Forest Owners’ Organizations in North and Central Portugal – Assessment of Success

Feliciano, Diana; Mendes, Américo M. S. Carvalho

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“…This result suggests that other factors, besides the increase in the RUI area, are responsible for the increase in the burnable area within the RUI. In this regard, it is important to take into account some of the specific characteristics of the country, well described in terms of demographic, territory and forest statistics compiled in Feliciano et al (2015), which can help to understand the most important factors affecting the forest management in Portugal. Forest is presently the dominant land cover in the country (with more than 35 % of total area), followed by bushes and grasslands (> 29 %) and agricultural areas (> 24 %) (FAO, 2018;Feliciano et al, 2015).…”

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“…In this regard, it is important to take into account some of the specific characteristics of the country, well described in terms of demographic, territory and forest statistics compiled in Feliciano et al (2015), which can help to understand the most important factors affecting the forest management in Portugal. Forest is presently the dominant land cover in the country (with more than 35 % of total area), followed by bushes and grasslands (> 29 %) and agricultural areas (> 24 %) (FAO, 2018;Feliciano et al, 2015). According to the National Forest Inventory (IFN, 2010), in the 1995-2010 period, four tree species occupied about 85 % of total forest area: eucalyptus (22-27 %), cork oak (23-24 %), maritime pine (30-23 %) and holm oak (10-11 %).…”

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“…Management practices are also very different and have changed significantly in the last years, especially in non-industrial private forest (Canadas and Novais, 2014). According to Feliciano et al (2015), one-third of eucalyptus area is well managed by the industrial pulp and paper companies, with their own forest management and wildfire prevention/fighting resources, while the remaining area is managed by non-industrial private owners, characterized by different objectives and economic logic. In addition, there is a significant heterogeneity in the spatial distribution of all these characteristics (Baptista and Santos, 2005).…”

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“…Main characteristics of a sample of forest holdings and forest owners studied by Baptista and Santos (2005). Adapted from Feliciano et al (2015). …”

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Global assessment of rural–urban interface in Portugal related to land cover changes

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Abstract. The rural-urban interface (RUI), known as the area where structures and other human developments meet or intermingle with wildland and rural area, is at present a central focus of wildfire policy and its mapping is crucial for wildfire management. In the Mediterranean Basin, humans cause the vast majority of fires and fire risk is particularly high in the proximity of infrastructure and of rural/wildland areas. RUI's extension changes under the pressure of environmental and anthropogenic factors, such as urban growth, fragmentation of rural areas, deforestation and, more in general, land use/land cover change (LULCC). As with other Mediterranean countries, Portugal has experienced significant LULCC in the last decades in response to migration, rural abandonment, ageing of population and trends associated with the high socioeconomic development. In the present study, we analyzed the LULCC occurring in this country in the 1990-2012 period with the main objective of investigating how these changes affected RUI's evolution. Moreover, we performed a qualitative and quantitative characterization of burnt areas within the RUI in relation to the observed changes. Obtained results disclose important LULCC and reveal their spatial distribution, which is far from uniform within the territory. A significant increase in artificial surfaces was registered near the main metropolitan communities of the northwest, littoral-central and southern regions, whilst the abandonment of agricultural land near the inland urban areas led to an increase in uncultivated semi-natural and forest areas. Within agricultural areas, heterogeneous patches suffered the greatest changes and were the main contributors to the increase in urban areas; moreover, this land cover class, together with forests, was highly affected by wildfires in terms of burnt area. Finally, from this analysis and during the investigated period, it appears that RUI increased in Portugal by more than two-thirds, while the total burnt area decreased by one-third; nevertheless, burnt area within RUI doubled, which emphasizes the significance of RUI monitoring for land and fire managers.

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“…Main characteristics of a sample of forest holdings and forest owners studied by Baptista and Santos (2005). Adapted from Feliciano et al (2015). …”

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“…However, potential partnerships are challenging to instigate and maintain due to resource limitations, personal characteristics of private landowner and estate management (including confidence and leadership skills), and crucially a perceived social distance between estate and community, contributing to negative perceptions on the local and national scale. It may be argued therefore that partnership approaches are hindered by a sense of disconnection 11 In Spain, large landholdings are managed as private sporting estates similar to Scotland (Delibes-Mateos and Arroyo, 2012) as in Portugal where private forestry is a significant land use (Feliciano and Mendes, 2011). from the estate by the community, due to factors including remote estate governance, a lack of estate-community interaction, an incoming rural population and a small number of estate tenancies, in addition to community apathy. Finally, a critical constraint to such partnerships may be summarised as inequality, with associated community disempowerment (cf.…”

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Legitimising the Laird? Communicative Action and the role of private landowner and community engagement in rural sustainability

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What is the extension of bench terrace construction for forest plantations? The case of North Central Portugal

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Over the last decades, the establishment of new fast‐growing forest plantations has been prospering. Although the European continent has the lowest share worldwide of forest plantations out of its total forest area, the Portuguese reality contrasts this. Since the last century, eucalypt plantations have increased widely in Portugal, and nowadays, it represents 36% of the total country's forests. Consequently, the soils of these plantations are commonly targeted with intensive soil mobilization by heavy machinery before planting, which in the case of sloped areas, frequently results in bench terracing. This study aims to quantify the widespread bench terracing implementation over the last 20 years in the Caramulo Mountains in north central Portugal. To do so, an analysis of satellite imagery was performed with Google Earth Pro, which allowed determining the coverage of forest areas where new terraces have been implemented, and their respective temporal dynamics. These results were then compared with additional spatiotemporal databases on land cover, topography, and bedrock, in order to understand the drivers of terrace implementation. Till date, 15% of the forest area in the mountains of Caramulo is under terraces, and over the last 20 years, the construction rate of new terraced land decreased in time, from 4% between 2000 and 2004 to 2% between 2015 and 2019. Among the two bedrock types existent in the area, terracing was found nearly exclusive over schist bedrock type (97%), while few areas were implemented over granites (3%). Their distribution was found limited above 30° of slope angle while 39% were found implemented below 15° of slope angle, conflicting with literature recommendations. Terracing was also found to be a driver of land cover change in 12% of the newly constructed terraces, whereas 8% were constructed over previous pine plantations and 4% on shrublands. This study allowed identifying several knowledge gaps associated with terracing implementation. Therefore, the authors of this work suggest a multidisciplinary approach when planning new terraces for a better assessment of the benefits and impacts of such land management practices.

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Forest Owners’ Organizations in North and Central Portugal – Assessment of Success

Abstract: Background and purpose:The emergence of forest owners' organizations (FOOs)

Cited by 12 publications

References 7 publications

Global assessment of rural–urban interface in Portugal related to land cover changes

Global assessment of rural–urban interface in Portugal related to land cover changes

Legitimising the Laird? Communicative Action and the role of private landowner and community engagement in rural sustainability

What is the extension of bench terrace construction for forest plantations? The case of North Central Portugal

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