Forest ownership and management outcomes in the U.S., in global context

Siry, Jacek P.; Cubbage, Frederick W.; Newman, David H.; Izlar, Robert L.

doi:10.1505/ifor.12.1.38

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“…Globally, only 14% of forests are privately owned, but in the US 56% are privately owned by over 11 million landowners (Siry et al . ). How private landowners respond to environmental change depends upon their values and goals, as well as their access to forest professionals, incentive programs, and local markets, among other factors.…”

Section: Factors Influencing Management Choicesmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Forest management for novelty, persistence, and restoration influenced by policy and society

Rissman

Burke

Kramer

et al. 2018

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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The ecological literature offers many conflicting recommendations for how managers should respond to ecosystem change and novelty. We propose a framework in which forest managers may achieve desired forest characteristics by combining strategies for (1) restoring historical conditions, (2) maintaining current conditions, and (3) transitioning toward novel conditions. Drawing on policy studies and the ecological and social sciences, we synthesize research on factors that shape forest management responses to ecosystem novelty and change. Although the ecological literature often suggests the likelihood of transitions to novelty, we found that a management focus on restoration and persistence strategies was supported by landowners, private and public lands policy, and forest manager capacity and culture. In this era of unprecedented change, managers and policy makers must address ecosystem novelty to achieve desired forest futures without eroding support for forest conservation and management.

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Section: Factors Influencing Management Choicesmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The formality of management goals varies by continent: thus, although 42% of forests globally have management plans, only 1% of African forests do (Siry et al . ). Natural resource agencies, like most bureaucracies, tend to be risk‐averse and prefer to maintain the status quo (Wilson ).…”

Section: Factors Influencing Management Choicesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Forest management for novelty, persistence, and restoration influenced by policy and society

Rissman

Burke

Kramer

et al. 2018

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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“…income of rural settings while agriculture (crops and livestock combined) and off-farm activities respectively contribute 37% and 38% income of rural settings [28]. This implies that the more forest land is used for agriculture and other forms of economic livelihood activities the less forest income becomes and hence those who solely depend on the forest for their livelihood will be at a disadvantage.…”

Section: Livelihood Economic Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Livelihood Economic Activities Causing Deforestation in Northern Ghana: Evidence of Sissala West District

Fagariba¹,

Song²,

Soule³

2018

OJE

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Policymakers and international organizations are making the conscious effort to address climate change through afforestation and sustainable ecosystem management. Economic activities including agriculture, mining, and infrastructure improvement to meet basic human needs continuously degrade the natural and forest resources. The rate of deforestation in Ghana is alarming due to over-reliance on forest resources by forest-dependent communities. Perceived causes of deforestation differ from individuals and groups perspective. This depends on factors including environmental knowledge, education level, market demand and socio-economic activities. Simple random sampling and key informant interview with the aid of semi-structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from the indigenes of Sissala West District to determine their perceptions of causes of deforestation. The study indicated that poverty, high illiteracy, population growth and lack of alternative source of livelihood were the indirect causes which trigger livelihood economic activities such as farming, charcoal burning, wood logging and hunting leading to degradation of the ecosystem. It was also realized that majority of the indigenes are uneducated and this contributes to their unawareness of rate of deforestation. Recommendations suggested to address challenges were enforcement of bye-laws and stringent government environmental policies to deter people from degrading the forest. Education, agroforestry, afforestation, and provision of alternative livelihood were also good interventions suggested.

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“…However, the structure of ownership remains unstudied, and the existing data bases are not considered very accurate (Siry et al, 2010). This leads to the first research question: What is the global state of industrial timberland ownership and control among the top 100 pulp and paper companies?…”

Section: Vertical Integration In Global Forest Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining timberland ownership and control strategies in the global forest sector

Korhonen

Zhang

Toppinen

2016

Forest Policy and Economics

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Forest ownership and management outcomes in the U.S., in global context

Cited by 13 publications

References 16 publications

Forest management for novelty, persistence, and restoration influenced by policy and society

Forest management for novelty, persistence, and restoration influenced by policy and society

Livelihood Economic Activities Causing Deforestation in Northern Ghana: Evidence of Sissala West District

Examining timberland ownership and control strategies in the global forest sector

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