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Ameray, Abderrahmane, Yves Bergeron, Osvaldo Valeria, Miguel Montoro Girona, and Xavier Cavard. "Forest Carbon Management: a Review of Silvicultural Practices and Management Strategies Across Boreal, Temperate and Tropical Forests." Current Forestry Reports 7, no. 4 (November 15, 2021): 245–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40725-021-00151-w.
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Abstract Purpose of Review Carbon sequestration and storage in forest ecosystems is often promoted as a solution for reducing CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. Yet, our understanding is lacking regarding how forest management strategies affect the net removal of greenhouse gases and contribute to climate change mitigation. Here, we present a review of carbon sequestration and stock dynamics, following three strategies that are widely used in boreal, temperate and tropical forests: extensive forest management, intensive forest management and old-growth forest conservation. Recent Findings Several studies show that specific forest management strategies can improve carbon sequestration capacity and soil carbon storage. Within these studies, the old-growth forest conservation strategy results in greater carbon storage in soils than do extensive and intensive forest management. Intensive forest management enhances forest carbon sequestration capacity through afforestation using fast-growing species, mechanical soil preparation from low to moderate intensity and N fertilization. Extensive forest management is an intermediate compromise regarding carbon sequestration and soil carbon storage, between conservation and intensive forest management strategies. With respect to silvicultural treatments, partial cutting is a practice that increases forest carbon sequestration rates and maintains higher carbon storage in soils compared to clear-cuts. Each silvicultural practice that is discussed in this review showed a similar effect on forest carbon in all biomes, although the magnitude of these effects differs mainly in terms of heterotrophic respiration. Summary To achieve sustainable management and fulfill industrial demand and profitability, specific gaps must be dealt with to improve our scientific knowledge regarding forest carbon sequestration in a climate change context, mainly through the integration of the three aforementioned strategies in a functional zoning approach at the landscape scale. We present a review with promising strategies for guiding sustainable forest management in such a global context.
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Jandl, Robert, Thomas Ledermann, Georg Kindermann, Alexandra Freudenschuss, Thomas Gschwantner, and Peter Weiss. "Strategies for Climate-Smart Forest Management in Austria." Forests 9, no. 10 (September 22, 2018): 592. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f9100592.
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We simulated Austrian forests under different sustainable management scenarios. A reference scenario was compared to scenarios focusing on the provision of bioenergy, enhancing the delivery of wood products, and reduced harvesting rates. The standing stock of the stem biomass, carbon in stems, and the soil carbon pool were calculated for the period 2010–2100. We used the forest growth model Câldis and the soil carbon model Yasso07. The wood demand of all scenarios could be satisfied within the simulation period. The reference scenario led to a small decrease of the stem biomass. Scenarios aiming at a supply of more timber decreased the standing stock to a greater extent. Emphasizing the production of bioenergy was successful for several decades but ultimately exhausted the available resources for fuel wood. Lower harvesting rates reduced the standing stock of coniferous and increased the standing stock of deciduous forests. The soil carbon pool was marginally changed by different management strategies. We conclude that the production of long-living wood products is the preferred implementation of climate-smart forestry. The accumulation of carbon in the standing biomass is risky in the case of disturbances. The production of bioenergy is suitable as a byproduct of high value forest products.
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Simon, J. "Management strategies on territories with special status of protection in the Czech Republic." Journal of Forest Science 50, No. 11 (January 11, 2012): 510–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/4648-jfs.
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About 15% of the area of the Czech Republic is classified as territories with special status of protection, most of which is covered with forests. At present, at the time of integration of the country into the European structures, an increase in the area of such territories by approximately 20% is expected. The territories show significant variation of protection objectives, management restrictions, profound differentiation in natural conditions, structure of ownership and different levels of damage, especially that caused by anthropogenic pressure. This situation requires the formulation of long-term management strategies. The problem can be solved in the following successive steps: formulation of variants and alternatives of management strategies based on a retrospective analysis of forest development; prognosis of the forest condition development after application of the individual management strategies on the basis of growth and development simulations; addition of technological and economical bases; selection of optimal variants and alternatives from the viewpoint of the fulfilment of the owner’s management goals, in accordance with the principles of forest policy and from the viewpoint of the fulfilment of the protection objective formulated for a specific territory with special status of protection. A set of methods for following the above-mentioned steps is specified in the presented contribution.
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Liu, Wan-Yu, Chien-Chen Wu, and Shih-Yu Simon Wang. "Forest Management and Adaptation Strategies in Response to Climate Change by the Taiwanese Public." Atmosphere 12, no. 8 (August 17, 2021): 1056. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos12081056.
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Forests account for 60% of lands in Taiwan. Climate change impacts forests in many aspects and is increasingly likely to undermine the ability of forests to provide basic ecosystem services. To help reduce the impact of climate change on Taiwan’s forests, people must be made aware of the relationship between climate change and forests. Based on questionnaires collected from 17 cities in Taiwan, this study applied spatial analysis to assess the respondents’ understanding of climate change and adaptation strategies for forest management. A total of 650 questionnaires were distributed and 488 valid ones were collected. The results show that (1) Most respondents believe that climate change is true and more than half of the respondents have experienced extreme weather events, especially extreme rainfall; (2) Most respondents believe that climate change will affect Taiwan’s forests with the majority recognizing the increasing impact of extreme events being the primary cause, followed by changes in the composition of tree species and the deterioration of forest adaptability due to climate change; (3) Most respondents expressed that forest management should be adjusted for climate change and called for measures being taken to establish mixed forests as well as monitoring forest damage; (4) In order to address the difficulties faced by forest owners on the impact of climate change, the majority of respondents felt that the government should raise forest owners’ understanding on climate change and adaptation policies, while the subsidy incentives must also be adjusted. The results of this study show that the respondents do realize the importance of climate change and forest management so much so their awareness in this matter led to their support for forest adaptation measures and policies.
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Singh, Pritam. "Research and management strategies for major tree diseases in Canada: Synthesis Part 1." Forestry Chronicle 69, no. 2 (April 1, 1993): 151–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc69151-2.
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Forests are diverse and complex associations of plant and animal life that are influenced considerably by their environment and man, and by their interactions. Forest pests, including pathogens, form an important component of the forest ecosystem, and their management is an integral part of forest management. There is, however, a need to obtain a better understanding of these pests, and their relationships with plants and other factors in the environment.This article attempts to compile most of the available information about research on major tree diseases in Canada, particularly that which deals with or has led to the development of strategies to control or manage those diseases. A brief information on Canada's forest resource and the losses caused by these diseases and by other damage problems is also included. Key words: forests, tree diseases, research strategies, disease management strategies, disease losses, integrated pest management.
