Divided landbase, overlapping tenures, and fire risk

2004 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 478-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven G Cumming ◽  
Glen W Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
Timber Harvest ◽  
Fire Policy ◽  
Timber Supply ◽  
Forest Tenure ◽  
Global Planning ◽  
Business As Usual

The Tardis forest modeling program was used to investigate the effects on timber supply and delivered wood cost of alternative forest tenure policies on a forest management agreement area in northeastern Alberta. Under the current tenure policy (business as usual), the woodlands divisions of one large pulp company and several sawmill companies are responsible for different aspects of planning and forest management on the area. We propose an alternative tenure policy (global planning) whereby one forest management entity is responsible for harvesting timber and delivering it to the various mills. The global planning alternative has several advantages over business as usual, especially for the sawmill companies. With business as usual, the sawmill companies experience shortfalls in timber harvest volume. No shortfall is seen with global planning. Under global planning, delivered wood cost for the sawmill companies is reduced by $2.81 m–3 , on average. Forest fire is an important disturbance affecting timber supply in the area. We examine the joint effects of tenure policy and fire using Monte Carlo simulation. The superiority of global planning is even more apparent with fire incorporated in the model. According to our simulations, many sawmills are very likely to experience persistent sharp decreases in delivered wood volume under business as usual. No such decreases occur under global planning. Key words: forest tenure, simulation modeling, timber harvest scheduling, forest fire, policy analysis, boreal mixedwood, sustainable forest management

scholarly journals Climate change and forest management affect forest fire risk in Fennoscandia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Black Carbon ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Large Fires ◽  
Forest Fire Risk ◽  
Fire Ignition

Forest and wildland fires are a natural part of ecosystems worldwide, but large fires in particular can cause societal, economic and ecological disruption. Fires are an important source of greenhouse gases and black carbon that can further amplify and accelerate climate change. In recent years, large forest fires in Sweden demonstrate that the issue should also be considered in other parts of Fennoscandia. This final report of the project “Forest fires in Fennoscandia under changing climate and forest cover (IBA ForestFires)” funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, synthesises current knowledge of the occurrence, monitoring, modelling and suppression of forest fires in Fennoscandia. The report also focuses on elaborating the role of forest fires as a source of black carbon (BC) emissions over the Arctic and discussing the importance of international collaboration in tackling forest fires. The report explains the factors regulating fire ignition, spread and intensity in Fennoscandian conditions. It highlights that the climate in Fennoscandia is characterised by large inter-annual variability, which is reflected in forest fire risk. Here, the majority of forest fires are caused by human activities such as careless handling of fire and ignitions related to forest harvesting. In addition to weather and climate, fuel characteristics in forests influence fire ignition, intensity and spread. In the report, long-term fire statistics are presented for Finland, Sweden and the Republic of Karelia. The statistics indicate that the amount of annually burnt forest has decreased in Fennoscandia. However, with the exception of recent large fires in Sweden, during the past 25 years the annually burnt area and number of fires have been fairly stable, which is mainly due to effective fire mitigation. Land surface models were used to investigate how climate change and forest management can influence forest fires in the future. The simulations were conducted using different regional climate models and greenhouse gas emission scenarios. Simulations, extending to 2100, indicate that forest fire risk is likely to increase over the coming decades. The report also highlights that globally, forest fires are a significant source of BC in the Arctic, having adverse health effects and further amplifying climate warming. However, simulations made using an atmospheric dispersion model indicate that the impact of forest fires in Fennoscandia on the environment and air quality is relatively minor and highly seasonal. Efficient forest fire mitigation requires the development of forest fire detection tools including satellites and drones, high spatial resolution modelling of fire risk and fire spreading that account for detailed terrain and weather information. Moreover, increasing the general preparedness and operational efficiency of firefighting is highly important. Forest fires are a large challenge requiring multidisciplinary research and close cooperation between the various administrative operators, e.g. rescue services, weather services, forest organisations and forest owners is required at both the national and international level.

scholarly journals Realizacja zrównoważonej gospodarki leśnej w wymiarze lokalnym, regionalnym i globalnym – wybrane aspekty prawne

2018 ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Leśkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Timber Supply ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
Market Practices

The aim of the article is to answer the question whether and if so, how the legislator shapes the harvesting of timber in a manner consistent with the objectives of sustainable forest management. The implementation of forest management is strongly influenced by global conditions. At the regional level, the legislator has defined “measures” implemented to counteract the marketing of illegally harvested timber. They are known as the EU’s “due diligence system” used in the timber supply chain “from forest to final purchaser.” At the local level, the instruments to achieve this objective of sustainable forest management include control, supervision and sanctions for breaches of Regulations 995/2010 and 2173/2005, while in practice, it is global market practices and related global conformity assessment systems relating to national forestry legislation that ultimately determine how the principles of the due diligence system will be implemented.

