Forest groups as support to private forest owners in developing close-to-nature management

Gossum, Peter Van; Luyssaert, Sebastiaan; Serbruyns, Inge; Mortier, Freddy

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2003.10.003

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“…In addition to the purpose of changing the current productive forest species, the future increase in woodlands seemed to correspond to landowners with an extensive surface area. In keeping with Hodges and Cubbage (1990) and Van Gossum et al (2005), we observed that the productive forest holdings managed by owners who were members of a professional group were somewhat larger than the holdings of owners uninterested in participating in such groups. As mean values, associated owners had almost 1 ha more than the nonassociated group (H = 3.768).…”

Section: Membership Of Agricultural and Forestry Groupssupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Such active forest management behavior of associated landowners could be due to the fact that professional groups offer information sources and technical advice for members. However, we were unable to associate this finding with the access of landowners to professional services from agricultural and forestry groups, as Mahapatra and Mitchell (2001), Kittredge (2005) or Van Gossum et al (2005) suggested.…”

Section: Membership Of Agricultural and Forestry Groupsmentioning

confidence: 67%

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Characterization of nonindustrial private forest owners and their influence on forest management aims and practices in Northern Spain

Rodríguez-Vicente

Pérez

2009

Small-scale Forestry

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Explaining and predicting nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) owner land management based on social, economic, and environmental factors is an increasingly important issue in policy arenas and academic research on rural development and planning. This study empirically explores and assesses management behavior by NIPF owners by analyzing attributes of landowner profile (age, educational level, primary occupation, engagement in farming, membership of professional groups, training in forestry, availability of market information, and specific knowledge and use of production criteria for timber harvesting). With the aim of predicting outcomes, a multiple regression model was constructed to investigate and quantify the probabilities of and factors influencing the participation of owners in agricultural and forestry associations. In March 2004, 103 resident forest landowners were interviewed about their commitment to and involvement in land management during 1999-2003 in Mariña Oriental, a forest region of Galicia, Northern Spain. Results suggest that professional occupation, particularly farming background, is the main factor affecting, either directly or indirectly, the forest management behavior of NIPF owners in the area. In particular, our logistic regression model for landowner membership of professional groups explained 77.9% of the variability observed in the study population, which suggests that the agricultural background of NIPF owners and their expectations from forests, represented by their future intention to enlarge the forestland base, play an important role in membership. In the region, forestry could be a valuable economic activity but it is not considered as such today. Findings could be used as a guide for design,

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Section: Membership Of Agricultural and Forestry Groupssupporting

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Section: Membership Of Agricultural and Forestry Groupsmentioning

confidence: 67%

Characterization of nonindustrial private forest owners and their influence on forest management aims and practices in Northern Spain

Rodríguez-Vicente

Pérez

2009

Small-scale Forestry

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“…Kot lahko vidimo, so člani DLG v razlogih za povezovanje v prvi vrsti navedli socialne vidike povezovanja, ki se izražajo v interesih članov po izobraževanju, druženju ter izmenjavi informacij in mnenj ter šele v drugi vrsti svoje ekonomske interese, povezane s gospodarjenjem z gozdom. Rezultati se ujemajo z ugotovitvami domačih in tujih raziskav (Pezdevšek Malovrh in sod., 2010;Van Gossum, 2005), kjer ugotavljajo, da ključno vlogo pri povezovanju lastnikov igra pridobitev informacij in znanja, medtem ko se z večanjem velikosti posesti lastniki poleg že naštetih razlogov odločajo za povezovanje zaradi možnosti izmenjave izkušenj, povezanih z gospodarjenjem, trženja lesa in enotnega zastopanja v političnem procesu. Nadalje ne preseneča tudi ugotovitev Leban (2014), da so DLG gozdov bolj učinkovita pri opravljanju socialno-izobraževalnih aktivnosti kot tehnično-gospodarskih.…”

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Poslovno povezovanje lastnikov gozdov na primeru Društva lastnikov gozdov Pohorje-Kozjak

