A1 Journal article (refereed)
Sectoral policies cause incoherence in forest management and ecosystem service provisioning (2022)
Blattert, C., Eyvindson, K., Hartikainen, M., Burgas, D., Potterf, M., Lukkarinen, J., Snäll, T., Toraño-Caicoya, A., & Mönkkönen, M. (2022). Sectoral policies cause incoherence in forest management and ecosystem service provisioning. Forest Policy and Economics, 136, Article 102689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102689
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All authors or editors: Blattert, Clemens; Eyvindson, Kyle; Hartikainen, Markus; Burgas, Daniel; Potterf, Maria; Lukkarinen, Jani; Snäll, Tord; Toraño-Caicoya, Astor; Mönkkönen, Mikko
Journal or series: Forest Policy and Economics
ISSN: 1389-9341
eISSN: 1872-7050
Publication year: 2022
Volume: 136
Article number: 102689
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Publication country: Netherlands
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102689
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/79498
Publication is parallel published: http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202201144829
Abstract
The NFS scenario proved to be the most multifunctional, targeting the highest number of FES, while the BES had the lowest FES targets. However, the NFS was strongly oriented towards the value chain of wood and bioenergy and had a dominating economic growth target, which caused strong within-policy conflicts and hindered reaching biodiversity targets. The BDS and BES scenarios were instead more consistent but showed either sustainability gaps in terms of providing timber resources (BDS) or no improvements in forest biodiversity (BES). All policy scenarios resulted in forest management programs dominated by continuous cover forestry, set-aside areas, and intensive management zones, with proportions depending on the policy focus. Our results highlight for the first time the conflicts among national sectoral policies in terms of management requirements and effects on forest multifunctionality. The outcomes provide leverage points for policymakers to increase coherence among future policies and improve implementation of multiple uses of forests.
Keywords: forests; forest management; silviculture; forestry; forest conservation; biodiversity; diversity; natural diversity; ecosystem services; climate changes; sustainable development; forest policy; scenarios; multi-objective optimisation
Free keywords: forest policy, ecosystem services, biodiversity, multi-objective optimization, forest management, climate change
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Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2022
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