An ecosystem model based composite indicator, representing sustainability aspects for comparison of forest management strategies

Ecological values are an important aspect of sustainable forest management, but little attention has been paid to maintaining these values when using traditional linear programming (LP) forest management planning models in uncertain planning environments. We embedded an LP planning model that specifies when and how much to harvest in a simulation model of a “managed” flammable forest landscape. The simulation model was used to evaluate two strategies for dealing with fire-related uncertainty when managing mature and old forest areas. The two seral stage areas were constrained in the LP planning model to a minimum of 10% of the total forest area and the strategies were evaluated under four representative fire regimes. We also developed a risk analysis tool that can be used by forest managers that wish to incorporate fire-related uncertainty in their decision-making. We found that use of the LP model would reduce the areas of the mature and old forest to their lower bound and fire would further reduce the seral areas below those levels, particularly when the mean annual burn fraction exceeds 0.45% per annum. Increasing the minimum area required (i.e., the right-hand side of the constraint) would increase the likelihood of satisfying the minimum area requirements.

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Pan-European sustainable forest management indicators for assessing Climate-Smart Forestry in Europe

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/cjfr-2020-0166 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

G. Santopuoli ◽

C. Temperli ◽

I. Alberdi ◽

I. Barbeito ◽

M. Bosela ◽

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Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Sustainable Forest Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Forest Policy ◽

The State ◽

Forest Damage ◽

Tree Species Composition ◽

Mitigation And Adaptation ◽

Management Indicators ◽

Using Data

The increasing demand for innovative forest management strategies to adapt to and mitigate climate change and benefit forest production, the so-called Climate-Smart Forestry, calls for a tool to monitor and evaluate their implementation and their effects on forest development over time. The pan-European set of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management is considered one of the most important tools for assessing many aspects of forest management and sustainability. This study offers an analytical approach to selecting a subset of indicators to support the implementation of Climate-Smart Forestry. Based on a literature review and the analytical hierarchical approach, 10 indicators were selected to assess, in particular, mitigation and adaptation. These indicators were used to assess the state of the Climate-Smart Forestry trend in Europe from 1990 to 2015 using data from the reports on the State of Europe’s Forests. Forest damage, tree species composition, and carbon stock were the most important indicators. Though the trend was overall positive with regard to adaptation and mitigation, its evaluation was partly hindered by the lack of data. We advocate for increased efforts to harmonize international reporting and for further integrating the goals of Climate-Smart Forestry into national- and European-level forest policy making.

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The Construction and Research of the Enterprise Financial Ecosystem Model Based on Blockchain

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing - Cyber Security Intelligence and Analytics ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-43309-3_8 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 59-66

Author(s):

Quan Liu

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Model ◽

Model Based

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Partizipative Erarbeitung von Bewirtschaftungsszenarien für den Tessiner Kastaniengürtel

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2018.0018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 169 (1) ◽

pp. 18-25

Author(s):

Francesca Cellina ◽

Luca Pampuri ◽

Marco Conedera ◽

Davide Bettelini ◽

Rudy Genazzi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Interest Groups ◽

Participatory Design ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Additional Benefit ◽

Forest Planning ◽

Management Scenarios ◽

Management Schemes ◽

Near Future ◽

Current Guidelines

Participatory design of management scenarios for the Ticino chestnut belt Current guidelines for forest management ask for multi-functional management schemes, allowing a balance between different forest functions, such as production, protection, recreation and ecology. This requires adoption of multi-criteria processes for forest planning. In such a framework, involving stakeholders from the very beginning of the process might be an additional benefit: it would allow to identify possible broadly accepted forest management strategies, thus facilitating their implementation. In this paper, we present the methodologies and tools we developed between 2013 and 2016, in a process aimed at designing and assessing management scenarios for the chestnut belt forests in the Canton of Ticino (Switzerland). Structured and transparent comparison among the scenarios allowed around twenty representatives of cantonal offices and interest groups to make rational and informed choices, leading to the identification of two low-conflict, compromise management scenarios to be implemented in the near future.

