scholarly journals Forest Sustainability in North Lebanon: A Challenging Complexity in a Changing Environment

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita El-Hajj ◽  
Dalia Al-Jawhary ◽  
Tala Moukaddem ◽  
Carla Khater
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
Ecological Value ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Objective Tree ◽  
Unrealistic Expectations

Forests sustainability is a challenging task in a complex socioeconomic context. North Lebanon is a critical zone harboring forests of key ecological value and is one of the most deprived regions in Lebanon with high poverty rates, where forests are heavily impacted by unsustainable anthropogenic practices. In the global frame of climate change scenarios, this paper tests a multistakeholder, multidisciplinary approach for forest management, combining a joint participatory methodology with stakeholders along with field ecological surveys in the upper Akkar watershed (north Lebanon). A set of participatory tools including stakeholder’s analysis, problem tree, objective tree, and scenario building are tailored to reach this goal. Results exhibit that forest management is not only related to forestsper sebut also very much linked to the surrounding socioeconomic situation. Involving not only strict silviculture interventions but also a definite consideration of community needs and local economy, the adoption of a multitool, multidisciplinary, multistakeholder approach combines all possible aspects of a challenging context and unfolds complementary processes which all feed back into one target. Yet, it is a time-consuming process, which can easily drown financial and temporal resources and which can sometimes raise unrealistic expectations that are difficult to meet.

scholarly journals Ecological classification for mountain forest sustainability in northeast China

2003 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Limin Dai ◽  
Guofan Shao ◽  
Baoying Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Mountain Forest ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Baihe Forestry Bureau ◽  
Land Types

This paper introduces the classification of Ecological Land Types (ELT) in eastern mountainous regions of northeast China and demonstrates ELT mapping for the Baihe Forestry Bureau on Changbai Mountain, lying along the border of China and North Korea. The development of ELTs will facilitate the adoption of ecological forest management and the restoration of native forest vegetation in northeast China. By overlaying forest inventory data with the ELT map, suggestions on ecosystem forest management are discussed in this paper. Key words: China's forestry, ecosystem management, ecological land types, geographic information systems, digital elevation models

Evaluating the transition to sustainable forest management in Ontario’s Crown Forest Sustainability Act and forest management planning manuals from 1994 to 2009

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Robson ◽  
Troy Davis
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Policy Learning ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Learning And Change ◽  
Crown Forest ◽  
Range Of Values

The purpose of the paper is to analyse the extent of policy change and learning in the 20 years following the implementation of Ontario’s forest sustainability legislation. Extent of policy learning and change towards sustainable forest management are measured using a combination of content, co-occurrence, and textual analysis of the previous Crown Timber Act and the new Crown Forest Sustainability Act, as well as the latter’s 1996 and 2009 forest planning manuals. There were four key findings. First, policy change towards sustainable forest management has been limited. Second, although there was an increased number of values mentioned in new legislation and planning manuals, the frequency of timber values remained dominant. Third, although integration occurred among a greater range of values, integration with timber values continued to dominate. Fourth, with respect to policy learning, the achievement of sustainable forest management is now explicit and judged based on evidence regarding the inclusion of a range of values beyond timber. The paper concludes that the transition to the more integrative and responsive policies of sustainable forest management remains a work in progress.

scholarly journals Community’s social capital in the management of Mutis Timau Protected Forest in Timor Island, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fransiskus Xaverius Dako ◽  
RIS HADI PURWANTO ◽  
LIES RAHAYU W. FAIDA ◽  
SUMARDI
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Management Unit ◽  
Organizational Network ◽  
South Central ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Trust In Institutions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
Survey Approach

Abstract. Dako FX, Purwanto RH, Faida LRW, Sumardi. 2019. Community’s social capital in the management of Mutis Timau Protected Forest in Timor Island, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 2177-2187. The social capital of the community around Mutis Timau Protected Forest in Timor Island is unexplored. In fact, its social capital plays an important role to support sustainable management of the forest viewed from the ability of the community to work together in achieving common goals in groups and organizations. This study aimed to investigate the elements of community’s social capital (i.e. norms, beliefs, and networks) in nine villages located in and around Mutis Timau Protected Forest administratively managed by the Forest Management Unit of South Central Timor District using quantitative survey approach. The result of the study showed that two villages have strong social capital while seven villages have moderate category. Overall, the communities have strong level on the elements of trust in individuals and others, and knowledge and understanding on unwritten rules, but have moderate level on the elements of written rules/regulations, trust in institutions and regulations, organizational network, and participation network. Community participation increases the understanding of written rules, institutional trust and improves the development of social networks (organizational networks and participation) between groups. This results can be used as a reference for the Forest Management Unit of South Central Timor District when developing cooperation with communities that have traditional knowledge and local wisdom through norms, beliefs, and networks in managing and utilizing natural resources in Mutis Timau Protected Forest. Furthermore, the involvement of people with social capital in managing Mutis Timau Protected Forest can maintain forest sustainability and improve community welfare.

