Forest succession, management and the economy under a changing climate: Coupling economic and forest management models to assess impacts and adaptation options

Lantz, Van; McMonagle, Galen; Hennigar, Chris R.; Sharma, Chinmay; Withey, Patrick; Ochuodho, Thomas O.

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102781

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“…The "triad zoning" strategy, which suggests separating a managed forest into the three zones of (a) conservation, (b) wood extensive production, and (c) wood intensive production serves as the foundation for the multi-objective optimization model employed in this work. Additionally, in an attempt to establish the potential impact of climate change on forestry products, [33] merged the Woodstock model with the computable general equilibrium model, and the findings of the investigation revealed very significant detrimental effects on forest products. The study went on to suggest that adjusting to climate-related changes by replacing failing softwood plantations with drought-resistant softwood seedlings or hardwood seedlings can minimize these negative effects and, in the latter instance, favorably improve the supply and output of hardwood timber.…”

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A Comprehensive Model Assessment of China’s Forestry and Climate Change

Zhang

Obuobi

Hwarari

et al. 2023

Forests

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The relationship between maximizing forest revenue and reducing environmental pollution has been a challenging one. It is every country’s responsibility to protect its forest reserves and mitigate climate change. Studies on the relationship between forest economic models and climate change are limited, and most of them focus on maximizing forestry products. This study aims at filling the gaps and makes scientific contributions by providing a detailed account of various economic models and their correlations with climate change, as well as identifying the ecological footprint of forest products, fossil fuel consumption, forest cover, foreign direct investment, economic growth, and population in terms of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In this study, we observed that most forest economic models focus on forest profit maximization and disregard climate impact. The empirical results suggest that the ecological footprint of forest products increases CO2 emissions. In addition, forest cover helps to reduce CO2 emissions. A case study of China’s tremendous growth and the associated CO2 emissions levels reported a recent decrease in such levels, largely due to an increase in forest cover. Although these findings are not exhaustive, they provide new insights into forestry economic models and the impact of climate change, offering theoretical and practical implications for future reference and forest governance.

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A Comprehensive Model Assessment of China’s Forestry and Climate Change

Zhang

Obuobi

Hwarari

et al. 2023

Forests

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“…As an essential part of the global ecosystem, the forest ecosystem is a complex heterogeneous hierarchical system characterized by dynamic species replacement (Bruelheide et al, 2011). Forest succession can reveal changes in the whole forest, affect the wood supply of the forest (Lantz et al, 2022), and influence ecological functions, such as the supply of ecosystem services (Corteś-Calderón et al, 2021), carbon sequestration (Dulamsuren, 2021), soil carbon accumulation (Zhu et al, 2021), and animal and plant habitation (Gonzaĺez et al, 2022). Species composition is a vital expression of forest succession (Mi et al, 2016).…”

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Simulation and prediction of changes in tree species composition in subtropical forests of China using a nonlinear difference equation system model

Ji,

Yu,

Wang

et al. 2023

Front. Plant Sci.

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Changes in tree species composition are one of the key aspects of forest succession. In recent decades, significant changes have occurred in the tree species composition of subtropical forests in China, with a decrease in coniferous trees and an increase in broad-leaved trees. This study focuses on Zhejiang Province, located in the subtropical region of China, and utilizes seven inventories from the National Continuous Forest Inventory (NCFI) System spanning 30 years (1989-2019) for modeling and analysis. We categorized tree species into three groups: pine, fir, and broadleaf. We used the proportion of biomass in a sample plot as a measure of the relative abundance of each tree species group. A novel nonlinear difference equation system (NDES) model was proposed. A NDES model was established based on two consecutive survey datasets. A total of six models were established in this study. The results indicated that during the first two re-examination periods (1989-1994, 1994-1999), there was significant fluctuation in the trend of tree species abundance, with no consistent pattern of change. During the latter four re-examination periods (1999-2004, 2004-2009, 2009-2014, 2014-2019), a consistent trend was observed, whereby the abundance of the pine group and the fir group decreased while the abundance of the broad-leaved group increased. Moreover, over time, this pattern became increasingly stable. Although the abundances of the pine group and the fir group have been steadily declining, neither group is expected to become extinct. The NDES model not only facilitates short-term, medium-term, and even long-term predictions but also employs limit analysis to reveal currently obscure changing trends in tree species composition.

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“…Climate change has a significant adverse impact on water conditions, habitats, and health (Hernandez-Delgado, 2015;PPID KLHK, 2018). Due to habitat destruction brought on by climate change, the earth's capacity to sustain life will eventually become uninhabitable (Lantz et al, 2022). In preventing this from happening, environmental conservation programs were finally initiated, either in the form of mass movements, funding, or commitment agreements between countries (Aslam & Rana, 2022).…”

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Waqf and Environment: A Bibliometric Analysis

Anam

Ahmad

Ali

et al. 2022

Shirkah

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Despite the plethora of studies on environmental waqf in the literature, research objectives and results are still inconsistent. Therefore, this study maps the literature on environmental waqf to explore future research directions. Based on data from Scopus from 2001 to March 2022, bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer was used to create this mapping research system. This study visualized a map of co-authorship and co-occurrence of keywords. We present several aspects of the literature on environmental waqf, such as the number of publications per year, document type, journal, author, affiliation, country, subject, and topic. The environmental waqf research review is made up of 120 articles written by 160 authors who are affiliated with 116 institutions across 29 countries. These articles were published in 79 sources. The bibliometric results through the analysis of the keywords identified four research streams: waqf in sustainable development, regional planning, waqf governance in the agricultural sector, and cash waqf for welfare improvement. This study proposes future directions for environmental waqf research, focusing on the role of waqf in achieving the goal of sustainable development for environmental stability.

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Forest succession, management and the economy under a changing climate: Coupling economic and forest management models to assess impacts and adaptation options

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A Comprehensive Model Assessment of China’s Forestry and Climate Change

A Comprehensive Model Assessment of China’s Forestry and Climate Change

Simulation and prediction of changes in tree species composition in subtropical forests of China using a nonlinear difference equation system model

Waqf and Environment: A Bibliometric Analysis

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