Drivers of change in U.S. forests and forestry over the next 20 years

Dockry, Michael J.; Βengston, David Ν.; Westphal, Lynne M.

doi:10.2737/nrs-gtr-p-197

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“…Within the forest industry related research there are publications that have identified and addressed the environmental and socio-economic changes and their effects on the industry. There are studies taking a global (Mery et al 2010) or a regional perspective (Hetemäki 2014;Winkel 2017;Dockry et al 2020). Furthermore, several publications discuss only certain possible change drivers affecting the forest industry.…”

Section: Identifying Macro- Meso-and Micro-level Economic Environment...mentioning

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Implications of the sustainability transition on the industry value creation logic – case of Finnish pulp and paper industry

Laakkonen,

Rusanen,

Hujala

et al. 2023

Silva Fenn

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Global economic, social and environmental change drivers have tremendous effects on the dynamic and nested business environment calling for a sustainability transition to a circular bioeconomy. The transition will pressurise established industries to alter their value creation logic to consider sustainability holistically. The study follows a case study research strategy and investigates how an established Finnish pulp and paper industry reconfigures its communicated value creation logic. The findings of a qualitative document analysis suggest that the pulp and paper industry has started to explore new sustainable path-breaking innovations and create a common development agenda, which has resulted in incremental adaptations in the value creation logic. However, the industry’s narrative of already being sustainable has hampered the reconfiguration and stabilisation of the adapted value creation logic. From a theoretical perspective, adopting an interdisciplinary and systemic perspective is necessary to understand the changing business environment. From a managerial perspective, cross-sectoral collaboration and including perspectives of different actors can help in creating a holistically sustainable value creation logic.

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Section: Identifying Macro- Meso-and Micro-level Economic Environment...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Implications of the sustainability transition on the industry value creation logic – case of Finnish pulp and paper industry

Laakkonen,

Rusanen,

Hujala

et al. 2023

Silva Fenn

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“…Research has indicated that the demand for urban forestry practitioners continues to grow as the urban environment expands over time (Ricard and McDonough, 2007;Driscoll et al, 2015) Digital readiness was considered critical at all levels of education, but in particular at the TVET level. The importance of integrating digital tools into education has been stressed by others (Sharik et al, 2020, Chuchu and Ndoro, 2019, and Ferreira and Mustaro, 2014. The availability and use of digital tools, and the digital readiness of students were deemed moderately available in the Europe and NA regions, but limited in other regions.…”

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Global assessment of forest education

2022

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The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO.

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Emerging Signals of Change that Could Shape the Future of Forestry: a Horizon Scan

Bengston,

Westphal,

Adelson

et al. 2023

Journal of Forestry

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Foresight is essential for long-term planning and forward-looking decision-making in forestry, where planning horizons often span many decades. But generating foresight is challenging due to the increasing pace and complexity of change and growing uncertainty about the future. Most change that could affect or even disrupt forestry in the future originates outside of the field, such as social, technological, economic, and environmental changes. The Forest Futures Horizon Scanning project (Forest Horizons) aims to generate foresight by identifying early signals of change from outside forestry that professionals within the field may not be aware of or pay close attention to. This article draws on the database of signals of change uncovered in the Forest Horizons project and identifies fifteen key emerging changes that could help shape the long-term future of forestry. Study Implications: The long-term nature of forestry has compelled foresters to be forward-looking and plan many decades ahead. Horizon scanning is a tool that can enhance foresight in forestry by identifying emerging signals of change that could affect the field in the future. Fifteen wide-ranging early signals of change are highlighted in this article. Consideration of these emerging changes in long-term and strategic planning could help forestry decision makers prepare for change and avoid being blindsided. Horizon scanning is a useful approach to help generate essential foresight in an era of increasingly rapid, complex, and often surprising change.

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Drivers of change in U.S. forests and forestry over the next 20 years

Cited by 4 publications

References 45 publications

Implications of the sustainability transition on the industry value creation logic – case of Finnish pulp and paper industry

Implications of the sustainability transition on the industry value creation logic – case of Finnish pulp and paper industry

Global assessment of forest education

Emerging Signals of Change that Could Shape the Future of Forestry: a Horizon Scan

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