Adaptive forest governance to face land use change impacts in Italy: a review

Vizzarri, Matteo; Sallustio, Lorenzo; Tognetti, Roberto; Paganini, Elisa; Garfì, Vittorio; Veca, Donato Salvatore La Mela; Munafò, Michele; Santopuoli, Giovanni; Marchetti, Marco

doi:10.4129/ifm.2015.4.01

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“…For example, increasing harvesting intensity may lead to a strong reduction of the total biomass and, subsequently, of carbon stock over the short run, particularly in younger and more intensively managed forest stands (see also [57]). Especially in forest landscapes in the Mediterranean region, which are often abandoned or degraded [58], forest management and planning must balance incomes with increased ecosystem resilience and stability [59]. This is the case for the Mediterranean and mountainous coniferous plantations in the investigated area, where TESV increased by approximately 32 M €, especially due to the adoption of thinning practices in previously unmanaged forest stands when passing from the BaU to NC management strategy.…”

Section: Forest Ecosystem Servicesmentioning

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The MIMOSE Approach to Support Sustainable Forest Management Planning at Regional Scale in Mediterranean Contexts

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In recent decades, Mediterranean landscapes have been affected by human-induced drivers,\ud such as land use and climate change. Forest ecosystems and landscapes have been particularly\ud affected in mountainous regions due to limited management and stewardship, especially in\ud remote areas. Therefore, there is a need to set up new strategies to enhance ecosystem services\ud in forested areas which, in turn, will benefit local communities and economies. In this study,\ud we implemented a new approach—Multiscale Mapping of Ecosystem Services (MIMOSE)—to assess\ud ecosystem services in Mediterranean forests located in a mountainous region of Italy. We spatially\ud assessed timber provision and carbon sequestration according to three forest management strategies:\ud business-as-usual, maximizing economic values, and prioritizing conservation. Sustainable strategies\ud for forest planning were identified at the landscape scale. We found that (i) timber provision is\ud a conflicting service, especially when adaptation strategies are promoted; (ii) the most balanced set of\ud forest ecosystem services is achieved through prioritizing conservation; and (iii) the ecosystem\ud services availability is enhanced by optimizing the spatial allocation of different management\ud strategies. Our approach is suitable to support landscape planning for balancing forest ecosystem\ud potentialities while respecting local community needs and promoting sustainable development goals\ud in the Mediterranean area

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“…Questi esempi rendono chiaro il ruolo che la gestione forestale sostenibile può assumere in determinate situazioni nel mantenere elevati livelli di biodiversità, tanto nel paesaggio quanto nel singolo bosco, nell'aumentare la resilienza e resistenza dei popolamenti agli eventi estremi (si pensi ad esempio all'elevata vulnerabilità dei rimboschimenti di pino o alla problematica delle specie aliene invasive - Marchi et al 2017, Sitzia et al 2016) e nel garantire che la foresta continui a fornire beni e servizi in grado di migliorare la qualità della vita delle persone (Marchetti et al 2018a, Vizzarri et al 2015.…”

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Forests and forest-wood system in Italy: towards a new strategy to address local and global challenges

Marchetti¹,

Motta²,

Pettenella³

et al. 2018

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Forest cover in Italy has increased threefold in slightly more than a century. In 2018 the area covered by forest will be, for the first time since long, larger than that covered by active cultivation. In the same time, the stewardship of forest ecosystem services such as biodiversity provision, hydrogeological protection, and landscape conservation has increased. More than 27% of Italian forests are included in protected areas; 86% of forests is subject to limitation of use connected to soil protection and water cycle regulation, and 100% is under the landscape conservation law. Italy is also home of one of the largest economies of wood transformation, but 80% of the raw material is imported, which implies several environmental, socioeconomic , and ethical issues, both domestically and abroad. The conditions are ripe to plan for a responsible management of the natural capital in the country's forests. A forest management that is active, shared, and conscious of domestic and global implications will be the best chance to maintain and improve the ecosystem services provided by forests in Italy.

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Integration of land use and land cover inventories for landscape management and planning in Italy

Sallustio

Munafò

Riitano

et al. 2015

Environ Monit Assess

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There are both semantic and technical differences between land use (LU) and land cover (LC) measurements. In cartographic approaches, these differences are often neglected, giving rise to a hybrid classification. The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding and characterization of the two classification schemes using a comparison that allows maximization of the informative power of both. The analysis was carried out in the Molise region (Central Italy) using sample information from the Italian Land Use Inventory (IUTI). The sampling points were classified with a visual interpretation of aerial photographs for both LU and LC in order to estimate surfaces and assess the changes that occurred between 2000 and 2012. The results underscore the polarization of land use and land cover changes resulting from the following: (a) recolonization of natural surfaces, (b) strong dynamisms between the LC classes in the natural and semi-natural domain and (c) urban sprawl on the lower hills and plains. Most of the observed transitions are attributable to decreases in croplands, natural grasslands and pastures, owing to agricultural abandonment. The results demonstrate that a comparison between LU and LC estimates and their changes provides an understanding of the causes of misalignment between the two criteria. Such information may be useful for planning policies in both natural and semi-natural contexts as well as in urban areas.

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Adaptive forest governance to face land use change impacts in Italy: a review

Abstract: Land use change is one of the most important drivers for the reduction of ecosystem resilience, and the loss of biodiversity and services provision. This is a peculiar challenge, especially in

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The MIMOSE Approach to Support Sustainable Forest Management Planning at Regional Scale in Mediterranean Contexts

The MIMOSE Approach to Support Sustainable Forest Management Planning at Regional Scale in Mediterranean Contexts

Forests and forest-wood system in Italy: towards a new strategy to address local and global challenges

Integration of land use and land cover inventories for landscape management and planning in Italy

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