Collective forestry regimes to enhance transition to climate smart forestry. (24th July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brnkalakova, Stanislava; Melnykovych, Mariana; Nijnik, Maria; Barlagne, Carla; Pavelka, Marian; Udovc, Andrej; Marek, Michal; Kovac, Urban; Kluvánková, Tatiana
• Other Names: Nijnik Maria guestEditor.; Kluvánková Tatiana guestEditor.; Melnykovych Mariana guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Environmental policy and governance. Volume 32:Number 6(2022)
• Page Start: 492
• Page End: 503
• Publication Date: 2022-07-24
• Subjects: analytical framework -- climate regulation -- collective forestry regimes -- European mountains -- forest ecosystem services -- social innovation -- socio‐ecological systems; Environmental policy -- Europe -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Europe -- Periodicals; 333.7
• DOI: 10.1002/eet.2021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1756-932X

Abstract

Abstract: As European mountain forests are a significant world carbon stock and sequester, they have a prominent position in climate policies and climate smart forestry (CSF) implementation. However, forest ecosystem services (ES) that are public or common goods (i.e., of carbon sequestration) face a traditional social dilemma of individual versus collective interests, which often generate conflicts, and result in the overuse of ES and resource depletion. In this article, we elaborate a conceptual analytical framework and use it in case studies selected in European mountain areas to analyse the potential of socio‐ecological systems to develop CSF. Collective self‐organized forestry regimes, as a form of social innovation, are the main focus, compared with centrally governed state regimes and forest management practices in municipal forests. A conceptual framework to analyse collective self‐organized regimes and compare these with other CSF‐applicable forestry regimes is elaborated using a mixed‐method approach, centered around the estimation of carbon sequestration potential. The results indicate that collective self‐organized forestry regimes can play a role in fostering the transition of European forestry towards CSF.