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Kim, Moonil, Somin Yoo, Nahui Kim, Wona Lee, Boyoung Ham, Cholho Song, and Woo-Kyun Lee. "Climate Change Impact on Korean Forest and Forest Management Strategies." Environmental Biology Research 35, no. 3 (September 30, 2017): 413–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/kjeb.2017.35.3.413.
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Dickinson, Yvette, Eric K. Zenner, and Douglas Miller. "Examining the effect of diverse management strategies on landscape scale patterns of forest structure in Pennsylvania using novel remote sensing techniques." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 44, no. 4 (April 2014): 301–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2013-0315.
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We used novel remote sensing techniques to compare the landscape-scale patterns of forest structure in Pennsylvania, USA under the management of four different agencies with varying primary objectives, including production forestry, wildlife habitat, recreation, and private ownership. We (i) developed a forest structure classification scheme using publicly available LiDAR and orthographic aerial imagery data, (ii) mapped the forest structure across twenty forested landscapes, and (iii) compared the landscape-scale forest structure patterns among the four forest management types. Our results indicate that different management philosophies and their associated forest management approaches have resulted in contrasting landscape-scale patterns of forest structure. Privately managed forests had shorter forests, higher densities of distinct patches, higher interspersion of patch types, and higher forest structure diversity at fine-scales (1.5 ha grain size) compared to forests lightly managed for recreation. Production forests under ecosystem management and forests managed for wildlife habitat exhibited intermediate patterns of forest structure. This variation in forest structure patterns among the forest managers is likely to have implications for wildlife habitat and other ecosystem services. Furthermore, greater emphasis is needed on encouraging private landowners to manage across property boundaries and providing the resources and tools to manage forests at the landscape scale.
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Zhou, Zirun, Chuanqing Sun, Yujie Xiao, and Jiahao Zhang. "Forest Management Strategy Model Based on EPIC and Meta-Analysis." Highlights in Science, Engineering and Technology 23 (December 3, 2022): 256–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/hset.v23i.3276.
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First, to develop a reasonable carbon sequestration model to predict the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered by forests and their products, we constructed an EPIC-based carbon sequestration model to simulate the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered and the actual amount of carbon dioxide sequestered. forest management strategies and find the best strategies. In addition, a meta-analysis-based optimal forest resource utilization model was established, which comprehensively analyzed forests, including carbon dioxide sequestration and other natural, social and economic values.
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Krcmar, Emina, Ilan Vertinsky, and G. Cornelis van Kooten. "Modeling alternative zoning strategies in forest management." International Transactions in Operational Research 10, no. 5 (September 2003): 483–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-3995.00423.
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Park, So-Hee, and Youn Yeo-Chang. "Impact of Collaborative Forest Management on Rural Livelihood: A Case Study of Maple Sap Collecting Households in South Korea." Sustainability 13, no. 4 (February 3, 2021): 1594. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13041594.
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Some forest-dependent rural communities participate in the Collaborative Forest Management (CFM) program in South Korea, which provides the local people with access to national forests for the collection of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in return for their contribution to the management of national forests. This study investigated what factors influenced rural communities’ participation in CFM and how their participation in CFM affected livelihood strategies and income level. Households in 17 villages near the Seoul National University (SNU) forests owned by the Government were interviewed. The study found that CFM participating households tend to choose diversified livelihood strategies. CFM participating households with diversified livelihood strategies are likely to have a higher income than non-CFM participating households choosing sectoral focus strategies. Expansion of the CFM program is suggested as a policy option to improve forest-dependent rural livelihood. However, ageing and female-headed households are faced with difficulties in participating in CFM due to their physical ability of forestry work while new settlers restricted access to forest resources. There is a need for innovation in forest governance for equitable distribution of forest services for both original and new residents to achieve sustainable rural livelihoods.
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Shah, Shachi, V. Venkatramanan, and V. Sah. "Carbon sequestration activities in the forest: Strategies and challenges." Indian Journal of Forestry 32, no. 4 (December 1, 2009): 533–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2009-dh9332.
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Climate change, land use change and the world’s forests are inextricably linked. Forests cover more than 4 billion hectares of the earth’s land surface area and contain huge reservoirs of carbon in their biomass and soils. Understanding the role of forests in carbon cycles and predicting whether they will be carbon sinks or sources in the future are important in the ongoing international dialogue on climate change. Long-term storage of carbon on land provides a solution, by which humans can modify the dynamics of the carbon cycle. Methods include reducing land disturbance, reforestation, afforestation, altered forest management practices, altered land-use patterns and consumption, and fossil-fuel substitution. Man-made emissions of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, into the earth’s atmosphere continue to escalate. There is a need to improve forest management and its economic implications with respect to improving carbon sequestration.
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Diggins, Corinne, Peter Z. Fulé, Jason P. Kaye, and W. Wallace Covington. "Future climate affects management strategies for maintaining forest restoration treatments." International Journal of Wildland Fire 19, no. 7 (2010): 903. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf09109.
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Forests adapted to frequent-fire regimes are being treated to reduce fuel hazards and restore ecosystem processes. The maintenance of treatment effects under future climates is a critical issue. We modelled forest change under different climate scenarios for 100 years on ponderosa pine landscapes in the south-western USA, comparing management regimes that included prescribed burning, tree cutting, and no-management. We applied the Forest Vegetation Simulator (1) in its standard form, and (2) with modifications of reduced tree growth and increased mortality to simulate the effects of two levels of climate change. Without climate change effects, several management regimes, including the use of frequent burning similar to the historical fire frequency (~5 year), maintained future forest structure within a target range of variability. In contrast, simulations that accounted for climate change effects indicated that burning intervals should be lengthened (~20 year) and future tree thinning should be avoided to minimise forest decline. Although it has been widely predicted that future climate conditions will support more burning (warmer, drier fuels, longer fire season), our modelling suggests that the production of fuels will decline, so there will eventually be a trade-off between increased fire, driven by climate, v. reduced fuel, also driven by climate.
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Grigolato, Stefano. "Training a new generation of researchers for effective forest management strategies under the effect of global warming: the ETN Skill-For.Action." Project Repository Journal 11, no. 1 (October 28, 2021): 92–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.54050/prj1117749.
