Afforestation suitability and production potential of five tree species on abandoned farmland in response to climate change, Czech Republic

Vacek, Zdeněk; Bílek, Lukáš; Remeš, J.; Vacek, Stanislav; Cukor, Jan; Gallo, Josef; Šimůnek, Václav; Bulušek, Daniel; Brichta, Jakub; Vacek, Oldřich; Drábek, Ondřej; Zahradník, D.

doi:10.1007/s00468-022-02295-z

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“…However, Breznikar et al [50] stress the need to foster knowledge among foresters and forest owners regarding the deliberate introduction of non-native tree species in small proportions into Slovenian forests based on habitat considerations. Such small-scale plantings, while considering the associated risks, have the potential to increase forest production, stand stability, and biodiversity [80,81].…”

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Uncovering the Latent Preferences of Slovenia’s Private Forest Owners in the Context of Enhancing Forest Ecosystem Services through a Hypothetical Scheme

Plevnik,

Japelj

2023

Forests

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Background and objectives: Successful policy implementation relies on understanding stakeholders’ willingness to contribute to policy goals. The EU Green Deal, with strategies on forests, biodiversity, and the bioeconomy, also depends on the performance of the forestry sector, including a significant portion of privately owned forests. Materials and methods: We conducted a nationwide survey among a sample of 341 private forest owners in Slovenia (total population of 424,086). The online questionnaire had three sections: (1) knowledge and priorities regarding ecosystem services and the bioeconomy, (2) a discrete choice experiment for eliciting preferences concerning the implementation of activities supporting strategic goals originating from EU Green Deal policies, and (3) socio-economic data and future forest management objectives. Results: The results indicated heterogeneity in preferences for performing activities on private forest lands to enhance specific forest ES that contribute to policy goals. More than half of the respondents (57.6%) exhibited a reluctance to implement activities and were skeptical of higher compensation payments, whereas the rest expressed an inclination towards changing their forest management. Conclusions: Slovenia’s private forest owners appear to be heterogeneous in their willingness to participate in a hypothetical ES enhancement scheme that could contribute to some EU Green Deal goals. Policymakers must recognize intrinsic motives and social norms that affect the willingness of forest owners to be engaged to increase the acceptance of solutions.

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Uncovering the Latent Preferences of Slovenia’s Private Forest Owners in the Context of Enhancing Forest Ecosystem Services through a Hypothetical Scheme

Plevnik,

Japelj

2023

Forests

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“…The cumulative effect of climate change consists not only of direct impacts, including escalating temperatures or lack of precipitation [8,9], but also increasing the risk of pests, Forests 2024, 15, 255 2 of 14 diseases, and wildfires destabilizing forest ecosystems [3,10]. Most notably, the emergence and spread of pests among forest species have been exacerbated by changing climatic conditions [1].…”

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The Possibility of Using Non-Native Spruces for Norway Spruce Wood Replacement—A Case Study from the Czech Republic

Zeidler,

Borůvka,

Brabec

et al. 2024

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European forests are facing ongoing climate change, and certain tree species are being critically impacted. The Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) is one of the most sensitive species to climate fluctuations, a fact manifesting itself through massive dieback resulting in a lack of high-quality timber and timber market destabilization. Therefore, the possibility of wood substitution with non-native spruce species, namely, black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) Britt., Sterns, et Poggenburg), Serbian spruce (Picea omorika (Pančić) Purk.), and blue spruce (Picea pungens Engelm.), under the specific conditions of forest reclamations with great potential for future afforestation was tested. Wood density, modulus of rupture, and modulus of elasticity were used to evaluate wood quality in comparison with native Norway spruce. The results confirmed that only the Serbian spruce reached the quality of Norway spruce and even exceeded it in terms of wood density (P. omorika 525 kg·m−3 vs. P. abies 517 kg·m−3) and exhibited comparable parameters with regard to other properties. The density of the other species was significantly lower for blue spruce (476 kg·m−3) and black spruce (468 kg·m−3). A similar trend was found for other wood parameters, which confirmed that Norway spruce quality was nearly comparable with that of Serbian spruce. On the other hand, black spruce and blue spruce did not match the quality of Norway spruce. The within-stem variability of the properties tested was low for all the spruce species examined. In conclusion, the Serbian spruce showed great potential for future usage in forest management and is one of the possible methods of Norway spruce replacement in times of unprecedented forest disturbances under the effects of global climate change.

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“…Increasing the forest cover of the landscape is generally considered to be one of the decisive factors of climate change mitigation and a key measure for reducing soil erosion and optimising water https://doi.org/10.17221/75/2023-JFS management in the landscape (Vacek, Simon 2009;Záruba et al 2021;Vacek et al 2022). In the Czech Republic, however, the landowners who decide to afforest their land must expect an almost twoyear administrative procedure, regardless of the factual suitability of the land for afforestation.…”

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Administrative system of afforestation in the Czech Republic: A long journey to a new forest

Baláš,

Gallo,

Czacharowski

et al. 2024

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This review uses a case study based on an executed afforestation project to comprehensively describe the administrative procedure regarding afforestation of agricultural land in the Czech Republic, Central Europe. We consider the official proceedings for obtaining a permit to land-use change (i.e. changing the nature of land use and the mode of land use in the real estate cadastre) as a very complex and protracted procedure, which can substantially reduce the motivation of people to establish new forests. Therefore, we propose a simplification of the administration process of land-use change. The main idea is to make the procedure as simple as possible in those areas where afforestation is desirable, especially from the environmental point of view. It assumes the possibility of quick, precise and, if possible, automatic distinction whether the afforestation is suitable or not. The situation in the Czech Republic is compared with the surrounding Central-European countries: Poland and Slovakia. In these countries, the official procedure connected with afforestation seems to be rather less complicated.

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Afforestation suitability and production potential of five tree species on abandoned farmland in response to climate change, Czech Republic

Cited by 8 publications

References 106 publications

Uncovering the Latent Preferences of Slovenia’s Private Forest Owners in the Context of Enhancing Forest Ecosystem Services through a Hypothetical Scheme

Uncovering the Latent Preferences of Slovenia’s Private Forest Owners in the Context of Enhancing Forest Ecosystem Services through a Hypothetical Scheme

The Possibility of Using Non-Native Spruces for Norway Spruce Wood Replacement—A Case Study from the Czech Republic

Administrative system of afforestation in the Czech Republic: A long journey to a new forest

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