Still going strong, community forests in Sweden

Carlsson, Lars

doi:10.1093/forestry/72.1.11

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“…In 1995, there were about 25 000 shareholders (Carlsson, 1999) and there are approximately 540 000 ha of productive forest land constituting the 33 FC. All FC cover more than 500 ha.…”

Section: Case Study and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Swedish forest commons — A matter of governance?

Holmgren

Keskitalo

Lidestav

2010

Forest Policy and Economics

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“…In 1995, there were about 25 000 shareholders (Carlsson, 1999) and there are approximately 540 000 ha of productive forest land constituting the 33 FC. All FC cover more than 500 ha.…”

Section: Case Study and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Swedish forest commons — A matter of governance?

Holmgren

Keskitalo

Lidestav

2010

Forest Policy and Economics

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“…In Sweden, forest commons are adjusting to changed circumstances and acclimating to the negotiated economy. Furthermore, forest commons are beginning to function under entrepreneurial criteria at the expense of traditional organization (Carlsson, 1999).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forest transition in Northern Spain: Local responses on large-scale programmes of field-afforestation

Pérez

Rodríguez-Vicente

2009

Land Use Policy

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“…Until 1906 limited companies could buy the farmers' properties, implying that there are shares in commons that belong to limited forest companies. From a policy perspective, the intention with the commons was to establish orderly forest management with the help of forestry experts, and to create larger and more productive units to boost the economic returns of individual farmers and communities in the region (Carlsson, 1995(Carlsson, , 1999Pettersson, 2003). However, it must be recognized that the Swedish forest commons were established in three different regulative settings, varying in time of establishment and geographical location, in the counties of Norrbotten (hereafter BD), Västerbotten (AC), and Dalarna and Gävleborg (W&X) (Figure 1).…”

Section: Swedish Forest Commons and Sustainable Forest Managementmentioning

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Biological diversity indicators: A comparison of Swedish forest commons and other forest ownership categories

Holmgren

Fridman

et al. 2010

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

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Research indicates that natural resources managed in common, resembling traditional commons such as the Swedish forest commons, could be a type of regime with the potential to stimulate successfully sustainable use conditions. This is supported by findings regarding the characteristics of Swedish forest commons, their claimed concern for the environment and relatively high proportion of old forest in two out of three regions. Swedish environmental policy is directed towards environmental quality objectives and the Sustainable Forests objective states, among other things, that biological diversity must be maintained and enhanced. Swedish National Forest Inventory data for the period 2003Á2006 were used to analyse differences between forest commons in northern Sweden and other ownership categories regarding the proportion of forestland with a large deciduous element, the proportion of forest older than 80 years with a large ( 25%) deciduous element, the volume of dead wood and the proportion of forest older than 140 years, parameters corresponding to the interim targets for enhanced biological diversity. The results show no consistent differences in indicator variables between the forest commons and other ownership categories, signifying that forests managed in common have been conducted in ways promoting biodiversity more effectively than in other ownership categories. Further studies of different ownership categories regarding driving forces and forest status are warranted.

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Still going strong, community forests in Sweden

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

Swedish forest commons — A matter of governance?

Swedish forest commons — A matter of governance?

Forest transition in Northern Spain: Local responses on large-scale programmes of field-afforestation

Biological diversity indicators: A comparison of Swedish forest commons and other forest ownership categories

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