European Journal of Forest Research,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
143(2), С. 419 - 436
Опубликована: Ноя. 30, 2023
Abstract
Mitigating
future
forest
risks,
safeguarding
timber
revenues
and
improving
biodiversity
are
key
considerations
for
current
boreal
management.
Alternatives
to
rotation
forestry
likely
have
an
important
role,
but
how
they
will
perform
under
a
changing
climate
remains
unclear.
We
used
growth
simulator
explore
variations
on
traditional
clear-cutting,
in
length,
thinning
intensity,
increasing
number
of
remaining
trees
after
final
harvest
(green
tree
retention),
extent
continuous
cover
affect
stand-level
probability
wind
damage,
production,
deadwood
volume,
habitats
species.
business-as-usual
as
baseline
compared
alternative
management
adaptations
the
reference
two
change
scenarios.
Climate
increased
overall
production
had
lower
impacts
adaptations.
Shortening
length
reduced
damage
business-as-usual,
also
decreased
both
volume
suitable
our
focal
Continuous
forestry,
with
refraining
from
thinnings,
extension
represent
complementary
approaches
benefiting
biodiversity,
respective
effects
revenues,
reducing
risk,
old-growth
structures.
However,
extensive
application
shortening
mitigate
risk
may
be
detrimental
biodiversity.
To
safeguard
over
landscape,
could
complemented
widespread
regimes
promoting
Journal of Forestry Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
35(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 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.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
354, С. 120382 - 120382
Опубликована: Фев. 23, 2024
Deadwood
is
a
key
old-growth
element
in
European
forests
and
cornerstone
of
biodiversity
conservation
practices
the
region,
recognized
as
an
important
indicator
sustainable
forest
management.
Despite
its
importance
legacy
for
biodiversity,
uncertainties
remain
on
drivers
deadwood
potentials,
spatial
distribution
how
it
may
change
future
due
to
management
climate
change.
To
fill
this
gap,
we
combined
comprehensive
dataset
fit
machine
learning
Bayesian
hurdle-lognormal
model
against
multiple
environmental
socio-economic
predictors.
We
deployed
models
gridded
predictors
forecast
changes
volumes
Europe
under
alternative
(RCP4.5
RCP8.5)
scenarios
(biodiversity-oriented
production-oriented
strategies).
Our
results
show
hotspots
montane
central
unmanaged
Scandinavia.
Future
conditions
reduce
potentials
up
13%
mid-century
climate,
with
regional
losses
amounting
22%
Southern
Europe.
Nevertheless,
towards
more
biodiversity-oriented
strategies,
including
increase
share
mixed
extended
rotation
lengths,
mitigate
loss
4%
reduction
potentials.
conclude
that
adaptive
can
promote
changing
thereby
support
habitat
maintenance
multifunctionality.
Forest Policy and Economics,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
163, С. 103187 - 103187
Опубликована: Апрель 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
Forest Ecosystems,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
11, С. 100231 - 100231
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Climate
change
and
forest
management
are
recognized
as
pivotal
factors
influencing
ecosystem
services
thus
multifunctionality.
However,
the
magnitude
relative
importance
of
climate
effects
on
multifunctionality
remain
unclear,
especially
for
natural
mixed
forests.
In
this
study,
our
objective
is
to
address
gap
by
utilizing
simulations
climate-sensitive
transition
matrix
growth
models
based
national
inventory
plot
data.
We
evaluated
seven
scenarios
(combinations
various
cutting
methods
intensities)
future
provision
in
conifer-broad-leaved
forests
northeastern
China,
under
four
(SSP1-2.6,
SSP2-4.5,
SSP5-8.5,
constant
climate).
Provisioning,
regulating,
cultural,
supporting
were
described
timber
production,
carbon
storage,
sequestration,
tree
species
diversity,
deadwood
volume,
number
large
living
trees.
Our
findings
indicated
that
production
was
significantly
influenced
scenarios,
while
trees
impacted
both
separately.
Carbon
storage
sequestration
notably
interaction
management.
These
emphasized
profound
impact
services,
outweighing
alone.
found
no
single
scenario
maximized
all
six
service
indicators.
The
upper
story
thinning
5%
intensity
with
5-year
interval
(UST5)
strategy
emerged
highest
multifunctionality,
surpassing
lowest
values
more
than
20%
across
scenarios.
conclusion,
results
underlined
potential
a
decision
support
tool
provided
recommendations
long-term
strategies
multifunctional
context.
Ecosystem
could
be
enhanced
implementing
appropriate
measures
amidst
changing
climate.
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
38(1-2), С. 49 - 57
Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2023
People
have
different
beliefs
about
the
environmental
impact
of
forest
products.
This
quantitative
web-survey
study
investigated
public
in
Finland
and
Sweden
climate
impacts
using
wood
as
a
construction
material
for
multi-story
buildings.
It
was
conducted
with
consumer
panels
reflecting
average
populations
two
countries.