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Training a new generation of researchers for effective forest management strategies under the effect of global warming: the ETN Skill-For.Action Innovative, adaptive and integrative forest management plays a key role in driving forests to face environmental changes, maintain high forest carbon sequestration potential, and guarantee economic efficiency and more ecologically sound forest operations. The ETN Skill-For.Action integrates the fundamental research in forest ecology and applied science of forest engineering to comprehensibly understand carbon dynamics in forests.
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Rousseau, André H. "Canadian Council of Forest Ministers: Champions of sustainable forest management." Forestry Chronicle 79, no. 4 (August 1, 2003): 748–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc79748-4.
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The Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM), established in 1985, is composed of the federal, provincial and territorial Ministers responsible for forests. Its role has evolved into one that stimulates the development of policies and initiatives for strengthening the forest sector, including the forest resource and its use. One of the most important functions of the CCFM is that it sets the overall direction for the stewardship and sustainable management of Canada's forests by addressing issues and stimulating joint initiatives. Under its guidance, four successive National Forest Strategies and three Forest Accords have been developed. Another major achievement has been the development of the CCFM Criteria and Indicators Framework: Defining Sustainable Forest Management A Canadian Approach to Criteria and Indicators. Today, the CCFM works under five strategic themes: sustainable forestry; international issues; forest communities; science and technology; and information and knowledge. The ongoing, positive cooperation between the two levels of government helps maintain healthy and productive forests and their sustained contribution to Canadians' economic, environmental and social well-being over the long term. Key words: stewardship, governments, collaboration, national framework for action, criteria and indicators, integrated information
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Spittlehouse, David L. "Integrating climate change adaptation into forest management." Forestry Chronicle 81, no. 5 (September 1, 2005): 691–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc81691-5.
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Future climate change will affect society's ability to use forest resources. We take account of climate in forest management and this will help us adapt to the effects of climate change on forests. However, society will have to adjust to how forests adapt by changing expectations for the use of forest resources because management can only influence the timing and direction of forest adaptation at selected locations. There will be benefits as well as loses and an important component of adaptation will be balancing values. Adaptation options to respond to impacts on the timber supply in Canada for the next 50 to 100 years are limited mainly to forest protection and wood utilisation because these forests are already in the ground. Adaptation through reforestation will focus on commercial tree species. It is important to start developing adaptation strategies now. These include assessing forest vulnerability to climate change, revising expectations of forest use, determining research and educational needs, development of forest policies to facilitate adaptation, and determining when to implement responses. Government agencies should take the lead in creating an environment to foster adaptation in forestry and in developing the necessary information required to respond. Key words: climate change, impacts, adaptation, vulnerability, forests, ecosystems, risk management
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Golden, Denise, M. A. Smith, and Stephen Colombo. "Forest carbon management and carbon trading: A review of Canadian forest options for climate change mitigation." Forestry Chronicle 87, no. 05 (October 2011): 625–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc2011-069.
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Forests have significant potential to mitigate climate change. Canada has 30% of the world's boreal forests. The ratification of the Kyoto Protocol commoditized carbon (C) on an international scale. To achieve Canada's emission reduction targets and mitigate climate change, the potential of forest C offset projects and forest C trading is being evaluated. Carbon trading and forest C management have economic and policy implications and potential trade-offs in other forest management objectives. We discuss how forest C management and trading can contribute to global efforts for atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions reduction through either utilization and/or conservation strategies.
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Werner, R. A. "Forest health in boreal ecosystems of Alaska." Forestry Chronicle 72, no. 1 (February 1, 1996): 43–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc72043-1.
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Deteriorating forest health is causing unprecedented damage to the boreal forests of Alaska. Forest health is a complex issue that must be addressed within the context of ecosystem management and the goal of managing ecosystems for long-term productivity and maintaining ecosystems that will sustain biodiversity and provide desired values, products and uses. Instead of treating symptoms, forests must be managed to be more resistant to pest outbreaks through proper ecosystem management. Forest health can be addressed through short-term tactical approaches and long-term strategies. Management practices must match the ecological capabilities of each site in order to create and maintain healthy forests. This is the focus of ecosystem management. Key words: forest health, boreal forest, ecosystem management
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Côté, Sylvie, Louis Bélanger, Robert Beauregard, Évelyne Thiffault, and Manuele Margni. "Naturalness Assessment of Forest Management Scenarios in Abies balsamea–Betula papyrifera Forests." Forests 11, no. 5 (May 25, 2020): 601. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11050601.
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Research Highlights: This research provides an application of a model assessing the naturalness of the forest ecosystem to demonstrate its capacity to assess either the deterioration or the rehabilitation of the ecosystem through different forest management scenarios. Background and Objectives: The model allows the assessment of the quality of ecosystems at the landscape level based on the condition of the forest and the proportion of different forest management practices to precisely characterize a given strategy. The present work aims to: (1) verify the capacity of the Naturalness Assessment Model to perform bi-directional assessments, allowing not only the evaluation of the deterioration of naturalness characteristics, but also its improvement related to enhanced ecological management or restoration strategies; (2) identify forest management strategies prone to improving ecosystem quality; (3) analyze the model’s capacity to summarize the effect of different practices along a single alteration gradient. Materials and Methods: The Naturalness Assessment Model was adapted to the Abies balsamea–Betula papyrifera forest of Quebec (Canada), and a naturalness assessment of two sectors with different historical management strategies was performed. Fictive forest management scenarios were evaluated using different mixes of forestry practices. The sensitivity of the reference data set used for the naturalness assessment has been evaluated by comparing the results using data from old management plans with those based on Quebec’s reference state registry. Results: The model makes it possible to identify forest management strategies capable of improving ecosystem quality compared to the current situation. The model’s most sensitive variables are regeneration process, dead wood, closed forest and cover type. Conclusions: In the Abies balsamea–Betula papyrifera forest, scenarios with enhanced protection and inclusion of irregular shelterwood cuttings could play an important role in improving ecosystem quality. Conversely, scenarios with short rotation (50 years) could lead to further degradation of the ecosystem quality.
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Parolin, Pia, Florian Wittmann, Jochen Schöngart, and Maria Teresa F. Piedade. "AMAZONIAN VÁRZEA FORESTS: ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES OF TREES AS TOOLS FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT." Ecología Aplicada 3, no. 1-2 (April 25, 2016): 180. http://dx.doi.org/10.21704/rea.v3i1-2.288.
