RT Journal Article
T1 Can triad forestry reconcile Europe’s biodiversity and forestry strategies? A critical evaluation of forest zoning
A1 Nagel, Thomas A.
A1 Rodríguez Recio, Maríano
A1 Aakala, Tuomas
A1 Angelstam, Per
A1 Avdagić, Admir
A1 Borowski, Zbigniew
A1 Bravo Oviedo, Andrés
A1 Brazaitis, Gediminas
A1 Campagnaro, Thomas
A1 Ciach, Michał
A1 Curovic, Milic
A1 Doerfler, Inken
A1 Burrascano, Sabina
AB Balancing increasing demand for wood products while also maintaining forest biodiversity is a paramount challenge. Europe’s Biodiversity and Forest Strategies for 2030 attempt to address this challenge. Together, they call for strict protection of 10% of land area, including all primary and old growth forests, increasing use of ecological forestry, and less reliance on monocultural plantations. Using data on country wide silvicultural practices and a new database on strict forest reserves across Europe, we assess how triad forest zoning could help meet these goals. Our analysis reveals that zoning in Europe is overwhelmingly focused on wood production, while there has been little concomitant protection of forests in strict reserves. Moreover, most strict forest reserves are < 50 ha in size, likely too small to capture the minimum dynamic area necessary to sustain many taxa. We outline research priorities to meet future demands for timber while minimizing the impact on native biodiversity.
PB The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
SN 0044-7447
YR 2024
FD 2024-12-19
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118251
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118251
LA eng
NO Nagel, T.A., Rodríguez-Recio, M., Aakala, T. et al. Can triad forestry reconcile Europe’s biodiversity and forestry strategies? A critical evaluation of forest zoning. Ambio (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-02116-2
NO This study was based upon work from COST Action CA18207, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). T. Nagel received additional support from the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency core funding (ARiS, P4-0059) and the Pahernik foundation. M. Mikoláš and J. Hofmeister were supported by the Czech Science Foundation (grant GACR 22–31322S).
NO European Commission
NO Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
NO The Pahernik Foundation
NO The Czech Science Foundation
DS Docta Complutense
RD 20 abr 2025