mixed
Our
results
show
that
effects
were,
average,
11
times
higher
than
across
all
services,
but
greatly
differed
among
them
(from
0.53
24
timber
respectively).
Notably,
substantially
biogeographical
zones
within
biome.
were
1.6
in
northern
southern
Finland,
whereas
opposite-they
three
south
compared
north.
conclude
new
guidelines
adapting
global
should
account
regional
differences
variation
different
ES.
Ecosystem Services,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
60, P. 101512 - 101512
Published: Jan. 28, 2023
Forest
scenario
analysis
can
help
tackle
sustainability
issues
by
generating
insight
into
the
potential
long-term
effects
of
present-day
management.
In
northern
Sweden,
forests
provide
important
benefits
including
climate
change
mitigation,
biodiversity
conservation,
reindeer
husbandry,
local
livelihoods,
and
recreation.
Informed
stakeholders'
views
on
how
be
enabled
to
deliver
these
benefits,
we
created
four
forest
management
scenarios:
close-to-nature
(CTN)
which
emphasises
classic
(CLA)
optimising
forests'
net
present
value,
intensified
(INT)
maximising
harvested
wood
from
forest,
combined
(COM)
applying
a
combination
measures
CTN
INT.
The
scenarios
were
applied
landscape
modelled
over
100-year
simulation
period,
results
modelling
then
evaluated
diverse
group
stakeholders.
For
most
ecosystem
services,
there
was
time
lag
10–50
years
before
noticeable
differences
between
became
evident,
highlighting
need
consider
both
short-
Evaluation
stakeholders
put
context.
They
raised
considerations
relating
wildlife
hunting,
risks,
social
acceptability,
conflict,
value
evaluating
qualitatively
as
well
quantitatively.
Overall,
thought
that
CLA
promoted
more
services
posed
fewer
while
also
creating
less
conflict
among
Our
emphasise
combining
scientific
knowledge
when
developing
future
scenarios.
Biodiversity and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 14, 2024
Abstract
The
European
Biodiversity
Strategy
has
set
the
key
goal
to
maintain
and
promote
biodiversity.
Managed
forests
here
play
a
role,
as
they
are
among
most
diverse
ecosystems.
To
create
biodiversity
rich
managed
forest
landscapes,
we
need
deep
understanding
on
how
management
affects
structure
subsequently
habitat
quality
local
landscape
level.
However,
date
confusingly
large
amount
of
different
terms
for
various
systems
exist
it
remains
unclear
composition
affected
by
specific
affect
Here,
first
aim
clarify
terminology.
Second,
link
existing
with
review
at
level
these
structures
α-,
well
landscape-scale
β-
γ-biodiversity.
We
found
that
research
derived
guidelines
have
strong
focus
stand
heterogeneity
related
α-diversity,
while
ignoring
importance
therefore
γ-diversity.
Instead
promoting
one
system
an
all-in-one-solution,
diversity
seems
promising
way
landscapes.
finally
discuss
combination
might
help
structurally
habitats
simulating
successional
stages
species
communities.
Land,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(5), P. 1098 - 1098
Published: May 20, 2023
Swedish
policies
aim
at
conserving
biological
production,
biodiversity,
cultural
heritage
and
recreational
assets.
This
requires
compositionally
structurally
functional
networks
of
representative
habitats,
the
processes
that
maintain
them,
resilient
ecosystems.
The
term
green
infrastructure
(GI)
captures
this.
We
review
(1)
policy
concerning
forest
biodiversity
conservation
from
1990s;
(2)
implementation
outputs,
including
formulation
short-term
evidence-based
long-term
goals
for
protected
areas,
education,
development
hierarchical
spatial
planning;
(3)
consequences
in
terms
formally
voluntarily
set-aside
stands,
as
well
management
habitat
restoration.
assess
successes
failures
regarding
policy,
outputs
consequences,
discuss
challenges
to
be
addressed,
suggest
solutions.
Policies
capture
knowledge
about
planning
an
output.
However,
desired
are
not
met
on
ground.
Thus,
amount
voluntary
forests
presently
too
low,
have
limited
quality
poor
connectivity.
GI
functionality
is
even
declining
because
forestry
intensification,
insufficient
conservation.
Challenges
include
collaborative
learning
among
planners,
funding
conserve
habitats
with
sufficient
size,
connectivity,
national
politics
ignores
knowledge.
As
solutions,
we
highlight
need
diversification
systems
a
landscape
perspective
matches
owner
objectives
regional
social-ecological
contexts.
integrative
approaches
planning.
Current Forestry Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(6), P. 473 - 489
Published: Nov. 13, 2023
Abstract
Purpose
of
Review
Forests
support
most
global
terrestrial
biodiversity
and
contribute
to
the
livelihood
billions
people,
but
these
other
benefits
are
in
jeopardy
due
change.
This
leads
questions,
such
as
how
address
challenges
change
forest
management,
given
lack
knowledge
deep
uncertainty
about
future
developments.
In
addition,
many
impediments
implement
adaptation
strategies
unknown.
Recent
Findings
Here,
we
present
an
overview
results
from
a
survey
754
forestry
professionals
(370
researchers
educators,
227
practicing
foresters,
37
policymakers,
64
administrators,
56
with
or
unspecified
roles)
61
countries
across
6
continents
who
were
interested
issues.
These
asked
their
opinion
regarding
three
different
strategies:
resist
,
adapt
transform
.
Most
respondents
agreed
that
majority
factors
will
negatively
influence
ability
forests
provide
desired
ecosystem
services.
Similarly,
they
major
when
implementing
specifically
whether
our
current
base
is
sufficient.
concerns
not
limited
ecological
aspects,
also
highlighted
need
for
better
appreciation
social/political
economic
barriers,
especially
transformation
strategies.
response
patterns,
including
differences
status,
highlight
importance
developing
evaluating
local
social–ecological
context.
Summary
Our
study
demonstrates
widespread
perception
on
part
around
world,
among
practitioners,
affect
sustainable
management
negatively,
resulting
active
silvicultural
adaption.
The
suggest
potential
barriers
strategies,
particularly
relative
information
social
acceptance
Further,
this
highlights
political
understand
general
public’s
values
well
public
perceived
by
managers.
Journal of Applied Ecology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
61(10), P. 2350 - 2364
Published: Sept. 2, 2024
Abstract
Managing
forests
to
sustain
their
diversity
and
functioning
is
a
major
challenge
in
changing
world.
Despite
the
key
role
of
understory
vegetation
driving
forest
biodiversity,
regeneration
functioning,
few
studies
address
functional
dimensions
response
silvicultural
management.
We
assessed
influence
regimes
on
redundancy
European
understory.
gathered
vascular
plant
abundance
data
from
more
than
2000
plots
forests,
each
associated
with
one
out
five
most
widespread
regimes.
used
generalized
linear
mixed
models
assess
effect
different
(Rao's
quadratic
entropy)
redundancy,
while
accounting
for
climate
soil
conditions,
explored
reciprocal
relationship
between
three
components
(functional
diversity,
dominance)
across
through
ternary
diagram.
Intensive
are
decrease
an
increase
compared
unmanaged
conditions.
This
means
that
although
intensive
management
may
buffer
communities'
functions
against
species
or
losses,
it
also
limits
range
environmental
changes.
Policy
implications
.
Different
facets
features.
While
can
be
as
reference
design
practices
compliance
biodiversity
conservation
targets,
options
should
balanced
at
landscape
scale
multiple
human
societies
increasingly
demanding.