Malovrh¹,

Laktić²

2017

Acta Silvae et Ligni

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IZVLEČEKVečina ključnih problemov gospodarjenja z zasebnimi gozdovi izhaja iz majhne in razdrobljene gozdne posesti, ki je v lasti velikega števila lastnikov. Zato je njihovo povezovanje ključno za bolj učinkovito gospodarjenje. Največji razmah so v zadnjih letih doživela društva lastnikov gozdov, ki so po Zakonu o društvih opredeljena kot samostojno in nepridobitno združenje. Kot odgovor temu se je med člani pokazala težnja po nadgradnji takšne oblike povezovanja v smeri poslovnega povezovanja. V prispevku je predstavljeno Društvo lastnikov gozdov Pohorje-Kozjak kot primer dobre prakse širitve z društvenih aktivnosti na raven poslovnega (zadružnega) sodelovanja. Na vzorcu članov društva in zadruge je bila opravljena anketa o poslovnem povezovanju in možnostih profesionalizacije dela. Za poslovno povezovanje so bolj pripravljeni mlajši lastniki gozdov večjih gozdnih posesti z višjo stopnjo izobrazbe. Člani društva in zadruge so naklonjeni poslovnemu povezovanju in profesionalizaciji, vendar sami nočejo nositi finančnega bremena. Pri tem si želijo pomoči države v smislu finančnih spodbud za podporo dobrim praksam in profesionalizaciji dela.Ključne besede: zasebni gozdovi, povezovanje zasebnih lastnikov gozdov, društvo lastnikov gozdov, gozdarska zadruga, profesionalizacija aktivnosti ABSTRACTMost of the key problems related to private forest management stems from small-scaled and fragmented forest property, which is owned by a large number of owners, therefore their cooperation is crucial for more effective forest management. The greatest expansion in the last years was experienced by private forest owners' societies, which are defined under the Societies Act as independent and non-profit organizations. In response to this, private forest owners are aspiring to upgrade such forms of organization in the direction of a more business-like cooperation. This paper presents the private Pohorje-Kozjak Forest Owners Society as an example of a good practice expansion from society activities onto the level of business (cooperative) cooperation. A survey on business cooperation and opportunities for professionalization of activities was conducted on the sample of members of the society and the forest cooperative. Results showed that younger forest owners, with a larger forest property and a higher education, are more open towards business cooperation. Furthermore, members of the society and the cooperative favour business cooperation and professionalization, but are unwilling to bear the financial burden. As such, they wish a state support in terms of financial stimulation for good practice and professionalization of activities.Key words: private forests, cooperation of private forest owners, forest owners society, business cooperation, forest cooperative, professionalization of activities UVOD INTRODUCTIONSlovenija je poznana kot gozdnata država. Po podatkih Zavoda za gozdove Slovenije našo državo prekriva 58,3 % gozdnih površin. Od tega je kar 76,0 % v zasebni lasti, 21,0 % v lasti države in 3,0 % gozdov v lasti lokalnih...

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“…Inner Mongolia has a general water availability problem due to its semi-arid climate [52] but also a problem of increasing water pollution due to increasing mining activities [53]. "Provision of habitats for living organisms" was defined as an indicator for the LUF "provision of biotic resources," referring to a structured (fragmented) and mainly undisturbed environment [54]. The indicator "likelihood of environmental risks" was ranked highest among the proposed ones for the LUF "maintenance of ecosystem processes".…”

Section: Environmental Indicatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge Brokerage for Impact Assessment of Land Use Scenarios in Inner Mongolia, China: Extending and Testing the FoPIA Approach

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While land serves numerous societal functions and contributes to sustainable development, it is often unclear how these functions are affected by political decisions and common drivers of land use change, such as economic development, climate change and demographic change. This study evaluates alternative land use scenarios in reference to a rural region of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (China), where various processes and decisions have historically triggered unsustainable development. The scientifically tested "Framework for Participatory Impact Assessment (FoPIA)" method is developed further to address specific features of the case study region, and its function as a knowledge-brokerage (KB) tool is evaluated. Three scenarios are developed and analysed in expert workshops. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 5028 "Land intensification: Agriculture" and "Land intensification: Mining" scenarios are found to have mainly negative environmental and social effects and positive economic impacts, while the "Environmental conservation and tourism" scenario is found to more positively affect all three sustainability dimensions. Assessments of methodological phases show that the FoPIA primarily serves to establish the KB process and that the framework particularly benefits from early examinations of scientific results by policy makers.

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Forest groups as support to private forest owners in developing close-to-nature management

Cited by 35 publications

References 16 publications

Characterization of nonindustrial private forest owners and their influence on forest management aims and practices in Northern Spain

Characterization of nonindustrial private forest owners and their influence on forest management aims and practices in Northern Spain

Poslovno povezovanje lastnikov gozdov na primeru Društva lastnikov gozdov Pohorje-Kozjak

Knowledge Brokerage for Impact Assessment of Land Use Scenarios in Inner Mongolia, China: Extending and Testing the FoPIA Approach

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