Potential Trade-Offs Between Nature-Based Tourism and Forestry, a Case Study in Northern Finland

Ahtikoski, Anssi; Tuulentie, Seija; Hallikainen, Ville; Nivala, Vesa; Vatanen, Eero; Tyrväinen, Liisa; Salminen, Hannu

doi:10.3390/f2040894

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“…MOTTI is a statistical growth and yield model that includes the most recent descriptions of forest processes (e.g. Hynynen et al 2005;Ahtikoski et al 2011;Kojola et al 2012). The models used in MOTTI are based on extensive empirical data from permanent field sites and forest inventory plots also including measurements from trees older than the usual rotation lengths (see Appendix S1 for more details about MOTTI and justification of the length of the simulation period).…”

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Optimizing management to enhance multifunctionality in a boreal forest landscape

Triviño

Pohjanmies

Mazziotta

et al. 2016

Journal of Applied Ecology

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Summary1. The boreal biome, representing approximately one third of remaining global forests, provides a number of crucial ecosystem services. A particular challenge in forest ecosystems is to reconcile demand for increased timber production with provisioning of other ecosystem services and biodiversity. However, there is still little knowledge about how forest management could help solve this challenge. Hence, studies that investigate how to manage forests to reduce trade-offs between ecosystem services and biodiversity are urgently needed to help forest owners and policy-makers take informed decisions.2. We applied seven alternative forest management regimes using a forest growth simulator in a large boreal forest production landscape. First, we estimated the potential of the landscape to provide harvest revenues, store carbon and maintain biodiversity across a 50-year time period. Then, we applied multiobjective optimization to identify trade-offs between these three objectives, and to identify the optimal combination of forest management regimes to achieve these objectives.3. It was not possible to achieve high levels of either carbon storage or biodiversity if the objective of forest management was to maximize timber harvest revenues. Moreover, conflicts between biodiversity and carbon storage became stronger when simultaneously targeting high levels of timber revenues. However, with small reductions of timber revenues it was possible to greatly increase the multifunctionality of the landscape, especially the biodiversity indicators.4. Forest management actions, alternative to business-as-usual management, such as reducing thinnings, extending the rotation period and increasing the amount of area set-aside from forestry may be necessary to safeguard biodiversity and non-timber ecosystem services in Fennoscandia. Synthesis and applications.Our results show that no forest management regime alone is able to maximize timber revenues, carbon storage and biodiversity individually or simultaneously, and that a combination of different regimes is needed to resolve the conflicts among these objectives. We conclude that it is possible to reduce the trade-offs between different objectives by applying diversified forest management planning at the boreal landscape-level and that we need to give up the all-encompassing objective of very intensive timber production, which is prevailing particularly in Fennoscandian countries.

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Optimizing management to enhance multifunctionality in a boreal forest landscape

Triviño

Pohjanmies

Mazziotta

et al. 2016

Journal of Applied Ecology

130

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“…MOTTI is a statistical growth and yield model that includes the most recent descriptions of forest processes (e.g., Ahtikoski et al 2011;Hynynen et al 2005;Kojola et al 2012). …”

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Managing a boreal forest landscape for providing timber, storing and sequestering carbon

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Human well-being highly depends on ecosystem services and this dependence is expected to increase in the future with an increasing population and economic growth. Studies that investigate trade-offs between ecosystem services are urgently needed for informing policy-makers. We examine the trade-offs between a provisioning (revenues from timber selling) and regulating (carbon storage and sequestration) ecosystem services among seven alternative forest management regimes in a large boreal forest production landscape. First, we estimate the potential of the landscape to produce harvest revenues and store/sequester carbon across a 50-year time period. Then, we identify conflicts between harvest revenues and carbon storage and sequestration. Finally, we apply multiobjective optimization to find optimal combinations of forest management regimes that maximize harvest revenues and carbon storage/sequestration. Our results show that no management regime alone is able to either maximize harvest revenues or carbon services and that a combination of different regimes is always necessary. We also show that with a relatively little economic investment (5% decrease in harvest revenues), a substantial increase in carbon services could be attained (9% for carbon storage; 15-23% for carbon sequestration). We conclude that it is possible to achieve win-win situations applying diversified forest management planning at a landscape level.

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“…Indeed, after an elaborative examination of similar studies, namely, in the Island of Skiathos, in Dadia, and Evros Delta, Greece, it was observed that locals add more rigor in their assessment on tourism and/or leisure infrastructures mainly because these infrastructures are regarded as very important for the improvement of their life quality, and they are closely affiliated with activities that take place on a daily basis. In comparison with tourists, it was concluded that the latter are more lenient and assess tourism infrastructures in a more superficial way [24][25][26]. Additionally, if the state intends to introduce local support for tourism, tourism policy must be sensitive to the needs and interests of the locals, as community support to the locals is also engaged with local growth [38].…”

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“…To this end, the traditional and alternative values of the forest providing various management objectives should address the integration of all its functions, including timber, biodiversity, protection from soil erosion and floods, and carbon sink, as well as its recreational services [24]. Recent findings revealed the positive effects of forest recreational activities in mental health and psychological and physiological wellbeing ("forest bathing") [25,26], which declares the need for the engagement and further development of forest recreation schemes and infrastructures.…”

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The Growth of Mountain Tourism in a Traditional Forest Area of Greece

Tampakis

Andrea

Karanikola

et al. 2019

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The recreational value of forests in mountain areas creates significant potential for local growth. Indeed, in recent decades, it has been noted that there has been an increase in the popularity of forests recognized as tourism destinations with a strong recreational importance. In the forest area of Metsovo, the locals are aware of the role of tourism in local growth, and it is considered, along with forestry and livestock farming, as the major critical advantage for sustainable development. Research Highlights: Although the locals are satisfied with the quality of their lives, they consider that mountain tourism should be enhanced with certain prerequisites, such as forest infrastructure and improvement of the road network. Background and Objectives: The case study aims to examine and interpret the locals’ views in the mountain area of Metsovo on different factors that are able to support and encourage the growth of mountain tourism. Materials and Methods: Simple random sampling was applied, and data collection took place in 2018. In order to analyze and synthesize the locals’ views, reliability, factor, and hierarchical cluster analyses were used. Results: The main findings of the survey indicate that according to the locals’ views, there is a need for strategic organization addressing primarily forest recreation infrastructures from the Forest Service. Conclusions: The locals’ views are focused on mountain tourism-related exploitation with the aim of forest recreation infrastructures. Indeed, the locals acknowledge the important role of the forest service in conservation schemes, but they also identify that there are forest recreational potentials in their area that need to be enhanced by the central administration and locally by the Forest Service.

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Potential Trade-Offs Between Nature-Based Tourism and Forestry, a Case Study in Northern Finland

Cited by 39 publications

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Optimizing management to enhance multifunctionality in a boreal forest landscape

Optimizing management to enhance multifunctionality in a boreal forest landscape

Managing a boreal forest landscape for providing timber, storing and sequestering carbon

The Growth of Mountain Tourism in a Traditional Forest Area of Greece

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