Governance approaches in Swiss forest biodiversity policy: Do they really work?

Kaeser, Alexandra; Bernasconi, Jasmin; Zimmermann, Willi

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2012.07.010

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“…4 Dependence of forest reserves on the protective function (protective forest) (n = 22 cantons). Source Own illustration based on data from Kaeser et al (2013) and Losey andWehrli (2013, p. 20) Biodivers Conserv (2014) 23:3501-3517 3511 forest biodiversity and protective forest), and the ownership structure (private vs. public forest) have no statistically significant effect on the cantons' delimited forest reserve area. We discuss our findings from the statistical analysis of the 2011 survey's forest reserve data (in combination with other available data) below.…”

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“…As in the paper of Kaeser et al (2013), we define the cantons as the unit of analysis and the dependent variable is the outcome of the implementation, i.e. 'delimited forest reserve area'.…”

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“…3 Dependence of forest reserves on the forest ownership structure (private forest) (n = 22 cantons). Source Own illustration based on data from Kaeser et al (2013) and BAFU (2012, p. 14) protective forest-have delimited more forest reserves than mountainous cantons with lots of protective forest (Fig. 4).…”

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“…In a previous paper, Kaeser et al (2013) assessed the policy design of forest reserve policy and its outcomes (forest reserve areas) in the cantons. The data include the forest reserves as a percentage of the cantonal forest area, which were collected through a survey of the cantonal head foresters in 2011.…”

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“…Der Hauptansatz ist: die eine Hälfte der Erde für die Men- gebenheiten sollen bis zum Jahr 2030 30 Grossreservate mit über 500 ha entstehen. Bolliger et al (2012) bezifferten den Bestand von Waldreservaten mit 4.6% (Naturwaldreservate: 2.5%), Kaeser et al (2013) nennen mit 6.6% Waldreservatsflächen (Naturwaldreservate: 2.8%) andere Zahlenwerte (beide Stand 2011). Der Schweizerische Forstverein postuliert seinerseits, im Jura und im Mittelland 7%, in den Voralpen 10% und in den Alpen sowie auf der Alpensüdseite 15% der Waldfläche von der Bewirtschaftung auszunehmen (SFV 2013).…”

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How much wilderness in Switzerland? A contribution to the debate (essay) In national biodiversity strategies, various goals are proposed for how much wilderness there should be, and how much forest should be left to develop according to natural ecosystem processes. This article aims to quantify these objectives. It presents and discusses the state of knowledge about the need for wilderness, the potential to satisfy this need, and the necessary minimum size for wilderness areas. On this basis, it calculates how much wilderness is desirable and possible in Switzerland. For wilderness areas in category Ib of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), a minimum size of 1,000 ha in the Alpine region and 500 ha in the rest of the country is proposed. These areas should be distributed according to ecosystem type and cover about 8% of the land area.

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A Conceptual Framework for Characterizing Forest Areas with High Societal Values: Experiences from the Pacific Northwest of USA and Central Europe

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In recent decades, much work has been invested to describe forest allocations with high societal values. Yet, few comparative analyses have been conducted on their importance and differences across the regions of the globe. This paper introduces a conceptual framework to characterize forest priority areas defined as areas with identified higher importance of societal values in the context of multi-objective forest management. The six dimensions of the framework (designation objective, prioritization of objectives, governance, permanency, spatial scale, and management regime) characterize the general approach (integrative vs. segregative) to multi-objective forest management and explain the form and role of priority areas for providing forest services. The framework was applied in two case study regions--Pacific Northwest of USA (PNW) and Central Europe (CE). Differences between the regions exist in all dimensions. Late-successional and riparian reserves are specific to the PNW, while protection against natural hazards is specific to CE. In PNW, priority areas are mainly focused on public lands whereas in CE they include public and private lands. Priority areas in PNW are designated in a much larger spatial context and have longer time commitments. In CE, integration of management objectives on priority areas prevails, whereas in PNW priority areas tend to be designated for single objectives. In CE, greater tolerance of timber management within priority areas compared to PNW is allowed. Convergent trends in application of priority areas between the regions indicate mixing of segregation and integration approaches to forest management.

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Governance approaches in Swiss forest biodiversity policy: Do they really work?

Cited by 7 publications

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Influencing factors on the implementation of forest reserves in Switzerland

Influencing factors on the implementation of forest reserves in Switzerland

Wie viel Wildnis für die Schweiz? Ein Diskussionsbeitrag (Essay)

A Conceptual Framework for Characterizing Forest Areas with High Societal Values: Experiences from the Pacific Northwest of USA and Central Europe

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