Combining scientific and local knowledge improves evaluating future scenarios of forest ecosystem services
Forest scenario analysis can help tackle sustainability issues by generating insight into the potential long-term effects of present-day management. In northern Sweden, forests provide important benefits including climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, reindeer husbandry, local liveli...
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ftslunivuppsala:oai:pub.epsilon.slu.se:30619 2023-06-06T11:57:54+02:00 Combining scientific and local knowledge improves evaluating future scenarios of forest ecosystem services Hallberg Sramek, Isabella Nordström, Eva-Maria Priebe, Janina Reimerson, Elsa Marald, Erland Nordin, Annika 2023 application/pdf https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/30619/ https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/30619/1/hallberg-sramek-i-et-al-20230406.pdf en eng eng https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/30619/1/hallberg-sramek-i-et-al-20230406.pdf Hallberg Sramek, Isabella and Nordström, Eva-Maria and Priebe, Janina and Reimerson, Elsa and Marald, Erland and Nordin, Annika (2023). Combining scientific and local knowledge improves evaluating future scenarios of forest ecosystem services. Ecosystem Services. 60 , 101512 [Research article] Forest Science Research article NonPeerReviewed 2023 ftslunivuppsala 2023-04-13T16:13:52Z Forest scenario analysis can help tackle sustainability issues by generating insight into the potential long-term effects of present-day management. In northern Sweden, forests provide important benefits including climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, reindeer husbandry, local livelihoods, and recreation. Informed by local stakeholders' views on how forests can be enabled to deliver these benefits, we created four forest management scenarios: the close-to-nature scenario (CTN) which emphasises biodiversity conservation, the classic management scenario (CLA) optimising the forests' net present value, the intensified scenario (INT) maximising harvested wood from the forest, and the combined scenario (COM) applying a combination of measures from the CTN and INT. The scenarios were applied to the local forest landscape and modelled over a 100-year simulation period, and the results of the modelling were then evaluated by a diverse group of stakeholders. For most ecosystem services, there was a time lag of 10-50 years before noticeable effects and differences between the scenarios became evident, highlighting the need to consider both the short- and long-term effects of forest management. Evaluation by the stakeholders put the modelled results into a local context. They raised considerations relating to wildlife and hunting, climate change risks, social acceptability, and conflict, highlighting the value of evaluating the scenarios qualitatively as well as quantitatively. Overall, stakeholders thought that the CTN and CLA scenarios promoted more ecosystem services and posed fewer climate risks, while also creating less conflict among stakeholders. Our results emphasise the value of combining scientific and local knowledge when developing and evaluating future forest scenarios. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden reindeer husbandry Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU): Epsilon Open Archive |
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Forest scenario analysis can help tackle sustainability issues by generating insight into the potential long-term effects of present-day management. In northern Sweden, forests provide important benefits including climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, reindeer husbandry, local livelihoods, and recreation. Informed by local stakeholders' views on how forests can be enabled to deliver these benefits, we created four forest management scenarios: the close-to-nature scenario (CTN) which emphasises biodiversity conservation, the classic management scenario (CLA) optimising the forests' net present value, the intensified scenario (INT) maximising harvested wood from the forest, and the combined scenario (COM) applying a combination of measures from the CTN and INT. The scenarios were applied to the local forest landscape and modelled over a 100-year simulation period, and the results of the modelling were then evaluated by a diverse group of stakeholders. For most ecosystem services, there was a time lag of 10-50 years before noticeable effects and differences between the scenarios became evident, highlighting the need to consider both the short- and long-term effects of forest management. Evaluation by the stakeholders put the modelled results into a local context. They raised considerations relating to wildlife and hunting, climate change risks, social acceptability, and conflict, highlighting the value of evaluating the scenarios qualitatively as well as quantitatively. Overall, stakeholders thought that the CTN and CLA scenarios promoted more ecosystem services and posed fewer climate risks, while also creating less conflict among stakeholders. Our results emphasise the value of combining scientific and local knowledge when developing and evaluating future forest scenarios. |
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Combining scientific and local knowledge improves evaluating future scenarios of forest ecosystem services |
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Combining scientific and local knowledge improves evaluating future scenarios of forest ecosystem services |
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Combining scientific and local knowledge improves evaluating future scenarios of forest ecosystem services |
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Combining scientific and local knowledge improves evaluating future scenarios of forest ecosystem services |
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Combining scientific and local knowledge improves evaluating future scenarios of forest ecosystem services |
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combining scientific and local knowledge improves evaluating future scenarios of forest ecosystem services |
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https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/30619/1/hallberg-sramek-i-et-al-20230406.pdf Hallberg Sramek, Isabella and Nordström, Eva-Maria and Priebe, Janina and Reimerson, Elsa and Marald, Erland and Nordin, Annika (2023). Combining scientific and local knowledge improves evaluating future scenarios of forest ecosystem services. Ecosystem Services. 60 , 101512 [Research article] |
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