The
analyzed
factors
affecting
that
Wood
Buildings:
(1)
contribute
to
mitigating
global
warming,
(2)
adversely
biodiversity
climate.
used
panel
multivariate
statistics.
Favorable
climate-related
were
associated
Finnish
nationality,
male
gender,
age,
children
household,
university
degree,
change
is
induced
by
humans
causes
weather
disasters.
Beliefs
buildings
drive
warming
harm
non-rural
residence,
female
young
low
income,
No
associations
recorded
current
residence
types.
These
findings
highlight
importance
industry
improve,
document,
communicate
its
on
biodiversity.
They
also
indicate
how
market
information
can
be
formulated
targeted
an
accurate
image
construction.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
348, С. 119250 - 119250
Опубликована: Окт. 19, 2023
Land-use
policies
aim
at
enhancing
the
sustainable
use
of
natural
resources.
The
Triad
approach
has
been
suggested
to
balance
social,
ecological,
and
economic
demands
forested
landscapes.
core
idea
is
enhance
multifunctionality
landscape
level
by
allocating
zones
with
specific
management
priorities,
i.e.,
production
(intensive
management),
multiple
(extensive
conservation
(forest
reserves).
We
tested
efficiency
identified
respective
proportion
above-mentioned
needed
in
Finnish
forest
Through
a
simulation
optimization
framework,
we
explored
range
scenarios
three
evaluated
how
changing
their
relative
(each
ranging
from
0
100%)
impacted
multifunctionality,
measured
various
biodiversity
ecosystem
service
indicators.
results
show
that
maximizing
required
around
20%
area
managed
intensively,
50%
extensively,
30%
allocated
reserves.
In
our
case
studies,
such
zoning
represented
good
compromise
between
studied
components
maintained
61%
maximum
achievable
net
present
value
(i.e.,
total
timber
value).
Allocating
zone
had
distinctive
effects
on
optimized
or
values.
Net
was
only
moderately
shifting
intensive
extensive
management,
while
benefited
less
more
diverse
regimes.
This
first
study
apply
European
boreal
landscape,
highlighting
usefulness
this
approach.
Our
potential
promoting
as
well
strong
trade-off
multifunctionality.
conclude
simply
applying
does
not
implicitly
contribute
an
overall
increase
careful
planning
still
requires
clear
objectives.
The Journal of Environmental Education,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
54(3), С. 163 - 180
Опубликована: Март 16, 2023
Calls
for
a
common
environmental
education
(EE)
vision
imply
imposing
certain
values
as
universal.
Nevertheless,
there
is
lack
of
knowledge
on
the
extent
to
which
EE
reflects
universalities
versus
diverse
sociocultural
realities.
We
explored
practitioners'
perspectives
purpose
by
interviewing
practitioners
in
Finland
and
Madagascar
using
theory
change
approach.
classified
goals
into
eight
categories
following
framework
Clark
et
al.
(Citation2020).
found
signs
universal
patterns,
with
commonalities
such
importance
cognitive
domain
de-emphasis
aspects.
Yet,
differences
arise:
connection
nature
was
central
Finland,
whereas
economic
bridging
strategies
were
more
Madagascar.
Our
results
reflect
tradition
post-industrial
countries
suggest
influence
colonial
legacy
Western
epistemologies
Questions
remain
about
those
are
culturally
grounded.
Land Use Policy,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
130, С. 106673 - 106673
Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2023
European
countries
have
national
sectoral
polices
to
regulate
and
promote
the
provision
of
a
wide
range
forest
ecosystems
services
(FES).
However,
potential
incoherencies
among
these
policies
can
negatively
affect
efficient
FES.
In
this
work,
we
evaluated
coherence
three
from
Germany
their
ability
effectively
provide
FES
in
future:
Forest
Strategy
2020
(FS),
National
on
Biological
Diversity
(BDS),
German
Policy
Bioeconomy
(BES).
Using
inventory
data
Federal
State
Bavaria,
simulated
management
options
under
climate
trajectories
for
100
years
into
future
(2012–2112).
Then,
with
multi-objective
optimization,
translated
each
policy
specific
scenario
identified
best
combination
regimes
that
maximizes
targets
defined
scenario.
The
were
vague
definition
FS
was
most
comprehensive
aiming
higher
degree
multifunctionality,
whereas
BES
BDS
focused
less
showed
highest
coherence,
while
stronger
focus
timber
production.
As
result,
optimal
programs
high
integration,
dominance
Continuous
Cover
Forestry
(CCF),
certain
shares
set
asides.
Climate
change
led
an
increase
aside
areas
due
increased
productivity.
BES,
share
land
strongly
segregated
between
CCF
rotation
forestry.
Our
analysis
achieving
multifunctional
requires
fostering
diverse
landscape
mainly
takes
advantage
integrative
management,
like
CCF,
but
also
segregates
important
parts
intensive
use
Nevertheless,
current
standing
volumes
Bavaria
will
pose
additional
risk
implement
such
management.