Transition to sustainable forest management in Russia: theoretical and methodological backgrounds
The paper contains a short analysis of theoretical and methodological backgrounds of transition to sustainable forest management in Russia (SFM). It is concisely considered the current state of forest management in Russia which is estimated as critical; expected impacts of climate change on the coun...
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| author | A. Z. Shvidenko D. G. Schepaschenko F. Kraxner A. A. Onuchin |
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| description | The paper contains a short analysis of theoretical and methodological backgrounds of transition to sustainable forest management in Russia (SFM). It is concisely considered the current state of forest management in Russia which is estimated as critical; expected impacts of climate change on the country’s forests; and theoretical and methodological prerequisites, specifics and risks of transition to SFM including 1) concept and general methodological basis of transition to SFM; 2) specifics of the required information; 3) problem of forest protection in conditions of growing risks; 4) strategic prerequisites of adaptation of forests to climate change and their use as a tool of climate change mitigation; and 5) necessity of a harmonized estimation of diversity of resources and other forest ecosystem services within the paradigm of risk resilient forest management. A crucial role of models of different complexity and destination is considered as a basic methodological tool of long-term planning of forest management actions. It is shown that there is no single strategy, which would allow reaching all goals of SFM. The scale of objects within which SFM is implemented might play a crucial role in finding the optimal decisions. Similar to many other countries, Russia is late with consideration and implementation of SFM. The paper is limited by theoretical and methodological questions and does not touch upon managerial, institutional and political problems of the up-to-date forest sector of Russia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a2065e35fc144998f40519fb75acbc82022-12-21T20:14:31ZengRussian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch Publishing HouseСибирский лесной журнал2311-14102312-20992017-12-014632510.15372/SJFS20170601Transition to sustainable forest management in Russia: theoretical and methodological backgroundsA. Z. Shvidenko0D. G. Schepaschenko1F. Kraxner2A. A. Onuchin3International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Federal Research Center Krasnoyarsk; Federal Research Center Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch V. N. Sukachev Institute of Forest, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian BranchInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Mytischinski Branch of N. E. Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)Federal Research Center Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch V. N. Sukachev Institute of Forest, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian BranchThe paper contains a short analysis of theoretical and methodological backgrounds of transition to sustainable forest management in Russia (SFM). It is concisely considered the current state of forest management in Russia which is estimated as critical; expected impacts of climate change on the country’s forests; and theoretical and methodological prerequisites, specifics and risks of transition to SFM including 1) concept and general methodological basis of transition to SFM; 2) specifics of the required information; 3) problem of forest protection in conditions of growing risks; 4) strategic prerequisites of adaptation of forests to climate change and their use as a tool of climate change mitigation; and 5) necessity of a harmonized estimation of diversity of resources and other forest ecosystem services within the paradigm of risk resilient forest management. A crucial role of models of different complexity and destination is considered as a basic methodological tool of long-term planning of forest management actions. It is shown that there is no single strategy, which would allow reaching all goals of SFM. The scale of objects within which SFM is implemented might play a crucial role in finding the optimal decisions. Similar to many other countries, Russia is late with consideration and implementation of SFM. The paper is limited by theoretical and methodological questions and does not touch upon managerial, institutional and political problems of the up-to-date forest sector of Russia.http://xn--80abmehbaibgnewcmzjeef0c.xn--p1ai/upload/iblock/614/614907a5a2cdc42ea97277e2be785b1d.pdfRussian forestsclimate changeforest managementrisk resilient forestry |
| spellingShingle | A. Z. Shvidenko D. G. Schepaschenko F. Kraxner A. A. Onuchin Transition to sustainable forest management in Russia: theoretical and methodological backgrounds Сибирский лесной журнал Russian forests climate change forest management risk resilient forestry |
| title | Transition to sustainable forest management in Russia: theoretical and methodological backgrounds |
| title_full | Transition to sustainable forest management in Russia: theoretical and methodological backgrounds |
| title_fullStr | Transition to sustainable forest management in Russia: theoretical and methodological backgrounds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transition to sustainable forest management in Russia: theoretical and methodological backgrounds |
| title_short | Transition to sustainable forest management in Russia: theoretical and methodological backgrounds |
| title_sort | transition to sustainable forest management in russia theoretical and methodological backgrounds |
| topic | Russian forests climate change forest management risk resilient forestry |
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