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Mathema, Prakash. "Forest Fire and its management strategies in Nepal." Banko Janakari 23, no. 2 (August 12, 2016): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v23i2.15460.
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Pastorella, F., and A. Paletto. "Stand structure indices as tools to support forest management: an application in Trentino forests (Italy)." Journal of Forest Science 59, No. 4 (April 30, 2013): 159–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/75/2012-jfs.
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Stand structure and species diversity are two useful parameters to provide a synthetic measure of forest biodiversity. The stand structure is spatial distribution, mutual position, diameter and height differentiation of trees in a forest ecosystem and it highly influences habitat and species diversity. The forest stand and species diversity can be measured through indices that provide important information to better address silvicultural practices and forest management strategies in the short and long-term period. These indices can be combined in a composite index in order to evaluate the complex diversity at the stand level. The aim of the paper is to identify and to test a complex index (S-index) allowing to take into account both the tree species composition and the stand structure. S-index was applied in a case study in the north-east of Italy (Trentino province). The results show that the Norway spruce forests in Trentino province are characterized by a medium-low level of complexity (S-index is in a range between 0.14 and 0.46) due to a low tree species composition rather than to the stand structure (diametric differentiation and spatial distribution of trees).
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Menon, ARR, and RG Vishnu-Menon. "MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION OF FOREST FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN TROPICS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WESTERN GHATS OF KERALA REGION, INDIA." JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE 34, no. 1 (January 26, 2022): 24–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.26525/jtfs2022.34.1.24.
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Management of forest fire is one of the top priority activities of forest departments, both in tropics and temperate regions. Extensive amount and intensive efforts are deployed to combat fire. The results of a case study on forest fire prone mapping conducted at Periyar tiger reserve in Western Ghats of Kerala, India, was highlighted, and based on the study, the implementation of fire management strategies were discussed. The fire risk map was validated with the forest fire inventory points of Forest Survey of India. Forest fire is a frequent occurrence in tropical forests, especially in moist deciduous and dry deciduous regions. Though forest fire management is one of the major activities of forest departments, the forest fire mitigation is not 100% successful. The magnitude of forest fire, its frequency, potential location, etc., can be assessed using Geoinformatics techniques, by giving different weightage status to fire controlling factors. A case study was conducted on these lines and control measures were highlighted using different management strategies. The implementation of the desired action plan for sustainable development and conservation of forests can be successful only by getting the full support and confidence of the stakeholders. The stakeholder support for environmental management aspects is possible only by convincing them that they are directly or indirectly getting the benefits by the proposed action. Usually, most of the environmental management activities may lead to nontangible benefits, which is apparently non-visible, hence getting stakeholder support may not be an easy task. Various marketing strategies needs to be used to convince the beneficiaries to implement good conservation practices for the betterment of the local inhabitants.
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Choi, Won Il, and Young-Seuk Park. "Management of Forest Pests and Diseases." Forests 13, no. 11 (October 27, 2022): 1765. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f13111765.
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The occurrence patterns of forest insect pests and diseases have been altered by global events such as climate change. Recent developments in improved monitoring methods and tools for data analyses provide new opportunities to understand the causes and consequences of such changes. Using a variety of management tools, forest pest management programs can mitigate the influence of global changes on forest health. The goal of this Special Issue is to improve our understanding of the root causes of changes that have induced global changes. Fifteen papers are included in this Special Issue, covering several issues in forest pest management. One paper reviews the causes of Korean oak wilt, and another paper discusses fourteen invasive tree pests in Russia. The remaining thirteen papers cover issues related to the monitoring and management of forest pests. These studies provide a better understanding of the causes of change in the patterns of forest pests under the influence of global changes. These reviews also contribute to the development of forest-pest-management strategies to mitigate such impacts on forests due to global changes.
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Shive, K. L., P. Z. Fulé, C. H. Sieg, B. A. Strom, and M. E. Hunter. "Managing burned landscapes: evaluating future management strategies for resilient forests under a warming climate." International Journal of Wildland Fire 23, no. 7 (2014): 915. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf13184.
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Climate change effects on forested ecosystems worldwide include increases in drought-related mortality, changes to disturbance regimes and shifts in species distributions. Such climate-induced changes will alter the outcomes of current management strategies, complicating the selection of appropriate strategies to promote forest resilience. We modelled forest growth in ponderosa pine forests that burned in Arizona’s 2002 Rodeo–Chediski Fire using the Forest Vegetation Simulator Climate Extension, where initial stand structures were defined by pre-fire treatment and fire severity. Under extreme climate change, existing forests persisted for several decades, but shifted towards pinyon–juniper woodlands by 2104. Under milder scenarios, pine persisted with reduced growth. Prescribed burning at 10- and 20-year intervals resulted in basal areas within the historical range of variability (HRV) in low-severity sites that were initially dominated by smaller diameter trees; but in sites initially dominated by larger trees, the range was consistently exceeded. For high-severity sites, prescribed fire was too frequent to reach the HRV’s minimum basal area. Alternatively, for all stands under milder scenarios, uneven-aged management resulted in basal areas within the HRV because of its inherent flexibility to manipulate forest structures. These results emphasise the importance of flexible approaches to management in a changing climate.
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Ohlson, Dan W., Greg A. McKinnon, and Kelvin G. Hirsch. "A structured decision-making approach to climate change adaptation in the forest sector." Forestry Chronicle 81, no. 1 (February 1, 2005): 97–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc81097-1.
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Climate change presents a risk to the composition, health, and vitality of Canada's forests and forest sector. Effects may be either negative or positive, and will interact in complex ways over many spatial and temporal scales depending on such factors as physical geography, forest type, and forest management practices. Given the apparent vulnerability of forests and the forest sector to climate change, it is prudent that forest and forest-based community managers begin to develop adaptive strategies to minimize the risks and maximize the benefits of climate change. A flexible planning framework that incorporates key principles of structured decision-making and risk management is presented as a practical way to integrate climate change adaptation into forest management planning. Key words: climate change, forest, impacts, adaptation, vulnerability, risk management, planning
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Teixeira, Jerónimo Víctor. "ANALYSIS OF THE FOREST APPROACH IN THE DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MOZAMBIQUE." International Journal of Education Humanities and Social Science 05, no. 02 (2022): 60–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.54922/ijehss.2022.0363.
