Forestry in the Face of Global Change: Results of a Global Survey of Professionals

IF 9 1区 农林科学 Q1 FORESTRY Current Forestry Reports Pub Date : 2023-11-13 DOI:10.1007/s40725-023-00205-1
Austin Himes, Jürgen Bauhus, Shankar Adhikari, Saroj Kanta Barik, Hugh Brown, Andreas Brunner, Philip J. Burton, Lluís Coll, Anthony W. D’Amato, Jurij Diaci, Yonten Dorji, Ernest G. Foli, David J. Ganz, Jefferson S. Hall, Rodney Keenan, Yuanchang Lu, Christian Messier, Ian Munanura, Daniel Piotto, Thomas Seifert, Douglas Sheil, Ekaterina Shorohova, Kibruyesfa Sisay, Daniel Soto, Hiroshi Tanaka, Peter Umunay, Alejandro Velázquez-Martínez, Klaus J. Puettmann
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Purpose of Review

Forests support most global terrestrial biodiversity and contribute to the livelihood of billions of people, but these and other benefits are in jeopardy due to global change. This leads to questions, such as how to address the challenges of global change in forest management, given the lack of knowledge and deep uncertainty about future developments. In addition, many of the impediments to implement adaptation strategies are unknown.

Recent Findings

Here, we present an overview of results from a global survey of 754 forestry professionals (370 researchers and educators, 227 practicing foresters, 37 policymakers, 64 administrators, and 56 with other or unspecified roles) from 61 countries across 6 continents who were interested in global change issues. These professionals were asked about their opinion regarding three different adaptation strategies: resist, adapt, and transform. Most respondents agreed that the majority of global change factors will negatively influence the ability of forests to provide desired ecosystem services. Similarly, they agreed about major challenges when implementing adaptation strategies and specifically whether our current knowledge base is sufficient. These concerns were not limited to ecological aspects, but respondents also highlighted the need for a better appreciation of social/political and economic barriers, especially regarding transformation strategies. In addition, the response patterns, including differences due to economic status, highlight the importance of developing and evaluating adaptation strategies in a local social–ecological context.

Summary

Our study demonstrates a widespread perception on the part of forestry professionals around the world, especially among researchers and practitioners, that many global change factors will affect sustainable forest management negatively, resulting in the need for active silvicultural adaption. The results also suggest potential barriers to different adaptation strategies, particularly a relative lack of information and social acceptance for transform strategies. Further, this study highlights the importance of social and political factors and the need to understand the general public’s values regarding adaptation strategies as well as how the influence of public opinion is perceived by forest managers.

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面对全球变化的林业:全球专业人士调查的结果
森林支持全球大部分陆地生物多样性,为数十亿人的生计做出贡献,但由于全球变化,这些和其他利益受到威胁。这就导致了一些问题,例如,由于缺乏知识和对未来发展的高度不确定性,如何应对全球森林管理变化的挑战。此外,实施适应战略的许多障碍是未知的。本文概述了对来自6大洲61个国家、对全球变化问题感兴趣的754名林业专业人士(370名研究人员和教育工作者、227名林业从业人员、37名政策制定者、64名管理人员和56名其他或未指明角色)进行的全球调查的结果。这些专业人士被问及他们对三种不同的适应策略的看法:抵制、适应和转变。大多数答复者同意,大多数全球变化因素将对森林提供所需生态系统服务的能力产生负面影响。同样,他们就实施适应战略时面临的主要挑战,特别是我们目前的知识库是否足够达成了一致。这些关切不仅限于生态方面,答复者还强调需要更好地了解社会/政治和经济障碍,特别是在转型战略方面。此外,响应模式,包括经济地位的差异,突出了在当地社会生态背景下制定和评估适应战略的重要性。你的研究表明,世界各地的林业专业人员,特别是研究人员和从业人员普遍认为,许多全球变化因素将对可持续森林管理产生负面影响,导致需要积极的造林适应。研究结果还表明了不同适应策略的潜在障碍,特别是转型策略的信息和社会接受度的相对缺乏。此外,这项研究强调了社会和政治因素的重要性,需要了解公众对适应战略的价值观,以及森林管理者如何看待公众舆论的影响。
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Current Forestry Reports
Current Forestry Reports Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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期刊介绍: Current Forestry Reports features in-depth review articles written by global experts on significant advancements in forestry. Its goal is to provide clear, insightful, and balanced contributions that highlight and summarize important topics for forestry researchers and managers. To achieve this, the journal appoints international authorities as Section Editors in various key subject areas like physiological processes, tree genetics, forest management, remote sensing, and wood structure and function. These Section Editors select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that focus on new developments and recently published papers of great importance. Moreover, an international Editorial Board evaluates the yearly table of contents, suggests articles of special interest to their specific country or region, and ensures that the topics are up-to-date and include emerging research.
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