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Social Bonding dalam Pengelolaan Hutan Rakyat: Upaya Menuju Masyarakat Hutan yang Sejahtera

JPW (Jurnal Politik Walisongo) ◽

10.21580/jpw.v1i1.2336 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 57

Author(s):

Khabib Bima Setiyawan

Keyword(s):

Functional Analysis ◽

Forest Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Social Bonding ◽

The Other ◽

Tourist Attraction ◽

Government Institutions ◽

Bonding Capital ◽

The Village ◽

The Relationship

<div><p class="ABSTRAKen">The forest is the source of livelihood of the community around it, forest sustainbility management become important thing to do to ensure the sustainbility of the forest. This research discusses about forest management strategies in the Berjo village, in which consist of three different institutions, they are Taman Hutan Raya (Tahura), Perusahaan Hutan Negara Indonesia (Perhutani), and Lembaga Masyarakat Desa Hutan (LMDH). the aim of this research is to find out the forest management strategies, methode in this research is qualitaive with case studies approach, this research conducted in the village of Berjo, Karangayar city. Purposive sampling is used to select the respondents. Data collection is done by observation, interviews, and documentation. The analysis of the data using the in interactive functional analysis and validation of data using triangulation of sources. The results showed that forest management is achieved by collaboration among Government and non government institutions with their Sosial Bonding Capital which allows for interaction in sharing knowledge as well as glue relations between groups. Social Bonding is owned by LMDH and Tahura are on the intermediate level which means they obey formal but on the other hand they approach at the level of values, culture, and perception. While the relationship between the LMDH (a unit of BUMN) and Tahura (units of goverment departmen) are on the level of social capital that embraced a formalvalue corresponding their jobs desk which are conservation and production of the forest. LMDH along with Perhutani in forest management through partnership relationship. They work togehter in the safeguarding of forests and open tourist attraction. Whereas in the greening of the forest, the Perhutani, the LMDH Tahura and do reforestation.</p></div><p><em><br /></em></p>

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Land and Forest Management by Land Use/ Land Cover Analysis and Change Detection Using Remote Sensing and GIS

Journal of Landscape Ecology ◽

10.1515/jlecol-2016-0005 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 63-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Land Use ◽

Forest Management ◽

Land Cover ◽

Spatial Data ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Geographical Information ◽

Spatial Data Analysis ◽

Study Region ◽

Rugged Terrain

Abstract Remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) are the most effective tools in spatial data analysis. Natural resources like land, forest and water, these techniques have proved a valuable source of information generation as well as in the management and planning purposes. This study aims to suggest possible land and forest management strategies in Chakia tahsil based on land use and land cover analysis and the changing pattern observed during the last ten years. The population of Chakia tahsil is mainly rural in nature. The study has revealed that the northern part of the region, which offers for the settlement and all the agricultural practices constitutes nearly 23.48% and is a dead level plain, whereas the southern part, which constitute nearly 76.6% of the region is characterized by plateau and is covered with forest. The southern plateau rises abruptly from the northern alluvial plain with a number of escarpments. The contour line of 100 m mainly demarcates the boundary between plateau and plain. The plateau zone is deeply dissected and highly rugged terrain. The resultant topography comprises of a number of mesas and isolated hillocks showing elevation differences from 150 m to 385 m above mean sea level. Being rugged terrain in the southern part, nowadays human encroachment are taking place for more land for the cultivation. The changes were well observed in the land use and land cover in the study region. A large part of fallow land and open forest were converted into cultivated land.

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Assessing forest management strategies under a mountain pine beetle attack in Alberta: exploring the impacts

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/x10-006 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 597-610 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Anne-Hélène Mathey ◽

Harry Nelson

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Mountain Pine Beetle ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Timber Supply ◽

Growing Stock ◽

Management Objectives ◽

Mountain Pine ◽

Resource Managers ◽

Recourse Approach ◽

Pine Beetle

We explore how forest resource managers can respond to a potential outbreak of mountain pine beetle ( Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, 1902) by assessing how well different forest management strategies achieve various management objectives over time. Strategies include targeting at-risk stands as well as increasing harvest levels. Outcomes are evaluated on the basis of volume flows, net revenues, and the age class structure of the ending inventory. We use a spatially and temporally explicit model to simulate forest management outcomes and consider two different scenarios, one in which the attack occurs early and one where it is delayed. The model utilizes a planning with recourse approach in which the firm can reevaluate its harvesting schedule following the attack. We use company data from west-central Alberta for a 40-year planning exercise. The timing of the attack resulted in small differences in timber supply. However, most strategies performed better financially under an early attack, which limits the harvest of marginal stands. Increasing harvest levels performed better in economic terms but resulted in a very young growing stock with little old forest. The success of any strategy is linked to the timing of the attack and how it affects the growing stock, subsequently impacting timber and revenue flows.

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