Integrating climate change adaptation into forest management

Future climate change will affect society's ability to use forest resources. We take account of climate in forest management and this will help us adapt to the effects of climate change on forests. However, society will have to adjust to how forests adapt by changing expectations for the use of forest resources because management can only influence the timing and direction of forest adaptation at selected locations. There will be benefits as well as loses and an important component of adaptation will be balancing values. Adaptation options to respond to impacts on the timber supply in Canada for the next 50 to 100 years are limited mainly to forest protection and wood utilisation because these forests are already in the ground. Adaptation through reforestation will focus on commercial tree species. It is important to start developing adaptation strategies now. These include assessing forest vulnerability to climate change, revising expectations of forest use, determining research and educational needs, development of forest policies to facilitate adaptation, and determining when to implement responses. Government agencies should take the lead in creating an environment to foster adaptation in forestry and in developing the necessary information required to respond. Key words: climate change, impacts, adaptation, vulnerability, forests, ecosystems, risk management

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Future climate change vulnerability of endemic island mammals

Nature Communications ◽

10.1038/s41467-020-18740-x ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Camille Leclerc ◽

Franck Courchamp ◽

Céline Bellard

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Pacific Ocean ◽

Adaptive Capacity ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Future Climate ◽

Future Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Vulnerability ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽

Insular Ecosystems

Abstract Despite their high vulnerability, insular ecosystems have been largely ignored in climate change assessments, and when they are investigated, studies tend to focus on exposure to threats instead of vulnerability. The present study examines climate change vulnerability of islands, focusing on endemic mammals and by 2050 (RCPs 6.0 and 8.5), using trait-based and quantitative-vulnerability frameworks that take into account exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Our results suggest that all islands and archipelagos show a certain level of vulnerability to future climate change, that is typically more important in Pacific Ocean ones. Among the drivers of vulnerability to climate change, exposure was rarely the main one and did not explain the pattern of vulnerability. In addition, endemic mammals with long generation lengths and high dietary specializations are predicted to be the most vulnerable to climate change. Our findings highlight the importance of exploring islands vulnerability to identify the highest climate change impacts and to avoid the extinction of unique biodiversity.

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Climate change impacts on drought-prone forests in western Canada

The Forestry Chronicle ◽

10.5558/tfc81675-5 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 81 (5) ◽

pp. 675-682 ◽

Cited By ~ 65

Author(s):

E.H. (Ted) Hogg ◽

Pierre Y Bernier

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Forest Management ◽

Early Detection ◽

Large Scale ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Forest Productivity ◽

Critical Issue ◽

Western Canada ◽

Key Words Climate Change

From a climate change perspective, much of the recent international focus on forests has been on their role in taking up carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The question of climate change impacts on forest productivity is also emerging as a critical issue, especially in drought-prone regions such as the western Canadian interior. Because of the complexity of interacting factors, there is uncertainty even in predicting the direction of change in the productivity of Canada's forests as a whole over the next century. In the most climatically vulnerable regions, however, successful adaptation may require more innovative approaches to forest management, coupled with an enhanced capacity for early detection of large-scale changes in forest productivity, dieback and regeneration. Key words: climate change, boreal forest, productivity, drought, impacts, adaptation

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Forest management in a changing climate: building the environmental information base for southwest Yukon

The Forestry Chronicle ◽

10.5558/tfc83806-6 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 83 (6) ◽

pp. 806-809 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

A E Ogden

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Forest Management ◽

Sustainable Forest Management ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Yukon Territory ◽

Climate Impacts ◽

Management Decision ◽

Study Region ◽

Key Words Climate Change ◽

Baseline Information

This paper provides an overview of a project that synthesized available information on climate change for the southwest Yukon. This was done as a first step in a longer-term process of evaluating climate impacts, assessing risks to ecosystem and community values, and developing scenarios for adaptation. The overall intent of the work was to support informed forest management decision-making for the Champagne-Aishihik Traditional Territory (CATT) in the light of climate change. The objectives of this stage of the project were to: compile and improve access to existing baseline information needed to support informed management decisions in the face of climate change; to make this information available using several communication tools for various target audiences; and to create an opportunity for scientists, government; and local residents to share observations and concerns on climate change as related to the management of forest resources within the study region. Key words: climate change, impacts, adaptation, sustainable forest management, southwest Yukon, Dendroctonus rufipennis, spruce bark beetle, Yukon Territory, champagne and Aishihik Traditional Territory

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Climate Change Influence on Agriculture and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Central and Eastern European Countries

Notulae Scientia Biologicae ◽

10.15835/nsb9410193 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 449-459 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Camelia KANTOR ◽

Ewen McLEAN ◽

Mihail KANTOR

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Alternative Energy ◽

Climate Adaptation ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Future Climate Change ◽

Eastern European ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽

Political Environments ◽

Eastern European Countries

The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus concept has great potential for understanding a region’s vulnerability to climate change. This paper examines individual components that form the supporting pillars of the nexus in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. An overview of specific CEE political environments that govern economic and environmental policies are examined to select several domains representing higher risks to society, environment and economies of selected countries, together with evaluation of extant interlinkages between climate change, agriculture and the WEF nexus. While a variety of studies quantify and analyze climate change impacts on water availability, crop yields, yield variability, or alternative energy needed to mitigate global warming effects, this paper shows there is no clear evidence of a nexus-based integration to help manage or mitigate extreme future climate change-related events in the region. The study provides a model for supporting WEF pillars and advances recommendations for consideration of the nexus approach in relation to climate adaptation.