scholarly journals Elements of sustainable forest management

1995 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Lust
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Ecological Stability ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Forest Use ◽  
Forest Stability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Forest Engineering

Elements  of the modern day vision on sustainable forest management are discussed. Some  aspects of the concept are analysed, focusing on the natural definition in  comparison with the ecosystem definition. The significance of ecological  stability is emphasized. It is pointed out that perhaps the most important  aspect of forest stability and sustainability is the ability to retain soil  fertility. Attention is paid to the importance of species composition, the  role of organic matter, the impact of forest use and the problems of forest  engineering.     In order to reach sustainable forest management, a number of strategies can  be applied, based either on the market or the state. There is a need for  measurable criteria and indicators for the evaluation of sustainability.  Therefore new programmes of scientific sampling or even basic research are  still needed.     Forest sustainability provides still a dramatic lot of questions and  efforts, a.o. on the potentiality of sustainable forestry.

scholarly journals The Developmental Experience of Forest-Dependent Communities in Developing Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lissel Hernandez
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Livelihoods Framework ◽  
Forestry Management ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Private Forest Management

Forest management is a key element for sustained community development and climate change mitigation, especially in developing countries. This research sets out to test the hypothesis that community-based management of forests generates more community development benefits and higher forest sustainability levels than state or private sector forest management approaches. This presentation provides background on the crisis of forestry and the potential of communitybased natural resource management (CBNRM). It discusses the different forestry management approaches and presents the results of the analysis of the outcomes identified in different cases of forest management using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF). Limitations on the quality and homogeneity of the information provided by the literature reviewed did not support definitive conclusions. However, the cases analyzed suggest that community forest management might create more community development benefits and higher forest sustainability than state and private forest management. The implications for rural Ontario are the potential of CBNRM, the pertinence of the SLF and the need to have homogeneous and comparable indicators when analyzing developmental and sustainability outcomes in rural communities.

Die Sache mit der Nachhaltigkeit (Essay)

2013 ◽  
Vol 164 (8) ◽  
pp. 208-211
Author(s):  
Hubertus Schmidtke
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Forestry Sector ◽  
Global Goal ◽  
Enterprise Level ◽  
The 19Th Century

The thing called sustainability (essay) Concepts of sustainable land-use are older than the term sustainability itself, which was developed 300 years ago in the forestry sector. Sustainability became the central principle of forest management. Already in the 19th century, sustainability was recognized as a multigeneration and multifunction concept. The forest laws of Central Europe are all based on the concept of sustainability. But forest sustainability is also questioned. Economic threats may stress the concept of sustainability on enterprise level. After 1970, the term was developed further towards the general concept of “sustainable development”. The meaning was expanded far beyond the definitions in forestry. Sustainable development may be a global goal but the deficits in realization are enormous. All the same, some optimism seems to be justified. The future is not completely predictable and there are also positive, sometimes erratic developments. Foresters as we are can be proud that sustainability has been our priority principle since long and that the term originates from our métier. But the meanings of sustainability change as society changes. We have to meet the claim to manage the forests in a sustainable manner.

scholarly journals KESESUAIAN KLASTER INDUSTRI ANYAMAN BAMBU TERHADAP INDIKATOR KEBERLANJUTAN DI DESA WALEN KECAMATAN SIMO KABUPATEN BOYOLALI

Arsitektura ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
Vicha Ardhea Puspa Haji ◽  
Soedwiwahjono Soedwiwahjono ◽  
Ana Hardiana
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Industry Cluster ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
The People ◽  
Cluster Area ◽  
Small Industry

<div><p><strong><em>Abstract:</em></strong><em> Five hamlet in Walen Village, there is<strong> </strong>Pokoh, Wates, Walen, Jeringan and Ngampon are bamboo industry cluster area. This cluster is characterized by the existence of a bamboo forest as a provider of industrial raw materials, the people who have expertise to weave bamboo, bamboo woven activity and presence of a network or cooperation of small industry craftsmen. Industry cluster is absorbing the local workforce so we need to cuntineu in order to trigger the growth of the local economy. The problem in this research is how the level of sustainability of bamboo woven industry cluster in Walen Village to see between the existing conditions with the concept of sustainability of industrial cluster. The purpose of this study is to determine the suitability of Walen Village, Simo, Boyolali with sustainability concept. This study uses deductive research methods with quantitative research. Analysis uses scoring analysis which is based on the normative and suitability to the needs of the community. Conclusions from this research is the suitability of bamboo woven industry cluster Walen Village towards sostainability concept into the category of medium suitability. Normatively, the sustainability factor were classified as  high compatibility towards sustainability indicators are infrastructure, raw materials and capital; were classified as moderate suitability factors are location and labor; and were classified as low suitability are market, technology, partnership and government support. The result of analysis based on suitability to community needs were classified as high suitability is the raw material; were classified as moderate suitability are location, infrastructure, market, capital, labor, technology and partnership; and were classified as low suitability is government support.<strong></strong></em></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong><em> Industry Cluster, Small Industry, Sustainable Development.</em></p></div>

scholarly journals The Terms Foresters and Planners in the United States Use to Infer Sustainability in Forest Management Plans: A Survey Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alba Rocio Gutierrez Garzon ◽  
Pete Bettinger ◽  
Jacek Siry ◽  
Bin Mei ◽  
Jesse Abrams
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Sample Technique ◽  
Forest Plans

