Sustainable landscape management in the Vilhelmina Model Forest, Sweden

The aim of this paper is to outline current foundations for sustainable landscape management in the Vilhelmina Model Forest, northwest Sweden. A case study revealed that the remaining patches of undisturbed or less disturbed boreal forest ecosystems comprise multiple values and, thus, constitute the...

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Published in:Forestry chronicle 2012, Vol.88 (3), p.291-297
Main Authors: Svensson, Johan, Sandstrom, Per, Sandstrom, Camilla, Jougda, Leif, Baer, Karin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biodiversity
boreal forests
case studies
continuity forests
Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use
forest ecosystems
fragmentation
governance
infrastructure
land use planning
landscape management
landscape planning
landscapes
Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
monitoring
multi objective forestry
SFM
sustainable forest management
sustainable land management
woodland key habitats
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to outline current foundations for sustainable landscape management in the Vilhelmina Model Forest, northwest Sweden. A case study revealed that the remaining patches of undisturbed or less disturbed boreal forest ecosystems comprise multiple values and, thus, constitute the basis for landscape planning. By identifying these patches, it is also possible to construct a spatial planning infrastructure for implementing sustainable management and land use. A more comprehensive toolbox needs to be developed, however, including monitoring and inventory schemes for relevant biophysical and socio-economic data, better temporal resolution for cause and effect analyses, and functioning scale-flexible planning and governance instruments.
ISSN:0015-7546
1499-9315
DOI:10.5558/tfc2012-056