Waldunternehmen gehört die Zukunft (Essay)

2014 ◽  
Vol 165 (8) ◽  
pp. 232-235
Author(s):  
Roger Schmidt ◽  
Martin Hostettler
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Service ◽  
Forest Owner ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
Administrative Structure ◽  
New Ways Of Working ◽  
Speed Of Response ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Strategy

The future belongs to forest entrepreneurs (essay) An evaluation has recently been carried out of the achievements and organization of the Forest Service of the Canton of Bern. It appears from the study that the present administrative structure is not adequately adapted to the challenges of the future: a lower level of forest management, increasing expectations for the forest, higher risk, fewer management options for forest development. The new strategy for the Service is “Help the forest owners to help themselves”. Forest entrepreneurs are the motor of the forest economy. The Canton of Bern, working with the forest owner association of the Canton, is therefore looking for new ways of working with them. It is focusing on its core tasks and giving organizational priority to solidarity, speed of response and concentration of resources.

scholarly journals Promoting Landscape-Level Forest Management in Fire-Prone Areas: Delegate Management to a Multi-Owner Collaborative, Rent the Land, or Just Sell It?

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Ana Martins ◽  
Ana Novais ◽  
José Lima Santos ◽  
Maria João Canadas
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Policy Option ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Forest Owner ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Forest Ownership ◽  
Landscape Level Management ◽  
Landscape Level

Forest management at the landscape level is a requirement for reducing wildfire hazard. In contexts where non-industrial private forest ownership prevails, the collaboration among multiple owners has been proposed as the way forward to reach consistent fuel management at that level. The current literature has been focused on identifying the factors that lead to collaboration among owners. In this study we explored other ways to reach landscape-level management in addition to the collaborative way, such as those that may be promoted through land renting or selling. Different contexts and owner types may require different solutions. Thus, we explicitly asked which alternative would be chosen by a given forest owner, from the following set: keeping individual management, entering a multi-owner collaborative arrangement where they delegate management, renting to a pulp company; or selling the land. In a context of small-scale ownership and high recurrence of wildfires in Portugal, a face-to-face survey was carried out to a sample of landowners. Our results suggest that there is not an a priori generalized unwillingness of owners to delegate management, rent or sell the land and thus they seem prone to align themselves with policy strategies to promote management at the landscape level. Multinomial logit regression modelling allowed us to explain and predict owners’ choices among the aforementioned set of alternative management options. We found that choosing multi-ownership collaboration, as opposed to keeping current individual management, is associated with passive management under harsher conditions, by non-residents without bonding capital. The identified factors of owners’ choices show the limited scope of tenancy and land-market mechanisms to promote landscape-level management. The best policy option was found to depend on the owner profiles prevailing in the target area. This suggests that studying the existing context and owner types is required to design effective policies.

scholarly journals Thoreau, Muir, and Jane Doe: Different Types of Private Forest Owners Need Different Kinds of Forest Management

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew O. Finley ◽  
David B. Kittredge
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Forest Owner ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Private Forest Owners ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
Forest Ownership ◽  
Segmentation Analysis

Abstract We present a three-phase segmentation analysis designed to highlight the heterogeneity of forest ownership values and attitudes toward government control, privacy, and environmental protection held by a sample of Massachusetts private forest owners. This case study explores private forest owner characteristics that are associated with enrollment into Massachusetts' Chapter 61 current-use forest property tax program, which requires a professionally prepared 10-year forest management plan. We suggest the key to increasing landowner participation in forest management programs is to (1) recognize this heterogeneity of the target population, and (2) tailor the program to meet segment specific needs and desires.

Waldbesitzertypisierungen und ihre Relevanz für die Holzmobilisierung | Classifications of forest owners and their relevance for timber mobilization

2008 ◽  
Vol 159 (12) ◽  
pp. 435-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Schaffner
Keyword(s):  
Service Industry ◽  
Forest Owner ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Private Forest Owners ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
The Future ◽  
Timber Mobilization ◽  
European Forest ◽  
Forestry Practice

Forestry science and practice are trying to reduce the diversity of private forest owners to a small number of descriptions of characteristics and comportments by creating categories of forest owners using a system based on combinations of these various characteristics. A comparison between various middle-European forest owner categories makes it clear that for the majority two main processes form the basis. The change in agrarian structures and the associated change from a tradition of owner management to a service industry alter the conditions which were previously valid for this division into categories. Analyses which explain the mechanisms behind observed effects in the newly developing service industry market and in its potential performance will gain in importance for forestry practice in the future.

