Forest policy

Last changed: 03 January 2017

Forest policy deals with how the forest resources should be managed and what policy tools that is required to reach policy goals. Research is conducted in both a national and an international setting.

The research area is among the newer additions within the Department. However, most of the Department's researchers related to policy in various degrees. 

Examples of earlier projects:

- Ecosystem services in social context

- Management of common resources: land use conflicts between forestry and reindeer husbandry.

Current projects

POLYFORES - Decision making support for forest ecosystem services in Europe

In this three-year project, eight partners from seven countries, is investigating decision making models for forest ecosystem services in Europe and how they are valued. Further synergy effects and tradeoffs are evaluated. 

Partners are: LTU (Sweden), BOKU/EFICEEC (Austria), NMBU (Norway), ALU-FR (Germany), CTFC (Spain), IEB NASB (Belarus), CEPF RAS (Russia) och SLU/EFINORD (Sweden.

Financier: ERA-NET SUMFOREST, in Sweden FORMAS

Coordinator: Camilla Widmark

Project time: December 2016 - December 2019

Publications: -

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HLPE - Sustainable forestry for food security and nutrition

During 2016, Camilla Widmark have been part of the HLPE group (High Level Panel of Experts) within FAO that have investigated sustainable forestry for food security and nutrition. 

Financier: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Coordinator: Terry Sunderland (CIFOR)

Project time: 2016-2017

Publication: Report expected late spring 2017.

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General consideration in Swedish forestry as a policy tool

This project deals with how the Swedish forestry model is fulfilling the environmental goals set up by the Swedish government by evaluating the general consideration paragraph in the Swedish Forestry Act. The purpose is to evaluate how the Swedish forestry model works as a policy tool. Forest owner's attitudes to natural consideration as well as forest policy in Sweden are central themes in the project. 

Financier: Future Forests and Forestry Faculty

Coordinator: Camilla Widmark

Project time: 2014 - 2017

Publications:

Riviere, M. (2016), Forest Owners and Attitudes Toward Conservation Policy in Sweden.

PhD student project

Voluntary contributions to biodiversity in Swedish NIPF forests

This project connects economic theories of pro-environmental and pro-social behavior to private forest owner attitudes and management practices. The role of voluntary measures and incentives for forest protection are of central concern. 

Financier: Future Forests and Forest Faculty, SLU

Coordinator: Brian Danley

Project time: 2015-2018

Publications: -

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