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STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC AND ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE BY FOREST AGRICULTURE

Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development ◽

10.37100/2616-7689/2018/3-4(22-23)/15 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 107-114

Author(s):

Olexandr Botsula

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Spatial Analysis ◽

Forest Management ◽

Forest Resources ◽

Forest Industry ◽

Economic Governance ◽

Ecological Aspect ◽

Forest Protection ◽

Economic Criterion ◽

Forest Use

It is proved that an important issue in the process of forming a strategy of ecological and economic development of forestry based on the postulates of spatial analysis is to reconcile strategic parameters in two vectors: economic (development of potential) and ecological (reproduction of potential). At the same time, mastering and reproduction, as two main processes, are reflected in various types of forestry activities (forestry, logging, forest protection, harvesting of non-timber forest resources, forest management, recreational forest use, etc.). For analysis from the whole set of indicators characterizing ecological and economic efficiency of forest management, we selected two main ones. The first indicator illustrates the economic criterion, which is the main purpose of forestry, as well as any branch of the economy, and is expressed, in particular, by the volume of products, works and services of the forestry. The second indicator illustrates the ecological aspect of the forest industry and, in contrast to the operational function, characterizes the reproductive functions, which, in our opinion, can be expressed in the dynamics of changes in forest area.

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Adapting forest management to climate change: experiences of the Nisga'a people

International Forestry Review ◽

10.1505/146554821832140402 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

J.R. Arias-Bustamante ◽

J.L. Innes

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Forest Management ◽

Forest Policy ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Point Of View ◽

Provincial Government ◽

Integrative Approach ◽

Forest Policies ◽

Forest Practices ◽

Study Results

This study examines and characterizes the potential impacts of climate change on the lands of the Nisga'a Nation in British Columbia, Canada, and how these impacts might affect traditional forest practices. The study results were integrated with a review of current Nisga'a forest policy. The current forest policy has developed an inflexible approach to forest management that perpetuates a top-down decision-making framework inherited from the past relationship with the provincial government. Building from the experiences of the Nisga'a Nation, it is revealed that inflexible forest policies coupled with climate change impacts could lead the forest ecosystems to ecological thresholds. No approach by itself will be sufficient to meet the challenges these changes will bring to Indigenous peoples and society in general. An integrative approach, where the forest management is undertaken from a resilience point of view, is needed if current conditions are to be improved.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Human deforestation outweighs future climate change impacts of sedimentation on coral reefs.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.718017288.793493740 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Helen Yap

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Coral Reefs ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Future Climate ◽

Future Climate Change

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A multi-purpose National Forest Inventory in Bangladesh: design, operationalisation and key results

Forest Ecosystems ◽

10.1186/s40663-021-00284-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Matieu Henry ◽

Zaheer Iqbal ◽

Kristofer Johnson ◽

Mariam Akhter ◽

Liam Costello ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Forest Management ◽

Data Collection ◽

Land Cover ◽

Forest Inventory ◽

Sustainable Forest Management ◽

National Forest Inventory ◽

Forest Resources ◽

National Forest ◽

Land Cover Map

Abstract Background National forest inventory and forest monitoring systems are more important than ever considering continued global degradation of trees and forests. These systems are especially important in a country like Bangladesh, which is characterised by a large population density, climate change vulnerability and dependence on natural resources. With the aim of supporting the Government’s actions towards sustainable forest management through reliable information, the Bangladesh Forest Inventory (BFI) was designed and implemented through three components: biophysical inventory, socio-economic survey and remote sensing-based land cover mapping. This article documents the approach undertaken by the Forest Department under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to establish the BFI as a multipurpose, efficient, accurate and replicable national forest assessment. The design, operationalization and some key results of the process are presented. Methods The BFI takes advantage of the latest and most well-accepted technological and methodological approaches. Importantly, it was designed through a collaborative process which drew from the experience and knowledge of multiple national and international entities. Overall, 1781 field plots were visited, 6400 households were surveyed, and a national land cover map for the year 2015 was produced. Innovative technological enhancements include a semi-automated segmentation approach for developing the wall-to-wall land cover map, an object-based national land characterisation system, consistent estimates between sample-based and mapped land cover areas, use of mobile apps for tree species identification and data collection, and use of differential global positioning system for referencing plot centres. Results Seven criteria, and multiple associated indicators, were developed for monitoring progress towards sustainable forest management goals, informing management decisions, and national and international reporting needs. A wide range of biophysical and socioeconomic data were collected, and in some cases integrated, for estimating the indicators. Conclusions The BFI is a new information source tool for helping guide Bangladesh towards a sustainable future. Reliable information on the status of tree and forest resources, as well as land use, empowers evidence-based decision making across multiple stakeholders and at different levels for protecting natural resources. The integrated socio-economic data collected provides information about the interactions between people and their tree and forest resources, and the valuation of ecosystem services. The BFI is designed to be a permanent assessment of these resources, and future data collection will enable monitoring of trends against the current baseline. However, additional institutional support as well as continuation of collaboration among national partners is crucial for sustaining the BFI process in future.

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