Spatially explicit multi-objective optimization tool for green infrastructure planning based on InVEST and NSGA-II towards multifunctionality

Land Use Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 150, P. 107465 - 107465

Published: Jan. 8, 2025

Language: Английский

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Climate targets in European timber-producing countries conflict with goals on forest ecosystem services and biodiversity

Communications Earth & Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4(1)

Published: April 14, 2023

Abstract The European Union (EU) set clear climate change mitigation targets to reach neutrality, accounting for forests and their woody biomass resources. We investigated the consequences of increased harvest demands resulting from EU targets. analysed impacts on national policy objectives forest ecosystem services biodiversity through empirical simulation multi-objective optimization methods. show that key timber-producing countries – Finland, Sweden, Germany (Bavaria) cannot fulfil linked ambitious 1.5°C target. Potentials increase only exists in studied region Norway. However, focusing conflicts with several policies causes adverse effects multiple biodiversity. argue role timber resources achieving societal decarbonization should not be overstated. Our study provides insight other challenged by conflicting supports policymakers.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing Resilience of Boreal Forests Through Management Under Global Change: a Review

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.

Language: Английский

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Future supply of boreal forest ecosystem services is driven by management rather than by climate change

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.

Language: Английский

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Effect of forest management choices on carbon sequestration and biodiversity at national scale

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 52(11), P. 1737 - 1756

Published: Aug. 3, 2023

Abstract Forest management methods and harvest intensities influence wood production, carbon sequestration biodiversity. We devised different scenarios by means of stakeholder analysis incorporated them in the forest growth simulator PREBAS. To analyse impacts intensity, we used constraints on total harvest: business as usual, low harvest, intensive no harvest. carried out simulations a wall-to-wall grid Finland until 2050. Our objectives were to (1) test how differed their projections, (2) potential biodiversity under levels, (3) compare options allocating protected areas. Harvest level was key stocks fluxes regardless actions moderate changes proportion strictly forest. In contrast, more dependent other variables than harvesting relatively independent fluxes.

Language: Английский

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Managing European Alpine forests with close-to-nature forestry to improve climate change mitigation and multifunctionality

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 165, P. 112154 - 112154

Published: May 31, 2024

Close-to-nature forestry (CNF) has a long tradition in European Alpine forest management, playing crucial role ensuring the continuous provision of biodiversity and ecosystem services, including protection against natural hazards. However, climate change is causing huge uncertainties about future applicability CNF region. The question arises as to whether current practices are still suitable for adapting forests impacts while also meeting increasing societal demands regarding forests, their potential contribution mitigation. To answer this question, we simulated development using ForClim model at two study sites, together representing large biogeographic gradient from high-elevation inner (Switzerland) lower-elevation south-eastern (Slovenia). simulations considered three scenarios (historical climate, SSP2-4.5 SSP5-8.5) six alternative management strategies, both climate-adapted versions. Using an indicator based multi-criteria decision analysis framework, assessed joint on key services investigated regions, carbon sequestration (CS) inside outside boundary. effects varied, among within sites along biogeographical gradient. While CS was more resistant under site, it sensitive where potentials decreased lower elevations. This adverse effect could be partly mitigated by fostering use tree species. adaptations did not meet multiple objectives equally well: gravitation hazards timber production benefited silvicultural practice, variants with low-intensity or no management. In conclusion, high continue fulfilling its forests. A differentiated approach will needed future, however, identify stands adaptive measures required, especially particularly vulnerable change. combination less intensively managed unmanaged areas, provides portfolio that help society.

Language: Английский

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Disentangling the effects of management and climate change on habitat suitability for saproxylic species in boreal forests

Journal of Forestry Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 35(1)

Published: Jan. 11, 2024

Abstract Forest degradation induced by intensive forest management and temperature increase climate change are resulting in biodiversity decline boreal forests. Intensive high-end emission scenarios can further reduce the amount diversity of deadwood, limiting factor for habitats saproxylic species European The magnitude their combined effects how changes affect deadwood under a range poorly understood. We used growth simulations to evaluate will individually jointly red-listed Finland. simulated seven regimes three (reference, RCP4.5 RCP8.5) over 100 years. Management included set aside, continuous cover forestry , business-as-usual (BAU) four modifications BAU. Habitat suitability was assessed using species-specific habitat index, including 21 fungal invertebrate groups. “Winner” “loser” were identified based on modelled impacts suitability. found that had major impact compared change. index varied 250% among regimes, while overall caused average only 2%. More groups as winners than losers from (52%–95% winners, depending scenario regime). largest achieved aside (254%) RCP8.5 (> 2%), most suitable regime (up + 11%) across all scenarios. Our results show close-to-nature (e.g., ) many more basic regime. This suggests loss forests be mitigated through improved practices, even progresses.

Language: Английский

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Assessing actor power in the trade-offs between ecosystem services affecting forest management – A case study from Central Slovakia

Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 163, P. 103187 - 103187

Published: April 17, 2024

In countries with a planned economy history, numerous actors interested in ecosystem services (ES) have emerged over the last decades. The power these exert is crucial to promotion of their interests. case study from central Slovakia aimed determine who most powerful are and, via actor-centered approach and actor analysis, assess trade-offs between ES forest management. analysis involved identification key 38 subsequent in-person interviews. results showed that whose income depended on sale timber fuelwood were predominantly production ES, whereas other generally supporting, regulating cultural ES. This situation should not be surprising as interest conflicts varying intensity naturally occur multifunctional identified however, powered by conflicting policies information asymmetry. While governmental used various elements (coercion, incentives, unverified information), non-governmental relied mainly information. Due existing governance imbalances among actors, weak or further weakened different Although decades, only few real management, specifically forestry (non) nature protection, state enterprises processing businesses. Certain benefited this situation, often causing even more institutional erosion, resource plunder, bias towards promoting certain coalitions interests

Language: Английский

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Connecting gender balance, crisis resistance and innovativeness in the forestry sector: Women in leadership and management

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 161, P. 103890 - 103890

Published: Sept. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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More future synergies and less trade‐offs between forest ecosystem services with natural climate solutions instead of bioeconomy solutions

Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 28(21), P. 6333 - 6348

Published: Aug. 1, 2022

Abstract To reach the Paris Agreement, societies need to increase global terrestrial carbon sink. There are many climate change mitigation solutions (CCMS) for forests, including increasing bioenergy, bioeconomy, and protection. Bioenergy bioeconomy use climate‐smart, intensive management generate high quantities of bioenergy bioproducts. Protection (semi‐)natural forests is a major component “natural solution” (NCS) since store in standing biomass soil. Furthermore, protected provide more habitat biodiversity non‐wood ecosystem services (ES). We investigated impacts different CCMS scenarios, jointly or isolation, on future wood ES, regulating ES provider international market. Specifically, we projected given by three scenarios Sweden 2020–2100. In long term, fulfilling demand through will decrease multifunctionality, but increased stand age stocks induced rising greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations partially offset these negative effects. Adopting have greater impact supply than adopting NCS. solutions, as well GHG emissions, reduce synergies trade‐offs ES. NCS, contrast, increases multiple synergy, even transforming current into synergies. Moreover, NCS can be considered an adaptation measure effects supplies boreal countries around world, forestry strategies that integrate deeply crucial ensure synergistic

Language: Английский

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