Sustainable forest management is important for advancing sustainable societal development. Effective communication plays a major role in how goals and objectives are achieved. This study aims to assess how sustainability is considered by people who develop forest management plans (or forest plans in short). We employed the snowball sample technique to locate the study’s respondents. In addition, an open-ended questionnaire and a mix method data collection (phone and email) and analysis (qualitative and quantitative) were found to be adequate methods to survey forest planners who have been involved in the development, implementation, evaluation, and/or revision of forest plans in the United States. Our approach helped us to understand their perceptions of and means of incorporating sustainability concerns in forest plans. A total of 55 surveys were completed by forest planners physically located in 26 of the 50 states in the country. Results suggested that planners generally placed environmental sustainability concerns over social and economic sustainability concerns. A variety of key terms were central to forest planners’ attempts to communicate sustainability, from which most were associated with philosophical and temporal principles that would then be associated with concrete actions and the human dimension. Nevertheless, respondents also acknowledged difficulties and misunderstandings in describing how forest sustainability should be demonstrated within a forest plan. Topics such as restoration, carbon sequestration, and resilience were infrequently associated with sustainability and sustainable forest management. Finally, we found that the respondents were divided on whether the language used in forest plans to demonstrate sustainability could be improved.

scholarly journals Characterization of Small Forest Landowners as a Basis for Sustainable Forestry Management in the Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins Region, Chile

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 7215
Author(s):  
Francisca Ruiz-Gozalvo ◽  
Susana Martín-Fernández ◽  
Roberto Garfias-Salinas
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Ecological Value ◽  
Forest Landowners ◽  
Forestry Management ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Small Forest

Sclerophyllous forests are extremely sensitive to global warming, and the sclerophyllous forest in the possession of small forest landowners (SFLs) in the Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins Region in Chile is degraded in spite of their high ecological value. Due to the total lack of forest management, the yield obtained from native forests is very low, with highly intervened forests and intense soil erosion. The main contribution of this article is to present, for the first time, a study on the characterization and problems of 211 small forest landowners in this region of Chile. After interviewing the landowners, multivariate analysis techniques were applied to the results of the survey, which enabled four types of SFL to be identified. Differences were found in regard to the surface area of their properties and the products extracted, among others. However, they all had a similar social profile, low education level and little training in forest management, very advanced ages, a lack of initiative to create forest communities, and lack of basic services due to their isolation. The characterization of the SFLs allowed proposals to be designed for future sustainable forest management activities to help mitigate the continuous deterioration of the native forest and obtain products in a sustainable way and with greater yields, considering current legal aspects, access to subsidies, and specific forest training plans for each type of SFL.

scholarly journals Spatial Pattern of Climate Change Effects on Lithuanian Forestry

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gintautas Mozgeris ◽  
Vilis Brukas ◽  
Nerijus Pivoriūnas ◽  
Gintautas Činga ◽  
Ekaterina Makrickienė ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Forest Growth ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Climate Change Effects

Research Highlights: Validating modelling approach which combines global framework conditions in the form of climate and policy scenarios with the use of forest decision support system to assess climate change impacts on the sustainability of forest management. Background and Objectives: Forests and forestry have been confirmed to be sensitive to climate. On the other hand, human efforts to mitigate climate change influence forests and forest management. To facilitate the evaluation of future sustainability of forest management, decision support systems are applied. Our aims are to: (1) Adopt and validate decision support tool to incorporate climate change and its mitigation impacts on forest growth, global timber demands and prices for simulating future trends of forest ecosystem services in Lithuania, (2) determine the magnitude and spatial patterns of climate change effects on Lithuanian forests and forest management in the future, supposing that current forestry practices are continued. Materials and Methods: Upgraded version of Lithuanian forestry simulator Kupolis was used to model the development of all forests in the country until 2120 under management conditions of three climate change scenarios. Selected stand-level forest and forest management characteristics were aggregated to the level of regional branches of the State Forest Enterprise and analyzed for the spatial and temporal patterns of climate change effects. Results: Increased forest growth under a warmer future climate resulted in larger tree dimensions, volumes of growing stock, naturally dying trees, harvested assortments, and also higher profits from forestry activities. Negative impacts were detected for the share of broadleaved tree species in the standing volume and the tree species diversity. Climate change effects resulted in spatially clustered patterns—increasing stand productivity, and amounts of harvested timber were concentrated in the regions with dominating coniferous species, while the same areas were exposed to negative dynamics of biodiversity-related forest attributes. Current forest characteristics explained 70% or more of the variance of climate change effects on key forest and forest management attributes. Conclusions: Using forest decision support systems, climate change scenarios and considering the balance of delivered ecosystem services is suggested as a methodological framework for validating forest management alternatives aiming for more adaptiveness in Lithuanian forestry.

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