Potential of Carbon Offsets to Promote the Management of Capercaillie Lekking Sites in Finnish Forests
Competition between the economic and natural assets of forests is emphasised in capercaillie lekking sites, which are often located within production forests. In this study, we assessed the potential use of carbon offsets as income for the management of capercaillie lekking sites. We ran simulations...
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| description | Competition between the economic and natural assets of forests is emphasised in capercaillie lekking sites, which are often located within production forests. In this study, we assessed the potential use of carbon offsets as income for the management of capercaillie lekking sites. We ran simulations and optimisations for two alternative forest management scenarios in ten forest holdings located in five different regions of Finland. The size of each forest holding was approximately 30 hectares, of which 5 hectares was included in a lekking site. The <i>basic scenario</i> followed forest management recommendations, and the <i>carbon sequestration scenario</i> aimed to enhance biodiversity maintenance in a way that enabled carbon offsets to be obtained for the lekking site. We found that the decrease in revenue from timber sales was generally so small that the income from carbon offsets provided an economically better choice. Furthermore, the cost-effectiveness of carbon sequestration did not seem to be restricted to a specific location. The approach we introduced can be utilised in future decision making in the forestry sector to promote the coordination of nature management and forestry. Moreover, carbon pools should be considered more comprehensively in future research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-586508d527e246ec99300df808fa45062023-11-24T14:42:28ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072023-10-011411214510.3390/f14112145Potential of Carbon Offsets to Promote the Management of Capercaillie Lekking Sites in Finnish ForestsAapo Tikka0Arto Haara1Janne Miettinen2Piia Ikonen3Ari Pappinen4School of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, FinlandBioeconomy and Environment, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Yliopistokatu 6B, FI-80100 Joensuu, FinlandNatural Resources, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Paavo Havaksen tie 3, FI-90570 Oulu, FinlandSchool of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, FinlandSchool of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, FinlandCompetition between the economic and natural assets of forests is emphasised in capercaillie lekking sites, which are often located within production forests. In this study, we assessed the potential use of carbon offsets as income for the management of capercaillie lekking sites. We ran simulations and optimisations for two alternative forest management scenarios in ten forest holdings located in five different regions of Finland. The size of each forest holding was approximately 30 hectares, of which 5 hectares was included in a lekking site. The <i>basic scenario</i> followed forest management recommendations, and the <i>carbon sequestration scenario</i> aimed to enhance biodiversity maintenance in a way that enabled carbon offsets to be obtained for the lekking site. We found that the decrease in revenue from timber sales was generally so small that the income from carbon offsets provided an economically better choice. Furthermore, the cost-effectiveness of carbon sequestration did not seem to be restricted to a specific location. The approach we introduced can be utilised in future decision making in the forestry sector to promote the coordination of nature management and forestry. Moreover, carbon pools should be considered more comprehensively in future research.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/11/2145lek managementwildlife managementcarbon sequestration |
| spellingShingle | Aapo Tikka Arto Haara Janne Miettinen Piia Ikonen Ari Pappinen Potential of Carbon Offsets to Promote the Management of Capercaillie Lekking Sites in Finnish Forests Forests lek management wildlife management carbon sequestration |
| title | Potential of Carbon Offsets to Promote the Management of Capercaillie Lekking Sites in Finnish Forests |
| title_full | Potential of Carbon Offsets to Promote the Management of Capercaillie Lekking Sites in Finnish Forests |
| title_fullStr | Potential of Carbon Offsets to Promote the Management of Capercaillie Lekking Sites in Finnish Forests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential of Carbon Offsets to Promote the Management of Capercaillie Lekking Sites in Finnish Forests |
| title_short | Potential of Carbon Offsets to Promote the Management of Capercaillie Lekking Sites in Finnish Forests |
| title_sort | potential of carbon offsets to promote the management of capercaillie lekking sites in finnish forests |
| topic | lek management wildlife management carbon sequestration |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/11/2145 |
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