Sustainable Forest Management Alternatives for the Carpathian Mountains with a Focus on Ukraine

Keeton, William S.; Angelstam, Per; Bihun, Yurij; Chernyavskyy, M.; Crow, Sarah; Deyneka, Anatoliy; Elbakidze, Marine; Farley, Joshua; Kovalyshyn, Volodymyr; Kruhlov, Ivan; Mahura, Bohdan; Myklush, Stepan; Nunery, Jared S.; Soloviy, Ihor; Zahvoyska, Lyudmyla

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-12725-0_24

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“…After WWII, large areas of forest in Romania and Ukraine were harvested to pay war debts to the Soviet Union (Kligman and Verdery, 2011). Forest management for timber and pulp led to increased harvesting of hardwoods (Chirita, 1981) and to the establishment of spruce monocultures both before and during the socialist time period (Irland and Kremenetska, 2009;Keeton et al, 2013). After the collapse of socialism in 1991, disturbance rates were also high: from 1985 to 1995 disturbance peaks occurred in Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and northern Romania, and from 1995 to 2000 in the Romanian Carpathians (Griffiths et al, 2014).…”

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Legacies of 19th century land use shape contemporary forest cover

Munteanu

Kuemmerle

Keuler

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Global Environmental Change

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Legacies of 19th century land use shape contemporary forest cover

Munteanu

Kuemmerle

Keuler

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“…The UA Carpathians are rich in biodiversity (Tasienkevych 2008;Prots & Kagalo 2012), and over 200 000 ha of protected areas (PAs) have been established ( Fig. 1a; Keeton & Crow 2009;. The Carpathian Convention, established in 2003 to promote sustainable development in the Carpathian Ecoregion, gathered data on biodiversity, landscape features and human development to develop ecological networks in the Romanian, Serbian and UA Carpathians, with the aim to maintain and restore migration corridors between areas of high biodiversity value (Zingstra et al 2009).…”

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“…Meanwhile, the spread of the invasives outside and inside PAs has been facilitated by anthropogenic disturbances to natural ecosystems, changes to land use in the post-Soviet era and agricultural mismanagement (Török et al 2003;Keeton & Crow 2009;Prots & Drescher 2010;Baumann et al 2011). Invasive plant species are found at high densities in close proximity to urban centres, major highways and riparian habitats in the Carpathian foothills and mountain valleys, and disperse into PAs along the frequently disturbed linear corridors, but human settlements and roads, and thus sources of propagule pressure and disturbance (particularly as development and agriculture are not properly regulated by authorities), can also be found within PAs and the ecological network (Fig.…”

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Predicting the distribution of invasive plants in the Ukrainian Carpathians under climatic change and intensification of anthropogenic disturbances: implications for biodiversity conservation

Simpson

Prots

2012

Envir. Conserv.

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Biodiversity conservation in the Ukrainian Carpathians cannot be accomplished without a clear understanding of the factors negatively impacting habitats and species, and long-term projection of these impacts. One factor that may severely alter the ecosystems involved is the introduction and spread of invasive plant species, but the potential distribution and spatial aggregation of suitable habitats for several invaders have not been quantified. The Maxent approach was used to model the potential establishment within the entire mountain range of 11 alien invasive plant species based on stratified sampling and herbaria records and six variables representing climatic extremes, topography, and anthropogenic and natural disturbances. Predictions of habitat suitability were projected to two future change scenarios depicting increasing rates of climate warming and anthropogenic disturbances in 2050 and 2100. Under current climate and disturbance patterns, the models predicted suitable habitats for invasive species establishment to be aggregated in the southwest, east and north-east of the Ukrainian Carpathians, along major rivers and roads at altitudes of up to c. 700 m. Eight per cent of the total area within protected areas was predicted to be potentially susceptible to invasion by at least one species, with 13% of these susceptible habitats being suitable for all 11 species. Under the future change scenarios, suitable habitat ranges increased significantly in the entire study area and within regions of high conservation value. All species were projected to gain suitable habitats at higher altitudes along linear habitats and to potentially expand their ranges laterally from habitats predicted as suitable for current conditions along small rivers and roads. Under the scenario solely of increased average seasonal temperatures, suitable habitats for the establishment of at least one species within protected areas and a proposed ecological network increased by more than 15 percentage points by 2050 and by more than 30 percentage points by 2100 when compared with predictions for current conditions. Similar future patterns were discernible for the aggregation of suitable habitats for all 11 species. Incorporating increases in anthropogenic pressures into climatic-change projections led to a significantly greater projected expansion of suitable habitats for establishment as compared to scenarios considering only climatic changes. As the 11 species have already established viable populations within protected areas, further spread of at least one species is likely if conservation planning is not changed to include the management of invasive species in such areas.

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“…There are a number of challenges facing sustainable forest management in the Carpathian region, including illegal timber harvesting, poorly designed forest road systems, inadequate investment in the forest sector, and inconsistently applied watershed and riparian protections (Keeton et al 2013). Even-aged management with clearcutting is predominant, particularly in spruce forests (Strochinskii, Pozyvailo & Jungst 2001).…”

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“…Dieback of spruce plantations, a legacy dating to the Austro-Hungarian era of planting genetically non-endemic varieties of P. abies that has led to increased vulnerability and is exacerbated by compounded stresses, is often followed by salvage logging ("sanitary cutting") and occasionally is restored to endemic species composition (Irland & Kremenetska 2009). Selection systems are often used in beech forests and there is innovation with an even to uneven-aged conversion system based on group selection, called "close-to-nature" silviculture (Keeton et al 2013). Ukraine's state forestry enterprises (SFEs) have historically conducted and administered all aspects of timber harvesting operations.…”

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Forest carbon projects in the Ukrainian Carpathians: an assessment of potential community impacts and benefits

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. 2017. Forest carbon projects in the Ukrainian Carpathians: an assessment of potential community impacts and benefits. Ann. For. Res. 60(1): 3-17.Abstract. Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) is a frequently promoted climate change mitigation strategy. As forest carbon projects proceed, we are learning how they affect local sovereignty and resource access, particularly in developing economies. Central and Eastern Europe's temperate forests offer potential for projects, yet little is known about how the sociopolitical context of these transitional economies may influence project success. In this article, we enhance understanding of potential community impacts and explore opportunities for fair benefit distribution in Ukraine's Carpathian Mountain region. Through a thematic qualitative and interpretive analysis of interviews and observational data, we: (1) describe what community-level forest uses and tenure rights may be affected by forest carbon projects; and (2) explore the opportunities and obstacles of fair benefit distribution and community engagement in projects in the region. Our data show that local communities in the region are important forest-dependent stakeholders, relying on the forest for fuelwood, non-timber forest products, recreation, and other intangible benefits. This indicates the need for strong social safeguards in developing forest carbon projects. While no mechanisms exist for direct revenue sharing, communities could derive other benefits that improve the local social, economic, and ecological situation. Our results further suggest that lessons from projects in developing economies can be informative to project development in post-socialist, transitioning economies.

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Sustainable Forest Management Alternatives for the Carpathian Mountains with a Focus on Ukraine

Cited by 19 publications

References 41 publications

Legacies of 19th century land use shape contemporary forest cover

Legacies of 19th century land use shape contemporary forest cover

Predicting the distribution of invasive plants in the Ukrainian Carpathians under climatic change and intensification of anthropogenic disturbances: implications for biodiversity conservation

Forest carbon projects in the Ukrainian Carpathians: an assessment of potential community impacts and benefits

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