Abstract
Carnus, J.-M., G. M. Hengeveld, and B. Mason. 2012. Sustainability impact assessment of forest management alternatives in Europe: an introductory background and framework. Ecology and Society 17(4): 49. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-04838-170449
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CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND European forests are highly diverse, are increasing in surface area and in volume, and have a long tradition of management to meet a range of social, economic, and environmental needs
We introduce a methodological framework for classification of forest management approaches in European forestry and explore how changes in forest management might affect the delivery of various ecosystem goods and services and appropriate sustainability indicators over time and space from local to continental scales
CONCLUDING REMARKS At a time when increasing pressures are being placed on forest managers to adapt management practices to meet changing societal demands and projected climate change, it is important that policy makers and other stakeholders in the forestry sector have the tools to examine how possible changes in policy and legislation may affect sustainability indicators, both and in the future
Summary
CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND European forests are highly diverse, are increasing in surface area and in volume, and have a long tradition of management to meet a range of social, economic, and environmental needs. Stakeholders in the forest-based sector as well as policy makers need improved methods and tools to assess potential impacts of changes in management on sustainability indicators.
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