Wald und Waldbewirtschaftung im Kanton Zürich – erstaunlich vielfältig!

2012 ◽  
Vol 163 (7) ◽  
pp. 257-261
Author(s):  
Konrad Noetzli
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Private Ownership ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
The Future ◽  
Recreation Area

Forest and forest management in Canton Zurich – surprisingly varied! The forest in Canton Zurich is surprisingly diversified. The demands made upon it are just as varied. In particular forests near towns combine the functions of protection, productivity and welfare. More than half the forest land is in private ownership. In these circumstances it is not easy to fulfil all functions of the forest, whilst ensuring its sustainable management and use. In order to do this, Canton Zurich uses two instruments: a locally based forestry service present on the terrain, and a solid forestry planning at various levels. The reinforcement and continuation of these institutions are decisive in order to maintain the forest as a habitat, an economic and a recreation area. Only a far-sighted treatment of our forests, an intensive dialogue between forest owners and those who benefit from the forest, and the negotiation of workable compromises can guarantee that we may profit from forest products and services in the future.

Structures pour la gestion forestière: experiences d'un service forestier cantonal (essai)

2016 ◽  
Vol 167 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-208
Author(s):  
Patrice Eschmann ◽  
Pascal Kohler
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Forest Service ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
Management Units ◽  
Planning And Management ◽  
Gestion Forestière ◽  
Management Experience

Structures for forest management: experience of a cantonal forest service (essay) Over the last ten years, forestry structures in the Canton of Jura have evolved. The management units cover the whole area of the Canton and make it possible for the State and the forest owners to have professional staff at their disposition in the field. However, these structures are small, inflexible, focused on public tasks and not open to change. Various factors, including mergers of communes, or the economic situation, set off a process of restructuring. Change must originate with the owner, while the cantonal authorities should contribute to developing the structures by financial help, advice and exchange of experience. Ideally, public forest owners should combine their forces in management units large and flexible enough, disposing of planning and management rights, and bringing together the various (public) owners. Each unit should have one or more professionals responsible for management and for the tasks delegated by the State.

scholarly journals The Knowledge and Value Basis of Private Forest Management in Sweden: Actual Knowledge, Confidence, and Value Priorities

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-563
Author(s):  
Louise Eriksson ◽  
Clas Fries
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Owner ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Private Forest Owners ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
Actual Knowledge ◽  
Subjective Knowledge ◽  
Value Priorities ◽  
Management Behaviors

Abstract With growing demands on forests, there is a need to understand the drivers of managing the forest for diverse objectives, such as production, recreation, and climate adaptation. The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge and value basis of forest management behaviors, including different management strategies and management inactivity, among private forest owners in Sweden. Different dimensions of knowledge (declarative and procedural knowledge, assessed in terms of objective and subjective knowledge measures) and value priorities (basic values and forest values), as well as the role of forest owner identity, were examined. The study was conducted by means of a postal questionnaire to a random sample of private forest owners in Sweden (n = 3000, response rate 43%). The distinctions between actual knowledge (objective knowledge), confidence (subjective knowledge), and value priorities, in addition to the hierarchical structure of how these factors are linked to management behaviors, proved to be valuable. Results revealed that different knowledge dimensions and value priorities were jointly important for forest management behaviors. In addition, the role of forest owner identity for management behaviors was confirmed. Insights from the study may be used to develop policy and outreach to private forest owners and thereby facilitate different forest functions in private forestry.

scholarly journals Perspectives of Private Forest Owners toward Investment in Forest Carbon Offset Projects: A Case of Geumsan-Gun, South Korea

Forests ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Shin Seunguk ◽  
Youn Yeo-Chang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Forest Carbon ◽  
Forest Owner ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Private Forest Owners ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
Carbon Offset ◽  
Management Contract

Understanding and promoting South Korean private forest owners’ investment in the Forest Carbon Offset (FCO) scheme is crucial for enhancing carbon sequestration using forests in South Korea. This study aims to identify the factors of private forest owners associated with the investment decision in FCO projects. A total of 132 forest owners in Geumsan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do responded to a mixed-method survey. A chi-square test on the respondent groups shows that a forest management contract has a positive correlation with the forest owners’ willingness to invest in FCO projects. We also developed a logistic regression model for each forest owner group to estimate the effects of forest characteristics, experience of financial support, forest owner characteristics, and management characteristics on the forest owners’ willingness to invest in FCO projects. The results indicate that beliefs in climate change, size of forest holdings, tree species, stand age, experience in cost-sharing for forestry operations with public agencies, and timber harvest experience were significantly associated with the likelihood of a forest owner’s willingness to invest in FCO projects. Therefore, forest policies should take account of the factors influencing the likelihood of forest owners’ investment in FCO projects. We also found that the forest management contract scheme can be used as a policy instrument for promoting private forest owners’ action for climate change in South Korea.

