Assessment of sustainability of forest management practices on the operational level in northwestern Russia – a case study from the Republic of Karelia
The main aim of the article is to assess the consequences of newly proposed legislative initiative on introducing intensive forest management practices in Russia. Implementation of norms and its effect on sustainable forest management practices have been analysed in this study on one enterprise oper...
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ftluke:oai:jukuri.luke.fi:10024/540476 2023-10-09T21:53:07+02:00 Assessment of sustainability of forest management practices on the operational level in northwestern Russia – a case study from the Republic of Karelia Trishkin, Maxim Lopatin, Eugene Shmatkov, Nikolay Karjalainen, Timo University of Eastern Finland Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin World Wide Fund for Nature Luke / Talous- ja yhteiskunta / Politiikat, markkinat ja ennakointi / Politiikat, markkinat ja ennakointi (4100400311) Luke / Talous- ja yhteiskunta / Politiikat, markkinat ja ennakointi / Ryhmän yht. Politiikat, markkinat ja ennakointi (4100400398) 4100400311 4100400398 Sekä painettu, että verkkojulkaisu 620-632 false http://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/540476 https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2017.1339824 eng eng Taylor & Francis Oslo no Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research doi:10.1080/02827581.2017.1339824 0282-7581 7 32 http://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/540476 1651-1891 https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2017.1339824 clear felling sustainability annual allowable cut clear-cut Republic of Karelia fi=A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä|sv=A1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift|en=A1 Journal article (refereed), original research| ftluke https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2017.1339824 2023-09-12T20:26:21Z The main aim of the article is to assess the consequences of newly proposed legislative initiative on introducing intensive forest management practices in Russia. Implementation of norms and its effect on sustainable forest management practices have been analysed in this study on one enterprise operating in the Republic of Karelia. This meant modelling of forest growth, clear cuts and regeneration within 100 km radius from the mill for two alternative management scenarios with fixed demand of wood based on current norms and decreasing harvesting age to half from the current. Wood demand of the enterprise, structure and accessibility of forest resources, i.e. forest road infrastructure were taken into account in the analysis. Both forest management scenarios decreased the total growing stock significantly, and therefore considered as non-sustainable practices. In addition, forest age structure was more uneven for both scenarios at the end of the simulation period. Comparison of two alternative management practices showed that the implementation of intensive forest management in Russia requires new norms that would be based on principles of sustainable forest management. 2017 Article in Journal/Newspaper karelia* Republic of Karelia Natural Resources Institute Finland: Jukuri Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 32 7 620 632 |
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The main aim of the article is to assess the consequences of newly proposed legislative initiative on introducing intensive forest management practices in Russia. Implementation of norms and its effect on sustainable forest management practices have been analysed in this study on one enterprise operating in the Republic of Karelia. This meant modelling of forest growth, clear cuts and regeneration within 100 km radius from the mill for two alternative management scenarios with fixed demand of wood based on current norms and decreasing harvesting age to half from the current. Wood demand of the enterprise, structure and accessibility of forest resources, i.e. forest road infrastructure were taken into account in the analysis. Both forest management scenarios decreased the total growing stock significantly, and therefore considered as non-sustainable practices. In addition, forest age structure was more uneven for both scenarios at the end of the simulation period. Comparison of two alternative management practices showed that the implementation of intensive forest management in Russia requires new norms that would be based on principles of sustainable forest management. 2017 |
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University of Eastern Finland Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin World Wide Fund for Nature Luke / Talous- ja yhteiskunta / Politiikat, markkinat ja ennakointi / Politiikat, markkinat ja ennakointi (4100400311) Luke / Talous- ja yhteiskunta / Politiikat, markkinat ja ennakointi / Ryhmän yht. Politiikat, markkinat ja ennakointi (4100400398) 4100400311 4100400398 |
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Assessment of sustainability of forest management practices on the operational level in northwestern Russia – a case study from the Republic of Karelia |
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Assessment of sustainability of forest management practices on the operational level in northwestern Russia – a case study from the Republic of Karelia |
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Assessment of sustainability of forest management practices on the operational level in northwestern Russia – a case study from the Republic of Karelia |
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Assessment of sustainability of forest management practices on the operational level in northwestern Russia – a case study from the Republic of Karelia |
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Assessment of sustainability of forest management practices on the operational level in northwestern Russia – a case study from the Republic of Karelia |
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assessment of sustainability of forest management practices on the operational level in northwestern russia – a case study from the republic of karelia |
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