Application of criteria and indicators to support sustainable forest management: some key issues.

Raison, R. J.; Flinn, D. W.; Brown, A. G.

doi:10.1079/9780851993928.0005

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“…Raison et al (1998) identified many approaches to the development of criteria and indicators (C & I) for sustainable forest management: the study of benefits that can be obtained from the use of C & I; investigation of the extent of problem of application of C & I at the lowest level of the control unit; the role of the scientists in the implementation of C & I is studied; the key issues and actions necessary to promote the development of indicators for each criterion (significance of socio-economic values, productivity, health and bioenergy, soil and water, maintaining the balance of carbon and biodiversity) are observed. Mendoza and Prabhu (2004) grounded the expediency to use the theory of fuzzy sets to evaluate the criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management.…”

Section: Theoretical Foundations Multicriteria Evaluationmentioning

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Multicriteria evaluation of forestry development by regions (by the example of Ukraine)

Khvesyk

Shubalyi

Golyan

2017

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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The investigation aims at elaboration and practical application of multicriteria evaluation methodology to compare the forestry development levels in the context of regions based on index method. Elaborated methodology provides 5 assessment criteria: intensity of forest reproduction and regeneration, profitability of logging, forestry financial return, forestry protection and security level, and legislation observance. Three main indices were selected to ensure evaluation proportionality. The individual indices of each indicator by regions are calculated and the group integral indices by each criterion along with the reconciled integral index by all groups of criteria are defined. Application of this methodology by the example of Ukrainian forestry allowed conducting ranking and grouping of regions by indicators of integral indices for certain years and the period of 2011−2013. The diagrammed map is plotted to demonstrate the results visually. It revealed that certain highly forested regions did not ensure appropriate forestry development level as individual steppe zone regions. Elaborated methodology can be used for analogical evaluation of forestry development for other countries and their regions or for a set of countries in a certain territory.

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Section: Theoretical Foundations Multicriteria Evaluationmentioning

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Multicriteria evaluation of forestry development by regions (by the example of Ukraine)

Khvesyk

Shubalyi

Golyan

2017

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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“…In fact, many have argued that forest management cannot be sustainable if it is not adaptive [48][49][50][51].…”

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Regulating the Sustainability of Forest Management in the Americas: Cross-Country Comparisons of Forest Legislation

McGinley

Alvarado

Cubbage

et al. 2012

Forests

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Based on theoretical underpinnings and an empirical review of forest laws and regulations of selected countries throughout the Americas, we examine key components of natural forest management and how they are addressed in the legal frameworks of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the U.S. We consider forest policy directives in terms of legislative, planning, operational, environmental/ecological, social, and economic aspects and classify them by the type of policy obligation: (1) non-discretionary laws or rules; or (2) discretionary, voluntary directives; and, further, by the type of policy approach: (1) a specific technology or practice required or recommended; (2) a process or system requirement or recommendation; or (3) a performance or outcome based requirement or recommendation. Protection of at-risk species and riparian buffers are required in all countries and include specific prescriptions in most; forest management planning and secure, legal land title or tenancy are commonly required; and mandatory processes to protect soil and water quality are customary. Less common requirements include forest monitoring and social and economic aspects, and, when in place, they are usually voluntary. Implications for improved policies to achieve sustainable forest management (SFM) are discussed.

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“…Similarly, land-owners that deforest exotic forest must surrender carbon credits, making deforestation less cost-effective (Karpas and Kerr 2011). Protections exist for indigenous forest, with only 2% of native forest available for timber harvest (Raison et al 2001). Further complexity is included in the scheme based on the age of the forest (pre-1990 or post-1989), and a minimum of nine years required from replanting to harvest (Karpas and Kerr 2011).…”

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Predicted impacts of climate change on New Zealand’s biodiversity.

Lundquist¹,

Ramsay²,

Bell³

et al. 2011

Pac. Conserv. Biol.

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In New Zealand, climate change impacts have already been observed, and will increase in future decades. Average air temperature is predicted to warm by 2.1°C by 2090 for a mid-range IPCC scenario (A1B), with larger increases possible for some IPCC scenarios with higher rates of future emissions. Sea-level rise projections range between 0.18 -0.59 m by 2100, based on six IPCC future emission scenarios excluding future rapid dynamical changes in polar ice-sheet flow. Global surface ocean pH is predicted to decrease by an additional 0.14 -0.35 units by 2100, with a similar decrease expected in New Zealand waters. Rainfall is predicted to change significantly, with increased precipitation in the west, and reduced precipitation in the east, and more intense rainfall events. Increasing temperature is likely to result in species' range shifts southward and upward, and mortality during extreme heat events. Ocean acidification is expected to cause declines in carbonate communities, with cold water communities predicted to decline first due to a lower aragonite saturation horizon in cold waters. Sea-level rise is likely to impact on coastal biota, reducing coastal habitats, changing inundation patterns, and increasing vulnerability to storm surges and tides. Changes in storm and rainfall intensity are predicted to increase disturbance to terrestrial and aquatic communities. Areas with increased precipitation will amplify rates of disturbance, erosion and sedimentation into aquatic, estuarine and coastal ecosystems, while areas with low precipitation will experience increased fire risk. In New Zealand, climate change projections are being integrated into management, including increasing protection and improving management of coastal habitats. Contributing to a global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, New Zealand is the first country to include forestry in their Emissions Trading Scheme, already positively affecting biodiversity by reducing deforestation.

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Application of criteria and indicators to support sustainable forest management: some key issues.

Cited by 49 publications

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Multicriteria evaluation of forestry development by regions (by the example of Ukraine)

Multicriteria evaluation of forestry development by regions (by the example of Ukraine)

Regulating the Sustainability of Forest Management in the Americas: Cross-Country Comparisons of Forest Legislation

Predicted impacts of climate change on New Zealand’s biodiversity.

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