Assessing the Economic Situation of Small-Scale Farm Forestry in Mountain Regions: A Case Study in Austria

Toscani, Philipp; Sekot, Walter

doi:10.1659/mrd-journal-d-16-00106.1

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“…However, it is well established that high-quality timber can be processed in the local and regional value chain as an important element of the bio-economy, and low-quality wood products can contribute to bioenergy. Wood products are thereby substituting non-wood materials and are contributing to rural development (Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung 2011; Braun et al 2016;Toscani and Sekot 2017;Werner et al 2010).…”

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Future management options for cembran pine forests close to the alpine timberline

Jandl¹,

Jandl

Schindlbacher

2018

Annals of Forest Science

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• Key message High-elevation forests in the Alps protect infrastructure and human lives against natural hazards such as rockfall, flooding, and avalanches. Routinely performed silvicultural interventions maintain the required stand structure but are not commercially viable in remote forests due to high operational costs. Financial subsidies for the management of high-elevation protection forests are an efficient strategy to ensure sustainable forest cover. • Context Presently, many high-elevation forests in the Alps are managed in order to ensure the provision of ecosystem services with emphasis on the minimization of natural hazards. • Aims We studied the possible economic performance of a high-elevation protection forest from an owner's perspective. We investigated whether the increase in productivity due to climate change and a favorable market for the dominating cembran pine (Pinus cembra L.) are sufficient for profitable timber production in protection forests. Keywords Growth modeling • Soil carbon pool • Climate change • Mountain forest • Forest management costs Handling Editor: Andreas Bolte Contributions of the co-authors NJ performed the economical analysis and co-wrote the manuscript. RJ conceived the experiment, participated in field work and data analysis, and co-wrote the manuscript. AS participated in data analyzing and interpretation and co-wrote the manuscript. This article is part of the topical collection on Forest Adaptation and Restoration under Global Change Extended author information available on the last page of the article.

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Future management options for cembran pine forests close to the alpine timberline

Jandl¹,

Jandl

Schindlbacher

2018

Annals of Forest Science

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“…Regarding the investments and profit in the forestry sector, whether it is from the timber industry or recreation and esthetics or clean energy, everything contributing to the SDGs has repercussions on society and business in particular. The Austrian forestry sector with around 145,000 forest landowners plays an important part in the economy [23], especially in rural areas. Austrian forest areas are expecting a 7% increase in removals of timber from for 2017, a rate which remained stable throughout 2018.…”

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“…The indicators used in this Pan-European concept were adapted to Austrian conditions by taking into account aspects such as the dominance of small-scale forest land holdings and highly differentiated biogeography [20]. The SDGs have been recently discussed in light of their potential of realizing the goals of SFM, biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, and bioeconomy [3,12,[21][22][23][24][25]. However, in the context of forestry, major knowledge gaps still exist in our understanding of the interactions between goals and targets of Agenda 2030 [3,12].…”

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The Nexus between the Austrian Forestry Sector and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Review of the Interlinkages

Hazarika

Jandl

2019

Forests

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Since the inception of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, there has been much conceptual progress on the linkages across the 17 goals and their 169 targets. While this kind of conceptualization is an essential first step, action must now move towards systematic policy design, implementation, and multi-stakeholder collaborations that can translate such understanding into concrete results. This study is a reality check of such quasi-political global development agendas by the United Nations and its implications on Austrian forestry. Although forestry is not a goal in itself, forests as an element have been included under SDG15 (Life on Land). In this study, the linkages of forestry with potential synergies or trade-offs within and between the SDGs have been assessed through a literature survey and complemented with the perception of opinion leaders across the Austrian forestry sector on the same. The insights about awareness, design, implementation, and the necessity of mainstreaming the SDGs into the policy structure of Austria were reviewed. Besides facilitating the goals of sustainable forest management (SFM) in Austria, the SDG15 is not only strongly related to, but is likely to aid, the achievement of other SDGs, such as human health (SDG3), provision of clean water (SDG6), affordable & clean energy (SDG7), and climate action (SDG13). The opinion leaders perceive the SDGs as well-placed but broad. Some this broadness is a positive aspect of the SDGs. On the other hand, the 15-year (2015–2030) tenure of the SDGs is perceived to be inadequate to match the temporal scale of forest development. Apparently, the success of the SDGs will strictly depend upon coordination, governance, and most importantly, awareness among all stakeholders. Therefore, in addition to “leaving no one behind”, the SDGs must evidently provide incentives benefitting everybody.

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“…Whereas the expectation might be that smaller holdings usually have lower significance for the owner than larger ones, some examples prove this wrong. In the unfavorable production conditions of mountainous regions, forestry may produce a substantial part of a farm´s income [7].…”

Section: Multifunctionality Diversification and Total Economy Of Farmmentioning

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“…Small forest ownership especially belonging to traditional forest owners is often associated with terms like farm forestry, family forestry, or small-scale forestry [6]. Farm forestry can play a significant role for the livelihood of farms, especially in mountainous regions [7]. Whereas in many countries measuring the profitability and monitoring the sustainability of forestry is possible for state forest organizations, there is a severe lack of knowledge about the socio-economic situation of small and/or privately-managed forest enterprises.…”

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confidence: 99%

Forest Accountancy Data Networks—A European Approach of Empirical Research, Its Achievements, and Potentials in Regard to Sustainable Multiple Use Forestry

Toscani

Sekot

2018

Forests

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A Forest Accountancy Data Network represents an intermediate approach of empirical economic research between surveys based on questionnaires on the one hand and case studies on the other, with time as a third dimension. Over the past decades, the few institutions operating such networks have accumulated a bulk of experience with this methodology and the possibilities for its adaptation to upcoming requirements. By summarizing and evaluating the potential of this methodology, we provide an up-to-date reference for designing empirical studies in forest economics at the enterprise level. Aspects of sustainability as well as the economics of multiple use forestry are specifically addressed. Forestry-specific extensions to existing agricultural networks could be a cost saving approach for investigating such crucial questions like the role of forestry for regional development and for the livelihood of farms. The study is based on an extended literature research which has been complemented by expert interviews.

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Assessing the Economic Situation of Small-Scale Farm Forestry in Mountain Regions: A Case Study in Austria

Cited by 13 publications

References 10 publications

Future management options for cembran pine forests close to the alpine timberline

Future management options for cembran pine forests close to the alpine timberline

The Nexus between the Austrian Forestry Sector and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Review of the Interlinkages

Forest Accountancy Data Networks—A European Approach of Empirical Research, Its Achievements, and Potentials in Regard to Sustainable Multiple Use Forestry

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