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Quantifying the Implications of Different Land Users' Priorities in the Management of Boreal Multiple-Use Forests




TekijätTim Horstkotte, Torgny Lind, Jon Moen

KustantajaSPRINGER

Julkaisuvuosi2016

JournalEnvironmental Management

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Lehden akronyymiENVIRON MANAGE

Vuosikerta57

Numero4

Aloitussivu770

Lopetussivu783

Sivujen määrä14

ISSN0364-152X

eISSN1432-1009

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0643-5


Tiivistelmä

In the management of natural resources, conflicting interests and objectives among different stakeholders often need to be considered. Here, we examine how two contrasting management scenarios of boreal forests in northern Sweden differ in their consequences on forest structural composition and the economic gains at harvest. Management strategies prioritize either (i) forest characteristics that promote grazing resources for reindeer herded by the indigenous Sami, or (ii) timber production as practiced in Sweden today. When prioritizing reindeer grazing, forest stands develop a higher abundance of older age classes with larger trees and lower stem density, which reduces harvest and revenue levels by approximately 20 % over a 100-year period. The differences between these strategies illustrate the complexity in finding a trade-off for coexistence between industrial land users and other livelihoods that share the same landscape. Political support and institutional solutions are necessary to initiate changes in policy in finding such trade-offs in the management of environmental resources and thereby influence the optimal distribution of costs and benefits between different actors.




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