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This paper analyzes how forests are addressed in local government plans and strategies. The overall objective is to better understand the importance given to forests in the economic development of the country. Specifically, the analysis on this theme seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What is the importance given to forest resources in local development plans? 2. To what extent, and how, are forests incorporated into plans at district level? 3. What is the role assigned to local communities (if any) in forest management based on the strategies analyzed? The methodology of this research was the textual analysis of the forest references as well as the importance given to this natural resource, based on the documents of the local development plans, namely at the district level. Results indicate that the local development plans reviewed recognize the importance of forest resources, but the focus varies from document to document. Among the priority actions presented by the documents, the participation of local communities in decision-making processes on forest use has not been addressed in most of these decision support instruments. The role of local governments in forest management is not explicit in most of the district strategies analyzed.
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Parajuli, Ashok, Ambika P. Gautam, Sundar Sharma, Prakash Lamichhane, Gagan Sharma, Bhuwan Singh Bist, Upendra Aryal, and Reecha Basnet. "A Strategy for involving community forest managers in effective forest fire management in Nepal." Banko Janakari 32, no. 1 (May 31, 2022): 41–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v32i1.45476.
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Each year forest fire causes enormous damage to Nepal's forest ecosystems and landscape. For an active community involvement at the landscape level, policymakers must take the interests of local forest managers into account to increase social acceptability. This research explores the perception of community forest managers, who are constantly managing forests at the grassroots level, to understand the relationship between their priorities, needs, and attitudes toward forest fire management. Eighty–eight key informants from six districts were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into three major sections, (i) forest fuel management and infrastructure, (ii) forest fire management strategies and actions, and (iii) public education and awareness on forest fire management. The data were analyzed using the Kruskal–Wallis test, where the respondents rated above 4.2 out of 5 for activities like increase of insurance mechanisms, providing training for firefighting volunteer groups, and provisioning firefighting equipment. The majority of the respondents agreed on the activities under the forest fire management strategies and actions section (Kendall's Tau = 0.8501), followed by forest fuel management and infrastructure (Kendall’s Tau= 0.6757). We anticipate that the results of this study will be helpful for the local decision–makers in involving different communities and identifying their priorities while implementing various forest fire management activities in diverse landscapes or provinces of the country.
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Kennedy, Michael I. L., Van A. Lantz, and David A. MacLean. "Forest and economic impacts of alternative management strategies on Crown land in New Brunswick." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37, no. 12 (December 2007): 2624–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x07-095.
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This study evaluated the long-run economic impacts of four alternative forest management strategies on New Brunswick’s Crown land forests: two volume-based strategies focused on business as usual (BAU) and intensive (INT) timber volume production and two value-based strategies focused on forest manufacturing sector contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) and government surplus (GOV). These were defined within an extended wood supply model that incorporated both economic indicators (logging sector profit, government surplus, forest manufacturing sector shipments, and forest manufacturing sector GDP) and timber supply indicators (harvest levels, operable growing stock, and products). Results showed that a number of indicator trade-offs emerge under each strategy. For instance, the GOV strategy produced the highest present value government surplus value (at $1.2 billion, exceeding INT, BAU, and GDP strategies by $352 million, $302 million, and $169 million, respectively) and logging sector profit (at $2.4 billion, exceeding BAU, INT, and GDP strategies by $4 million, $11 million, and $8 million, respectively) over an 80 year planning horizon. However, this strategy also produced the lowest forest manufacturing sector contribution to GDP (at $12.8 billion, below the GDP, INT, and BAU strategies by $4.3 billion, $1.6 billion, and $1.4 billion, respectively) and the lowest annual softwood volume harvest, operable growing stock, and silvicultural investment of all strategies. Thus, although these findings emphasize that value-based strategies can produce some favourable economic outcomes, a number of trade-offs emerge that need to be further investigated before such strategies can be supported.
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Mörtberg, Ulla, Xi-Lillian Pang, Rimgaudas Treinys, Renats Trubins, and Gintautas Mozgeris. "Sustainability Assessment of Intensified Forestry—Forest Bioenergy versus Forest Biodiversity Targeting Forest Birds." Sustainability 13, no. 5 (March 4, 2021): 2789. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13052789.
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Intensified forestry can be seen as a solution to climate change mitigation and securing energy supply, increasing the production of forest bioenergy feedstock as a substitution for fossil fuels. However, it may come with detrimental impacts on forest biodiversity, especially related to older forests. The aim of this study was to assess the sustainability of intensified forestry from climate-energy and biodiversity perspectives, targeting forest bird species. For this purpose, we applied the Landscape simulation and Ecological Assessment (LEcA) tool to the study area of Lithuania, having high ambitions for renewables and high forest biodiversity. With LEcA, we simulated forest growth and management for 100 years with two forest management strategies: Business As Usual (BAU) and Intensive forestry (INT), the latter with the purpose to fulfil renewable energy goals. With both strategies, the biomass yields increased well above the yields of the reference year, while the biodiversity indicators related to forest bird habitat to different degrees show the opposite, with lower levels than for the reference year. Furthermore, Strategy INT resulted in small-to-no benefits in the long run concerning potential biomass harvesting, while substantially affecting the biodiversity indicators negatively. The model results have the potential to inform policy and forest management planning concerning several sustainability goals simultaneously.
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Peng, Yuanying, Sean C. Thomas, and Dalung Tian. "Forest management and soil respiration: Implications for carbon sequestration." Environmental Reviews 16, NA (December 2008): 93–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/a08-003.
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It is recognized that human activities, such as fossil fuel burning, land-use change, and forest harvesting at a large scale, have resulted in the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere since the onset of the industrial revolution. The increasing amounts of greenhouse gases, particularly CO2 in the atmosphere, is believed to have induced climate change and global warming. With the ability to remove CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, forests play a critical role in the carbon cycle and carbon sequestration at both global and local scales. It is necessary to understand the relationship between forest soil carbon dynamics and carbon sequestration capacity, and the impact of forest management practices on soil CO2 efflux for sustainable carbon management in forest ecosystems. This paper reviews a number of current issues related to (1) carbon allocation, (2) soil respiration, and (3) carbon sequestration in the forest ecosystems through forest management strategies. The contribution made by forests and forest management in sequestrating carbon to reduce the CO2 concentration level in the atmosphere is now well recognized. The overall carbon cycle, carbon allocation of the above- and belowground compartments of the forests, soil carbon storage and soil respiration in forest ecosystems and impacts of forest management practices on soil respiration are described. The potential influences of forest soils on the buildup of atmospheric carbon are reviewed.
