The private cost and timber market implications of increasing strict forest conservation in Finland

Leppänen, Jussi; Linden, M. Van Der; Uusivuori, Jussi; Pajuoja, Heikki

doi:10.1016/s1389-9341(03)00012-1

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“…The concerns over a potentially decreased harvest predicted in the scenarios presented by Eriksson et al (2006) and Leppänen et al (2005) or the estimated reduction of harvesting potential reported by Lundström et al (1997), Skogsstyrelsen (2000), Jacobsson (2002), are thus not supported by our findings. In contrast to the Finnish situation reported by Leppänen et al (2005), the certified Swedish forest owners seems to have increased their income by a larger volume harvested and a somewhat higher price for certified timber paid by some major buyers like the forest owner association Södra skogsägarna.…”

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Forest Certification as an Instrument for Improved Forest Management within Small-scale Forestry

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Lejon

2011

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Forest Certification as an Instrument for Improved Forest Management within Small-scale Forestry

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Lejon

2011

Small-scale Forestry

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“…In some areas governmental regulations concerning, for example, nature conservation and land use policy restrict or totally prohibit possibilities to use forest resources. This is likely to decrease a community's income from forestry and increase the price of wood for the forest industry because of an expanded procurement area (Leppänen et al 2005;Hänninen and Kallio 2007;Kärkkäinen et al 2017a).…”

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Multi-source forest inventory data for forest production and utilization analyses at different levels

Haakana¹

2017

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National forest inventory (NFI) data are commonly used in national and regional scenario analyses on forest production and utilization possibilities. There is an increased demand for similar analyses at the sub-regional level, and further, to incorporate spatially explicit data into the analyses. However, the fairly sparse network of NFI sample plots allows analyses only for large areas. The present dissertation explored whether satellite imagery, NFI sample plot data and the k nearest neighbour estimation method can be employed in generating spatial forest data for scenario analyses at the local level. The method was first applied in the area of two villages in Eastern Finland to quantify the effects of administrative land use and technical land-form constraints on timber production. Secondly, the impacts of three alternative regional felling strategies on suitable habitat for the Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) were assessed.As a scenario analysis tool, the Finnish forestry dynamics model MELA was used. Management units for simulations of forest development and management activities were delineated by means of image segmentation and digital maps on restriction areas, and new weights for NFI sample plots, that is, the representativeness in these units, were estimated by means of satellite image data. The performance of different segmentation methods and different spectral features in the estimation were examined. Image segments corresponding to forest stands enabled the use of patch-and landscape-level models in the prediction of suitable habitat.Satellite image-based estimation of new NFI sample plot weights was found to be a feasible method for generating forest data for scenario analyses in areas smaller than is possible with the plot data only, for example, for municipalities. Satellite imagery with large geographic coverage and continuous NFI field measurements provide cost-efficient data sources for versatile impact and scenario analyses at the local level.

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“…For example, increased bio-energy production could also have negative effects on biodiversity (Huston and Marland 2003), whereas enhanced biodiversity protection may decrease wood supply (Linden and Uusivuori 2002;Bolkesjø et al 2005;Leppänen et al 2005;Kallio et al 2006;Hänninen and Kallio 2007). It is likely that while the provisioning of some services can be combined in the same forest, trade-offs may occur between the provisioning of other services (cf.…”

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Assessing impacts of intensified biomass removal and biodiversity protection on European forests

Verkerk¹

2015

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Verkerk P.J. (2015). Assessing impacts of intensified biomass removal and biodiversity protection on European forests. Dissertationes Forestales 197. 50 p. http://dx.doi.org/10. 14214/df.197 Forests provide many benefits to society and it is important to understand if, and how, policies affect the provisioning of ecosystem services. The objective of this dissertation was to analyze and evaluate impacts of intensified biomass production and biodiversity protection on ecosystem services provided by European forests.Article I assessed to what extent forests are protected and how felling restrictions affect the potential annual wood supply. Felling restrictions applied to currently protected forest areas reduce the long-term potential supply of wood by 35 million m 3 yr -1 . Despite these restrictions, wood harvesting is allowed to a fair extent in these protected forests.Articles II-V assessed the future woody biomass potentials and impacts of different scenarios on forests using the European Forest Information SCENario model (EFISCEN). In article II, the realisable woody biomass potential was estimated at 741 million m 3 yr -1 in 2010, including woody biomass from stems, residues, stumps and other biomass, ranging from 620 to 891 million m 3 yr -1 in 2030. Mobilising these potentials would imply drastic changes in the management of European forests.According to articles III-V intensified biomass removals could involve trade-offs with other forest ecosystem services. Carbon storage in forest biomass, as well as the amount of deadwood, was projected to decline due to measures to intensify the use of forests. An economic valuation showed that intensifying biomass removals could lead to a net economic benefit measured by the aggregated value of five ecosystem services, as compared to projections without measures to intensify use of forest biomass. Larger social benefits could potentially be obtained if biodiversity protection is enhanced in European forests.The results presented in this dissertation illustrate that careful planning is required to accommodate the need for protection of biodiversity, the expected growing demand for wood, as well as the provisioning of forest ecosystem services. Keywords: ecosystem services, EFISCEN, scenario analysis 4 ACKOWLEDGEMENTSFinally the moment is there that the preface of my dissertation can be written. This means that the work on my dissertation is soon completed, which is a liberating thought! This academic dissertation is the result of work carried out during several years in various projects in which I have been involved as part of my work at the European Forest Institute (EFI). I would like to thank EFI and especially my supervisor Marcus Lindner for providing me the opportunity to work on these projects. I also would like to thank him for all the support he provided throughout the years. It has been a real pleasure to work with him. I also would like to thank all (current and former) colleagues in Joensuu and Barcelona that have made EFI an interesting place to...

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The private cost and timber market implications of increasing strict forest conservation in Finland

Cited by 25 publications

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Forest Certification as an Instrument for Improved Forest Management within Small-scale Forestry

Forest Certification as an Instrument for Improved Forest Management within Small-scale Forestry

Multi-source forest inventory data for forest production and utilization analyses at different levels

Assessing impacts of intensified biomass removal and biodiversity protection on European forests

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