Towards a tenure policy framework for sustainable forest management in Canada

1997 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin K. Luckert
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Yield Management ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
Forest Tenure ◽  
Evolutionary Step ◽  
Sustained Yield

Sustainable forest management may be considered an evolutionary step beyond sustained yield management. Although objectives related to sustainable forest management are common in Canada, policy means of achieving these objectives are rarely spelled out. Currently, forest tenure policies are dominated by concepts associated with sustained yield that may preclude the realization of sustainable forest management objectives. This paper identifies how tenure policies based on sustained yield concepts of allowable annual cuts could change in order to address a more holistic view of forests associated with sustainable forest management. Key words: forest tenure; forest policy; sustained yield; sustainable development; forest management; allowable annual cuts

scholarly journals Forest Tenure and Sustainable Forest Management

2015 ◽  
Vol 05 (05) ◽  
pp. 526-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacek P. Siry ◽  
Kathleen McGinley ◽  
Frederick W. Cubbage ◽  
Pete Bettinger
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Tenure

Forest tenure systems and sustainable forest management: the case of Ghana

2001 ◽  
Vol 149 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 253-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E Owubah ◽  
Dennis C Le Master ◽  
J.M Bowker ◽  
John G Lee
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Tenure

scholarly journals Embedding science and innovation in forest management: Recent experiences at Millar Western in west-central Alberta

2008 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laird Van Damme ◽  
Peter N Duinker ◽  
Dennis Quintilio
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Plan ◽  
Science Innovation

Research from scientists embedded within Millar Western’s forest management planning process over the last 14 years was enabled by strong corporate leadership, cooperation by Alberta’s Ministry of Sustainable Resource Development, and funding by the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta. Results of the supporting research are described in the articles that follow and are important contributions to Canada’s commitment to sustainable forest management (SFM). The process is as noteworthy as the results and is the subject of this paper. When scientists and practitioners work closely together in developing a forest management plan, as they have in this case, there is a much greater opportunity for science-based emergent strategies to be created and applied through the personal interactions among scientists and practitioners. For example, input from the science-based collaborators influenced the harvest schedule in the detailed forest management plan to minimize negative effects on water flow, biodiversity and fire risk. This approach to SFM is one of many being developed in Alberta. The diversity of input has clear benefits, not the least of which is the maintenance of innovation and intellectual enterprise in support of SFM. Key words: forest management planning, forest science, innovation, Alberta, biodiversity, timber supply, guidelines

scholarly journals Forest Tenure and Sustainable Forest Management: Drawing Lessons from the Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Gordon Kofi Sarfo-Adu
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Forest Practices ◽  
Forest Tenure ◽  
Timber Products ◽  
Development Goals

The quest to foster sustainable forest management (SFM) in the era of sustainable development goals has reignited the debate on forest tenure concerns. Land and forest tenure insecurity has remained a major underlying cause of deforestation in Africa, which suggests that addressing tenure issues could effectively foster sustainable forest management. Adopting theoretical literature and drawing lessons from related empirical works, this study examines the role of land and forest tenure in sustainable forest management drive. Among other things, the study discusses how land tenure promotes or inhibits sustainable forest practices. The study outlines how frustrating tenure regimes deprive the community of the needed benefits and subsequent untoward behaviour unleashed on forests. The study concludes that the idea of tenure rights and tenure security has implications on sustainable forest management and admonishes a robust tenure regime that upholds local 'people's access to and usage of forest resources without sinister machinations and subjugation of local people. The study contends that determined rights and their long-term security remain crucial in attracting the tenure holders to make a strenuous investment in SFM since investments in forestry usually are made for the long term. Among other things, the study recommends for clarity and long-term security of ownership and tenure rights regarding forest products; a need to promote capacity-building for administrators and rights holders to adopt a sustainable mindset in their exploitation of timber products; and a need to foster stakeholder participation.

scholarly journals Re-evaluating our approach to forest management planning: A complex journey

2005 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Hélène Mathey ◽  
Emina Krcmar ◽  
Ilan Vertinsky
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Decision Support Tools ◽  
Timber Supply ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Support Tools ◽  
Forest Values

The evolution of forest values from timber supply to ecological and social values has been leading to the redefinition of the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) paradigm. In parallel, scientific knowledge is expanding and uncovering the interconnectedness of the various processes that support these values. We thus have many wishes and much knowledge but we have to ensure that we have the decision support tools that will pull them together to promote SFM. After a broad review of the evolution of decision support tools in forest management, this paper presents a case for more holistic numerical planning tools. To illustrate that such tools can be designed, we propose a simple decentralized approach. In this approach, a landscape management strategy evolves based on local decisions, integrating spatial and aspatial, multi-period and period-specific goals. Such tools could become a useful platform for sustainable forest management planning. Key words: decision support tools, sustainable forest management, evolution, holistic planning, complexity, cellular automata

scholarly journals Not only sale of wood: diversification of sources of revenues in selected european public forest enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 160-170
Author(s):  
Adam Kaliszewski ◽  
Wojciech Młynarski
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Timber Harvest ◽  
The State ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
National Forest ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Lower Saxony ◽  
Forest Enterprises

AbstractEconomic viability of forestry is one of the key pillars of sustainable forest management and a basis for maintaining forests and their multiple benefits for the society. It may be achieved by, inter alia, diversification of sources of income in forest management. The aim of the article is to analyse sources of revenues of state-owned forest enterprises (holdings) in selected European countries and ongoing changes in this respect in recent years. In the paper, we analyse the structure of revenues of state forest enterprises in Poland, Germany (with the examples of Bavaria and Lower Saxony) and Austria; however, particular attention is paid to the State Forests National Forest Holding in Poland, which is the largest state-owned forest holding in the European Union (EU) in terms of area of forests. The study is based on document content analysis methodology (desk research), including annual reports published by forest enterprises, statistical data and also legal regulations.The analysis shows that while revenues from the sale of wood are the main source of income of forest enterprises, some of them are seeking to diversify their sources of revenues. The Austrian Federal Forests can serve as an example of a good development strategy based on diversified sources of income. Also, the Lower Saxony State Forest company, which is approximately 60% dependent on the sale of wood, undertakes other activities, including real estate management, hunting and recreational services. Our study shows that both the State Forests National Forest Holding and the Bavarian State Forests Enterprise are based on timber harvest and sale to a large extent. We conclude that as regards the State Forests Holding in Poland, the possibility of expanding and diversifying commercial activities should become a subject of discussion among foresters, decision makers and politicians.

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