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Oktalina, Silvi, Wiyono Wiyono, Aneka Suka, Achmad Bisjoe, Nurhaedah Muin, and Digby Race. "Understanding Social Capital in Management of Community Forest in Indonesia." HABITAT 33, no. 2 (August 1, 2022): 153–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.habitat.2022.033.2.16.
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Community forests are defined as forests that grow on private land and are managed by farmers on a small scale. Most of the community forests in Indonesia are managed by farmers, who mostly use social capital in community forest management. Understanding social capital of farmers in managing community forests is important to empower them. This research was a survey conducted by involving 240 respondents in three districts: Bulukumba (South Sulawesi Province), Gunungkidul (Yogyakarta Special Province), and Pati (Central Java Province). The research showed that majority of the farmers believed that community forests can support their livelihoods. Moreover, the research used trust, norm, and network to measure the social capital employed in the community forest management. The result revealed some trusted stakeholders for intervention in community forest management across the study locations were other farmers, farmer group committees, and farmer groups. Meanwhile, the norms that the farmers used in community forest were tradition and custom. In addition, the farming network was identified to understand behavior of the farmers in forest product marketing. A total of 68% of the farmers sell timber, whereas the others (52%) sell crops. Traders are the most important stakeholder in community forest product marketing. From this identification of social capital, we could develop appropriate strategies for intervention to manage the community forests for sustainable community forest management.
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Bonar, Richard L., Hugh Lougheed, and David W. Andison. "Natural disturbance and old-forest management in the Alberta Foothills." Forestry Chronicle 79, no. 3 (June 1, 2003): 455–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc79455-3.
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There is no widely accepted definition of old growth for west central Alberta. The Foothills Model Forest used tree species composition and time since major disturbance to more broadly define old forest and a stochastic model to project levels of old forest across a landscape. Historically, the simulated "natural" forest landscape was, at any one time, mostly covered by young forest due to active fires. Areas of mature and old forest were, and likely always have been, in the minority. There were even rare times historically when virtually no old forest existed over vast landscapes, and what little did persist occurred in small, isolated patches. The single greatest human influence on old growth in the Alberta Foothills appears to have been successful fire control, which has produced forests today that are on average older than would be expected under natural conditions. Managers of both protected areas and working forests are implementing or developing strategies to restore forests to more natural conditions, and at the same time managing old forest to ensure that it remains a part of current and future forest landscapes. We describe an old-forest analysis and strategy recently incorporated into a new Forest Management Plan for the Weldwood of Canada Limited Forest Management Area. Traditional attitudes toward old forest and its role in highly dynamic landscapes are being revisited on the path to a consistent and broadly supported old-forest strategy. Key words: old growth, management, natural disturbance, Alberta
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Salsabila, Religiana, Hariyadi Hariyadi, and Nyoto Santoso. "Tree Health Management Strategy in Cianjur Urban Forest." Jurnal Sylva Lestari 9, no. 1 (January 29, 2021): 86. http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jsl1986-103.
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Urban forests have a high intensity of exposure from external factors such as air pollution and human activity disturbances. As a result, fallen trees and tree defects often occurred and can endanger the people around the city. This study aimed to assess tree health in Cianjur Urban Forest and formulate tree health management strategies. The tree health assessment used the Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) method. The management strategy was formulated using the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Matrix and Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM). Tree sampling using FHM plots determined about 534 trees from 30 species. The results showed that Cianjur Urban Forest had high land productivity and biodiversity. The canopy condition was 86.41% in good condition. The results revealed that 92.70%, 5.34%, 1.31%, and 0.56% of the trees were in healthy, lightly, moderately, and heavily damaged conditions, respectively. The tree species that suffered the most damage was Acacia denticulosa. The most types of tree damage were leaf damage and rotten wood. Cianjur Urban Forest benefits the community as a place for natural tourism, sports, education, and expand job opportunities. However, the management of Cianjur Urban Forest has not been implemented effectively. There are three priority strategies to improve tree health management in Cianjur Urban Forest, i.e., conducting the assessment, evaluation, and action on damaged trees, community cooperation, institutional strengthening development programs, and optimizing collaboration and government commitment with managers.Keywords: Forest Health Monitoring, SWOT analysis, QSPM matrix, urban forest
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Fain, Stephen, Brian Kittler, and Amira Chowyuk. "Managing Moist Forests of the Pacific Northwest United States for Climate Positive Outcomes." Forests 9, no. 10 (October 9, 2018): 618. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f9100618.
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The moist forests of the Pacific Northwest United States (PNW) are among the most naturally carbon rich ecoregions in the world. However, regional in-forest carbon storage levels are currently well below ecological potential. Recent climate policy proposals have renewed and deepened debates over forest sector climate strategies. This paper begins with a review of regionally applicable forest carbon life cycle assessments (LCAs) in an effort to provide some clarity around how these studies are conducted, and why their results may vary. The review highlights the importance of assumptions made during carbon accounting across the wood product lifespan and how the inclusion or exclusions of variables, such as product substitution and leakage, influence study results and subsequent management recommendations. Next we discuss the influence of climate change on forest management and planning. We conclude with a review of regional-specific factors to consider when developing optimal forest climate strategies in the moist forests of the PNW. These strategies include, but are not limited to; extending harvest rotations, shelterwood and select tree harvests (in lieu of full harvest), and managing forests for increased structural, age, and species complexity.
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Courtois, Réhaume, Jean-Pierre Ouellet, Claude Dussault, and André Gingras. "Forest management guidelines for forest-dwelling caribou in Québec." Forestry Chronicle 80, no. 5 (September 1, 2004): 598–607. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc80598-5.
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The forest-dwelling ecotype of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) is vulnerable to predation, hunting, and disturbances due to anthropogenic activities. Its strategies of space and habitat use are oriented towards reducing the effects of these limiting factors. Caribou occupy large home ranges, undertake extensive movements, and avoid fragmented areas. They use various habitats, but especially mature and over-mature conifer stands with irregular structure, which are less suitable for other ungulates, wolves and black bears. In order to protect habitat for forest-dwelling caribou, we suggest an ecosystem approach based on the protection of large forested blocks, the concentration of forest harvesting in large management blocks, and the maintenance of habitat connectivity. This strategy focuses on short-term conservation of minimum caribou habitats in the protected blocks, a medium-term habitat recovery in the management blocks, the maintenance of forest activities, and facilitation of seasonal and dispersal movements. Within the management blocks, we recommend creation of an irregular forest structure similar to the pattern created by natural disturbances inherent to spruce-moss forests. These guidelines have been tested in Québec for the last few years and were well received by forest and wildlife agencies as well as the forest industry. Key words: adaptive management, boreal forest, ecosystem management, forest-dwelling ecotype, forest management, spruce forest, woodland caribou
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Tanovski, Vladimir, Bratislav Matović, Lazar Kesić, and Dejan Stojanović. "A review of the influence of climate change on coniferous forests in the Balkan peninsula." Topola, no. 210 (2022): 41–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/topola2210041t.
