Forest ecosystem services in Romania: Orchestrating regulatory and voluntary planning documents

Liviu Nichiforel, Gabriel Duduman, Ramona Elena Scriban, Bogdan Popa, Ionut Barnoaiea and Marian Drăgoi

Ecosystem Services, 2021, vol. 49, issue C

Abstract: Romania has traditionally dealt with forest ecosystem services (FES) using a regulatory process of designing forest management plans (FMPs). We set an analytical framework to assess the integrated approach between FMPs, Natura 2000 biodiversity conservation network, and the forest certification system. The results show that, despite some relevant additional inputs, the delivery of FES remains strongly related to the normative FMP process. The specific presence of protected species and habitats of community interest has been identified on 18% of the Natura 2000 area included in the analysis. The Natura 2000 management plans are largely conveyed in elusive and precautionary terms of reference, so adding opportunity and administrative costs supported by forest owners. The participatory approach used in the forest certification process resulted in the identification of additional cultural, regulating and habitat ecosystem services on 1.6% of the analysed area. Considering the discrepancies between de jure normative planning and de facto implementation, we discuss the need for adapting the regulatory FES governance framework by making use of e.g. bottom-up participatory approaches, monitoring indicators for the effectiveness of management measures, and valuation techniques that would make beneficiaries and civil society to consider the opportunity costs for the delivery of FES.

Keywords: Forest management plans; Natura 2000; Forest certification; Ecosystem services approach; Functional integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101276

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