Adapting forest management to climate change in Europe: Linking perceptions to adaptive responses

Rita Sousa-Silva, Bruno Verbist, Ângela Lomba, Peter Valent, Monika Suškevičs, Olivier Picard, Marjanke A. Hoogstra-Klein, Vasile-Cosmin Cosofret, Laura Bouriaud, Quentin Ponette, Kris Verheyen and Bart Muys

Forest Policy and Economics, 2018, vol. 90, issue C, 22-30

Abstract: Climate change will impact forests and may impair their ability to provide essential ecosystem services in the decades to come. Addressing this challenge requires adjustments to forest management strategies as of now, but it is still unclear to what extent this is already in progress. Using data from surveys of 1131 forest owners and managers from seven European countries, we assessed how they perceive their role in adapting forest management to climate change. The surveys focused on foresters' observations of climate change impacts, the degree to which climate change is a part of their operational and strategic management, and their ability to address related risks and opportunities.

Keywords: Adaptive capacity; Awareness; Climate change; Europe; Forest management; Regional differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2018.01.004

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