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Evidence of climate change and global warming is becoming more visible; it is an ongoing process that is likely to become increasingly influential in the near future, not only at the global level but also at the local and regional levels. The fact that climate change affects the development of all forest communities and forest tree species, accordingly, has resulted in the increasing awareness in society towards this phenomenon. Having this in mind, the main aim of this paper is to evaluate the relationship between climate change and coniferous forests in the Balkan Peninsula, as well as to review the management strategies that may contribute to forest adaptation to climate change, with a special emphasis on the conservation of forest genetic resources. Hence, we have analyzed 202 papers regarding climate change and its effects on coniferous forests in the Balkan region, as well as papers dealing with adaptive forest management and forest genetic resources conservation. We concluded that climate change will likely represent one of the major challenges for coniferous forests on the Balkan peninsula in the future, imposing a need for the application of different management strategies to address these challenges and to facilitate adaptation of forests to the altered environmental conditions.
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Sutmöller, J., S. Hentschel, J. Hansen, and H. Meesenburg. "Coupled forest growth-hydrology modelling as an instrument for the assessment of effects of forest management on hydrology in forested catchments." Advances in Geosciences 27 (March 9, 2011): 149–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-27-149-2011.
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Abstract. The type and intensity of forest management directly influences regional catchment hydrology. Future forest management must optimise the effects of its practices to achieve sustainable management. With scenario analysis of forestry practices, the effects of different forest utilisation strategies on the hydrology of forested catchments can be temporally and spatially quantified. The approach adopted in this study necessitated the development of an interactive system for the spatially distributed modelling of hydrology in relation to forest stand development. Consequently, a forest growth model was used to simulate stand development assuming various forest management activities. Selected simulated forest growth parameters were entered into the hydrological model to simulate water fluxes under different conditions of forest structure. The approach enables the spatially differentiated quantification of changes in the water regime (e.g. increased evapotranspiration). The results of hydrological simulations in the study area, the Oker catchment (northern Harz Mountains), show that forests contribute to the protection of water systems because they have a balancing effect on the hydrological regime. As scenario simulations also suggest, however, forestry practices can also lead to substantial changes in water budgets of forested catchments. The preservation of the hydrological services of forests requires a sustainable and long-term forest conversion on the basis of current management directives for near natural silviculture. Management strategies on basis of moderate harvesting regimes are preferred because of their limited impact on the water budget.
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Duveneck, Matthew J., Robert M. Scheller, and Mark A. White. "Effects of alternative forest management on biomass and species diversity in the face of climate change in the northern Great Lakes region (USA)." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 44, no. 7 (July 2014): 700–710. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2013-0391.
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Northern Great Lakes forests represent an ecotone in the boreal–temperate transition zone and are expected to change dramatically with climate change. Managers are increasingly seeking adaptation strategies to manage these forests. We explored the efficacy of two alternative management scenarios compared with business-as-usual (BAU) management: expanding forest reserves meant to preserve forest identity and increase resistance, and modified silviculture meant to preserve forest function and increase adaptive capacity. Our study landscapes encompassed northeastern Minnesota and northern Lower Michigan, which are predicted to experience significant changes in a future climate and represent a gradient of latitude, forest type, and management. We used the LANDIS-II forest simulation model to simulate forest change under current climate, low emissions climate, and high emissions climate futures. Our results suggest that under a low emissions climate scenario, expanded reserves and modified silviculture strategies can be effective at increasing resistance by preserving forest composition, including legacy species (e.g., balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.)), and increasing adaptive capacity by maintaining or increasing aboveground biomass compared with BAU management. Under a high emissions climate scenario, the expanded reserve strategy was not effective at preserving legacy species; however, the modified silviculture strategy was effective at increasing aboveground biomass compared with BAU management. These results highlight alternative management options and limitations in the face of climate change.
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Eriksson, Louise, Christer Björkman, and Maartje J. Klapwijk. "General Public Acceptance of Forest Risk Management Strategies in Sweden: Comparing Three Approaches to Acceptability." Environment and Behavior 50, no. 2 (February 10, 2017): 159–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916517691325.
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Global change calls for more active approaches to forest risk management. To avoid unforeseen backlashes, it is necessary to examine the general public’s acceptance of the risk management strategies. By drawing on different theoretical approaches (threat and prevention, performance evaluations, and forest cognitions), the present study examines predictors of acceptability in the general public in three counties in Sweden ( N = 1,026). As expected, appraisals of threat mediated the effect of threat awareness on belief in risk prevention, and when examining performance evaluations, trust in responsible actors influenced acceptability via procedural satisfaction. However, the threat and prevention approach and the performance evaluation approach only explained low levels of the variance in acceptability of the examined strategies. Nevertheless, stronger ecological forest values, and favoring broadleaved forests, were found to be important to the acceptability of proactively implementing a more diverse forest to meet the expected challenges associated with global climate change.
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Sterba, H. "Forest inventories and growth models to examine management strategies for forests in transition." Forestry 75, no. 4 (April 1, 2002): 411–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/forestry/75.4.411.
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Primahardani, Indra, Aras Mulyadi, Almasdi Syahza, and Fajar Restuhadi. "Sustainability Strategy for Industrial Plantation Forest Management in Riau Province, Indonesia." International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 17, no. 2 (April 26, 2022): 399–411. http://dx.doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.170205.
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Riau Province is known as an area rich in forest resources. Most of the forest area is used for industrial plantation forest management. The existence of this industrial plantation forest also supports the forest product processing industry and other industries. This study aims to develop a strategy for the sustainability of industrial plantation forest management based on 4 dimensions of sustainability. To develop a sustainable strategy for industrial plantation forest management, Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) analysis is used with the help of RapHTI (modified Rapfish) software and prospective analysis. The results showed that the sustainable management of industrial plantation forests is an effort to accelerate national development from the ecological, economic, social, and institutional aspects. Strategies for empowering rural communities, strengthening village institutions, strengthening inter-institutional cooperation, and optimizing economic benefits are strategic steps in realizing sustainable management of industrial forest plantations. The proposed strategy for sustainable industrial plantation forest management is in line with the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Riau Province, Indonesia.