scholarly journals Private Forest Owners’ Social Economic Profiles Weakly Influence Forest Management Conceptualizations

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrej Ficko
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Forest Owner ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Private Forest Owners ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
Management Concepts

Although several private forest owner studies have dealt with how private forest owners understand forest management, little is known about the determinants of specific forest management concepts. The study expands previous latent variable models of the perception of forest management by European private forest owners by looking at how age, income, education, annual cut, and holding size and type influence specific understandings of forest management. We applied a multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) structural equation model on a representative sample of 754 private forest owners from Slovenia. The MIMIC model confirmed the influence of six covariates on three concepts of forest management: the maintenance concept, the ecosystem-centered concept, and the economics-centered concept. The strongest determinants of perception were education and holding type. The maintenance concept was predominantly associated with less educated older full-time or part-time farmers working on smaller family farms and doing regular cuts. The perception of forest management as an economics-centered activity increased with increased education and dependence on income from intensive cuts. The ecosystem-centered concept was most strongly associated with younger, better-educated owners with smaller holdings and, surprisingly, not to non-farmers but to small-scale family farmers. However, the proportion of the variance of latent variables explained by the six covariates was low, ranging from 2.4% to 5.1%. Taking into account the influence of education and holding type on private forest owners’ perception of forest management, by increasing the level of education and raising the proportion of absentee owners in Europe, we expect a shift from the maintenance concept toward either an economics-centered or ecosystem-oriented concept for forest management. Despite the weak influence of private forest owners’ social economic profiles on forest management conceptualizations, governments should be aware of the trend and actively seek to prevent the polarization of forest management concepts.

scholarly journals Optimizing the Tending of Forest Stands with Interactive Decision Maps to Balance the Financial Incomes and Ecological Risks according to Owner Demands: Case Study in Rakovník, the Czech Republic

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 730
Author(s):  
Róbert Sedmák ◽  
Ján Tuček ◽  
Martina Levická ◽  
Denisa Sedmáková ◽  
Ján Bahýľ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Growth ◽  
Target Space ◽  
Forest Owner ◽  
Ecological Risks ◽  
Ecological Stability ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
Forest Ownership ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Interactive Decision Maps

Sustainability and the optimal provision of the various ecosystem services is an essential task in forest management. In this study, we deal with the optimization of forest tending to achieve the maximal long-term provision of financial incomes from wood at a minimal level of ecological risks for selected small ownership unit. The methods of interactive decision maps and reasonable goals (IDM/RGM) were connected with a modern forest growth simulator to investigate the four-dimensional optimization space and to produce the complete set of Pareto optimal solutions. The four different types of forest owners as potential decision-makers were simulated, and precise management goals in multidimensional target space were defined. Then, the optimal tending system for each forest owner in three stands, differing by the degree of the naturalness of the species composition, was detected. The multi-criteria analysis suggests that predominantly economically oriented forest management still prevails in the Czech and Slovak Republics, which can be as a source of conflicts among forest owners and other stakeholders. The existence of trade-offs between biodiversity, ecological stability and wood production and different owners’ demands must be taken into account. The possibility of balancing the management risks and wood provision according to the owner’s and other stakeholders’ demands with the aid of the easy-to-apply IDM/RGM methods (and the careful assistance of a specialist experienced in multi-criteria optimization) was introduced. At the same time, the application of real integrative management in small forest areas was demonstrated in practice. After the change of paradigm in forest management, the applied methods should prevent increasing conflicts among owners and society in former socialist countries, which have undergone a fundamental transformation in terms of forest ownership in recent decades.

Portraits des forestiers de l'an 2050 (essai) | Portraits of foresters in the year 2050 (essay)

2008 ◽  
Vol 159 (8) ◽  
pp. 228-229
Author(s):  
Roland Métral
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Forest Service ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
The Future ◽  
Harvesting Techniques

In the year 2050, the forest will have experienced some more or less significant changes due to the price of wood, the harvesting techniques and natural hazards. More women will be employed within the forest service and the “new forester” will work in a team and be open for changes. In the future, the forest owners' titles will still be restricted by law and the administrative directives.

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