Natura 2000 sites in the Polish Carpathians vs local development: inevitable conflict?

Warchalska-Troll, Agata

doi:10.1553/eco.mont-10-2s50

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“…There are impediments to declaring large forest areas as national parks to protect natural environments. Protecting large forest areas is especially difficult for small countries because there are historical and cultural expectations by people in communities that forests will provide employment and other benefits that may be incompatible with protection [115,116]. So, how can we protect natural diversity in forests without depriving society of the valuable products and services forests also provide?…”

Section: Forest Of Social Expectationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is It Possible to Compromise Forest Conservation with Forest Use?

Sierota

Miścicki

2022

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A variety of elements in nature, from a pine cone’s bracts to a spiral galaxy, are described by a unique mathematical relationship described by Fibonacci as adhering to the “golden ratio.” In forest management, various models are used to achieve a balance between forest use and conservation that meets societal expectations in both ecological and economic terms. In Central European countries, where forest management has been subordinated to the timber industry, such a transition is still in progress, and people continue to look for an acceptable balance between forest conservation and management. The main objective of this paper is to review approaches to forest management in Central Europe with the aim of contributing to current discussions on forest management models in Europe. We anticipate that the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 will implement the billion-tree afforestation program with appropriate consideration of forest potential based on the tenets of sustainable management and that the future climate will be neutral. We hope that the forestry aspects of the strategy will provide a positive impetus to forest management by finding effective compromises between forest conservation and forest use in furthering the aims of sustainable development.

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Section: Forest Of Social Expectationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is It Possible to Compromise Forest Conservation with Forest Use?

Sierota

Miścicki

2022

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“…On the one hand, this new approach resulted from the increased capacity of foresters and recognition of the necessity to protect forest biodiversity (at all levels, including landscape), and on the other-from public pressure. As in other European countries, in Poland, there has been observed the socalled paradigm shift in nature protection [77]. Consequently, there prevails the preference of Polish society for socio-cultural and ecological functions of public forests as well as assurance of favorable conditions for well-being of forest ecosystems and species [26,78].…”

Section: Dynamics Of Change Of Protected Forest Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Setting out conservation rules and allocation of responsibilities for protected areas designated in state-owned forests managed by SF have been a part of a complex process carried out under the conditions of duties dispersed among various external entities [56]. Another challenge which SF administration has to face concerns approaches taken and communication, for example during development of management plans for Natura 2000 sites The approach assumed by foresters is hardly ever accepted by environmental NGOs, who as a rule demand robust protection of discussed Natura 2000 sites [77], regardless of the fact that, by definition, contemporary nature protection must take into consideration not only ecological dimension, but also those economic and social as well as regional and local circumstances [26].…”

Section: Issues and Directions Of The Protection Of Forest Landscape In Polandmentioning

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Effects of Forestry Transformation on the Landscape Level of Biodiversity in Poland’s Forests

Referowska-Chodak

Kornatowska

2021

Forests

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At all times, historical, political, economic, and social factors have affected the management of forests, with direct and indirect effects on the landscape. This study aimed to trace the impact of Poland’s forestry evolution over the last 75 years (1945–2020) on forest biodiversity at the landscape level. Five indicators were selected (forest area, forest fragmentation, protected forests, protective forests, harvesting intensity) to identify directions and dynamics of changes of the forest landscape and their determinants and repercussions. In addition, there were determined forest landscapes threats and recommendations for further action and intervention were formulated. The study period embraced two eras of widely divergent political-economic conditions in Poland (socialism and democracy). In the socialism era (1945–1989), there promptly increased total forest cover, wood resources (total growing stock) and the total area of protective forests (essential for safeguarding biodiversity, including the landscape level). In the era of democracy (1990–2020), average growing stock density increased intensely, and at the same time, a greater emphasis was put on reducing forest fragmentation and clear-cut logging. The results obtained showed equal average increase in the area of protected forests in both eras under the study (most intense at their crossing point). In view of the protection of biodiversity at the forest landscape level, the changes throughout the study period were considered positive, although not without problems and challenging consequences for foresters. The determined pressures to the forest landscapes, requiring legal, political, or financial solutions, include a risk of alteration of the ownership structure of Poland’s forests or possibility of operational changes in the State Forests National Forest Holding; outdated forest policies; organizational difficulties in the forest landscape protection; insufficient conservation funding; uneven distribution and further fragmentation of forests; and—last but not least—climate change impacts, including extreme weather events and droughts.

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“…The results of studies on the consultation of plans for protection tasks correspond to this, indicating that the institutions are mainly involved in them. Only a few percent of comments submitted in the process of creating documents came from members of local communities (Warchalska-Troll, 2018).…”

Section: Local Community In Planning Of Protected Areasmentioning

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The local community: an entity discriminated against in spatial decision-making in Poland?

Bednarek-Szczepańska

2020

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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The article concerns the legal dimension of local communities’ participation in selected aspects of shaping space in Poland. The results of the review of legal regulations are presented, including interpretations of regulations made by other authors. Examples taken from previous research were used to show the functioning of these regulations in practice and their consequences. The aim of the article is to assess the legal conditions for the participation of local communities in spatial planning, planning of protected areas and location of investments in Poland, in relation to selected theoretical concepts, as well as to assess the consequences of these conditions. In the legal dimension, the participation of the local community in shaping space is symbolic, in the terminology of the Arnstein ladder. The dominant model is a non-binding opinion on ready-made projects and plans, instead of collaboration in their creation.

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Natura 2000 sites in the Polish Carpathians vs local development: inevitable conflict?

Cited by 4 publications

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Is It Possible to Compromise Forest Conservation with Forest Use?

Is It Possible to Compromise Forest Conservation with Forest Use?

Effects of Forestry Transformation on the Landscape Level of Biodiversity in Poland’s Forests

The local community: an entity discriminated against in spatial decision-making in Poland?

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