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Primahardani, Indra, Aras Mulyadi, Almasdi Syahza, and Fajar Restuhadi. "Sustainability Strategy for Industrial Plantation Forest Management in Riau Province, Indonesia." International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 17, no. 2 (April 26, 2022): 399–411. http://dx.doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.170205.
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Riau Province is known as an area rich in forest resources. Most of the forest area is used for industrial plantation forest management. The existence of this industrial plantation forest also supports the forest product processing industry and other industries. This study aims to develop a strategy for the sustainability of industrial plantation forest management based on 4 dimensions of sustainability. To develop a sustainable strategy for industrial plantation forest management, Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) analysis is used with the help of RapHTI (modified Rapfish) software and prospective analysis. The results showed that the sustainable management of industrial plantation forests is an effort to accelerate national development from the ecological, economic, social, and institutional aspects. Strategies for empowering rural communities, strengthening village institutions, strengthening inter-institutional cooperation, and optimizing economic benefits are strategic steps in realizing sustainable management of industrial forest plantations. The proposed strategy for sustainable industrial plantation forest management is in line with the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Riau Province, Indonesia.
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Referowska-Chodak. "Management and Social Problems Linked to the Human Use of European Urban and Suburban Forests." Forests 10, no. 11 (November 1, 2019): 964. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f10110964.
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This review regards the management and social problems in European urban and suburban forests linked to their maintenance and human use. They can be divided into major categories: forest management problems (e.g., the low priority of urban forestry, various or diffused urban forest management, lack of management plans or lack of sufficient funds); the social reception of forest works and forests (e.g., emotional reactions to total clear-cutting, negative evaluation of logging traces, negative evaluation of poor tourist infrastructure, specific expectations concerning a model forest: e.g., tall, of low density, mixed, old); and relations between forest users (problems related to e.g., crowding, fast-moving people, the presence of dogs, littering, thefts or noisy behaviour). Here, special attention is paid to problems and negative interactions, as they are challenges to forest management, as well as to the development of plans, strategies, and policies, both in relation to existent forests and those planned in various parts of Europe. Taking into account the feelings and expectations of forest users concerning forests, forest works/management, and infrastructure, as well as their attitude to other forest users, may reduce conflicts concerning various kinds of forest perception and use, and (with the support of societal education) may help to increase the sense of social responsibility for the “shared” forests. The presented findings are expected to be practical and useful for the management of urban and suburban forests, regardless of the location, as a type of checklist of possible problems, that may prove to be important and up-to-date in a particular location.
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Matose, Frank. "Co-management options for reserved forests in Zimbabwe and beyond: Policy implications of forest management strategies." Forest Policy and Economics 8, no. 4 (June 2006): 363–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2005.08.013.
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Thrippleton, Timothy, Clemens Blattert, Reinhard Mey, Jürgen Zell, Esther Thürig, and Janine Schweier. "A Decision Support System for Sustainable Forest Management and Ecosystem Service Provisioning at the Enterprise Scale." Environmental Sciences Proceedings 3, no. 1 (November 13, 2020): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/iecf2020-08051.
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Forest management is becoming increasingly complex due to increasing demands in ecosystem service provisioning and future climate change impacts. For a sustainable forest management, scientifically well-founded decision support is therefore urgently required. Within the project SessFor, a decision support system for strategic planning at the forest enterprise level is being developed, based on the climate sensitive forest model SwissStandSim and initialized from forest inventory data. The system is currently applied to the forest enterprise Wagenrain (440 ha), located in the Swiss Plateau region. Indicators for biodiversity and ecosystem service provisioning (timber production, recreation value and carbon sequestration) are calculated for different management strategies and evaluated using a multi-criteria decision analysis. Preliminary results demonstrate the suitability of the system to evaluate ecosystem service provisioning under different management strategies and to identify the best management strategy, based on criteria defined by the forest manager. Furthermore, results show how the system can be used to assess developments for time-scales of 50–100 years under different climate change scenarios. In the ongoing project, the system will be applied to other case study regions, including mountain forests, which are of key importance in Switzerland and other alpine areas.
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MacLean, David A. "Forest management strategies to reduce spruce budworm damage in the Fundy Model Forest." Forestry Chronicle 72, no. 4 (August 1, 1996): 399–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc72399-4.
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Spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) outbreaks cannot be prevented, but the amount of damage that occurs can be managed. Tree species, stand age, hardwood content, and drainage class, as well as the outbreak severity and length, determine the amount of tree mortality during budworm outbreaks. Silviculture and forest management can be used to reduce the incidence of the most damaged stand types across the landscape. The amount of defoliation in mixed balsam fir-hardwood stands is strongly negatively related to hardwood content, especially with hardwoods > 40%. The Spruce Budworm Decision Support System (DSS) links models of stand and forest response to budworm outbreaks and inventory interpretation to a GIS, and can be used to evaluate effects of outbreaks and management on forest structure and timber supply. An example using the Spruce Budworm DSS for a portion of the Fundy Model Forest indicated that losses from a future budworm outbreak could be reduced 34% by directing harvesting and silviculture towards conversion of one-half of the most vulnerable stand types into low susceptibility or non-susceptible species. Key words: decision support system, vulnerability, silviculture, insect damage
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Laatsch, Jamie, and Zhao Ma. "Strategies for Incorporating Climate Change into Public Forest Management." Journal of Forestry 113, no. 3 (May 19, 2015): 335–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.14-128.
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Ziemer, R. R., J. Lewis, R. M. Rice, and T. E. Lisle. "Modeling the Cumulative Watershed Effects of Forest Management Strategies." Journal of Environmental Quality 20, no. 1 (January 1991): 36–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/jeq1991.00472425002000010008x.
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Carey, Andrew B. "Effects of New Forest Management Strategies on Squirrel Populations." Ecological Applications 10, no. 1 (February 2000): 248. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2640999.
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Bolte, Andreas, P. Spathelf, and C. Ammer. "Adaptive forest management in Germany – strategies, options and risks." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 6, no. 38 (February 1, 2009): 382012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1307/6/38/382012.
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