European Union policies and their role in combating climate change over the years

Air Quality Atmosphere & Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 15(8), P. 1333 - 1340

Published: Jan. 8, 2022

Language: Английский

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“Hands off our forests!” - The impact of the authoritarian rule on polish forest policy in the context of the European Green Deal

Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 171, P. 103402 - 103402

Published: Jan. 5, 2025

Language: Английский

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Modeling the Effects of Strict Protection of Forest Areas—Part of the Provisions of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(2), P. 737 - 737

Published: Jan. 18, 2025

The case study included approx. 0.5 million ha of forest areas in Poland that are managed by the Regional Directorate State Forests. objective was to assess impact four different scenarios restricting size available for commercial use. Based on criteria, each scenario set aside 10% total land area strict protection forested land, which is line with EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030. economic (volume reduced wood raw material) statistically estimated scenarios. It confirmed layout habitats essential specific limitations production. For optimal implementation provisions strategy, a balance selection social, economic, and natural elements must be considered. This protects primarily most valuable characterized highest level biodiversity, age diversity, dispersion within studied unit. presented results may support decision-making processes used maximize biodiversity while minimizing negative this environmental protection.

Language: Английский

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The EU climate package “Fit for 55” - a double-edged sword for Europeans and their forests and timber industry

Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 132, P. 102596 - 102596

Published: Sept. 11, 2021

Language: Английский

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The New EU Forest Strategy for 2030: A New Understanding of Sustainable Forest Management?

Forests, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 245 - 245

Published: Feb. 5, 2022

Two decades after the pan-European set of indicators for sustainable forest management was adopted, European Commission published New EU Forest Strategy 2030. We compared documents on basis a content analysis to determine whether they share same understanding management. looked at whether, and what extent, existing indicator is fit purpose monitor progress towards Strategy’s objectives, delivery policy commitments. About two thirds identified objectives commitments in can be monitored least partially by indicators, whereas new or approaches need developed remaining third. Several are not linked Strategy, some them only weakly issues addressed Strategy. Our comparison shows few significant differences between comprehensive vision formulated scope In particular, concerns reflected address several which fully covered set.

Language: Английский

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Territories in Transition: how social contexts influence wildland fire adaptive capacity in rural Northwestern European Mediterranean areas

Fire Ecology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 19(1)

Published: March 9, 2023

Abstract Background Rural and semi-rural areas are complex dynamic social-ecological systems, many of which have experienced profound impacts from wildland fires, particularly this decade. Under uncertain climate change conditions, these require new adaptive strategies to support landscape community resilience. While vary widely, some patterns local social context become apparent through fire research. These can help decision-makers better understand what influences communities’ abilities adapt fire. We focused our study on a northwestern European Mediterranean context, where communities adapting other varied programs policies. This area is composed diverse landscapes, cultures, histories, languages governance structures, but it also shares fire-based learning networks collaborations, providing sound indicator shared elements context. Our analyzed contexts in rural Spain, Italy France assessed how may inform capacity A two-step process achieved this: (1) targeted literature review as they relate Europe; (2) conducting semi-structured interviews with 20 key experts areas, including managers, foresters, administrators technicians. Results illustrate numerous that influence capacity. Dynamic relationships among residents, knowledge environmental movements, the role managers administrators, embeddedness broader sociopolitical trends all interconnect Some act primary enablers or barriers process, such presence (or lack) knowledge, opportunity lack thereof) for sustainable economic development. demonstrate high diversity terms structures development trajectories. Conclusions argue need deepened empirical transdisciplinary research connect land management tailored characteristics. Centering perspectives cultural values necessary foster long term globally.

Language: Английский

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Contribution of the European Bioeconomy Strategy to the Green Deal Policy: Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing These Policies

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(9), P. 7139 - 7139

Published: April 24, 2023

The Green Deal is an ambitious European development strategy that aims to create a carbon-neutral and environmentally friendly economy. This encompasses key environmental policies such as climate change, circular economy, sustainable development. Due its broad comprehensive definition sectoral coverage, the Union’s Bioeconomy Strategy, which linked supply demand of natural resources, also crucial implementation Deal. However, there has been very little evaluation role bioeconomy in Therefore, by comparing documents these policies, aim this paper identify main roles overlaps, highlighting opportunities challenges policies. goals overlap with targets. Looking at eight Deal, all them are related bioeconomy. Preserving biodiversity Farm Fork actions directly bioeconomy, while residual partly In order implement Strategy policy, it essential evaluate vulnerability biomass effects change growing food crisis caused war Ukraine. Furthermore, use promotion consumption energy, building, transport sectors need be examined.

Language: Английский

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Governance drivers hinder and support a paradigm shift in wildfire risk management in Italy

Regional Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Jan. 13, 2024

Abstract Fire is a fundamental social-ecological process, but combination of changing climate, land use and values at risk increasing the incidence large wildfires with high societal biodiversity impacts. Academic practitioner understanding now converging around need to manage fire as an outcome intersecting governance regimes, comprising geohistorically defined institutions decision-making pathways shaped by earlier wildfires. We investigate this proposition through case study Italy, country greatly affected wildfire characterised strong organisational, socio-cultural geographical variation nationally. To best our knowledge, first collecting analysing qualitative data on how different national sub-national procedures interrelate promote particular management strategies, support or impede adaptive change. Participants in key agencies were consulted across seven nationally representative regions. Findings show highly fragmented institutional structure, where policy responsibilities are increasingly allocated disparate organisations variety scales. Local stakeholder participation has been displaced shift extra-local actors networks. While formally committed adopting precautionary approach risk, practice, emergency response remains default choice, result patchy uncoordinated legislation. Notably, wider international (EU) regulatory context plays muted role governing present results novel action research agenda for Italy southern Europe more generally, emphasising urgent develop new anticipatory systems closer integration cross-scale arrangements.

Language: Английский

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The Impact of Natural Disturbances on the Central European Timber Market—An Analytical Study

Forests, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 592 - 592

Published: March 25, 2024

Central European countries are strategic wood exporters in the and international trade. In context of exporters, Czechia, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Austria important providing development stability forestry sector. The share these countries’ exports total EU represents more than 52% volume exported over 5 years. After Netherlands, five mentioned recorded highest increase roundwood production all EFTA years 2000–2022 (from 46% (AT)–126% (CZ)), average is 26%. last decade has been characterised by a significant destabilisation timber market as result natural disturbances linked to climate change, which also threatens long-term competitiveness preservation this sector economic systems national economies. article provides an analytical insight into historical calamities their macroeconomic consequences countries. data forecast unfavourable Europe caused ongoing calamity situation, pricing policy trade, oversaturation with lower-quality timber, insufficient processing capacities for primary its use secondary processing, and, but not least, limited stock coming selected (due extreme harvesting plans within years, that will be felt decade). For continued function forests availability supply future generations, current evolution forest ecosystems critical, measures based on empirical necessary. information presented paper can serve tool objectification decisions policies

Language: Английский

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Improving farmers’ livelihoods through the eco-compensation of forest carbon sinks

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 198, P. 114401 - 114401

Published: April 10, 2024

Language: Английский

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