Presenting a climate-smart forestry evaluation framework based on national forest inventories
Climate-smart forestry (CSF) has gained increasing attention in recent years. Yet, a framework to assess the three pillars of CSF, in terms of mitigation and adaptation to climate change and ecosystem service (ES) provision based on national forest inventory (NFI) data is currently lacking. In this...
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| author | A.S. Mathys A. Bottero G. Stadelmann E. Thürig M. Ferretti C. Temperli |
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| description | Climate-smart forestry (CSF) has gained increasing attention in recent years. Yet, a framework to assess the three pillars of CSF, in terms of mitigation and adaptation to climate change and ecosystem service (ES) provision based on national forest inventory (NFI) data is currently lacking. In this study, we present an assessment framework of CSF based on forest indicators derived from NFI. To quantify the three pillars of CSF we defined 1) mitigation based on the forest carbon stock, 2) adaptation using biodiversity and susceptibility to disturbances caused by storm and bark beetles and 3) ES provision with timber production and protection against avalanches and rockfall. We demonstrate the application of this framework using Swiss NFI data and projections of future forest development under four different management scenarios. Our results show that, in general, the carbon stock is increasing at the national scale when current management practices are maintained. Increases are especially pronounced in the Jura and Southern Alps regions. Trade-offs occur between enhancing mitigation and adaption, and the sustainable provision of ES such as timber production. Scenarios with increased harvesting intensities lead to a higher timber supply in the short-term, while decreasing the carbon stock, biodiversity-related old-growth indicators and the protective function of forests. The indicator framework presented in this study provides a first methodological approach that can support policy making to balance the different forest services in the context of CSF. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dce5574ff1584aeeb32d97145a8646252022-12-21T19:32:29ZengElsevierEcological Indicators1470-160X2021-12-01133108459Presenting a climate-smart forestry evaluation framework based on national forest inventoriesA.S. Mathys0A. Bottero1G. Stadelmann2E. Thürig3M. Ferretti4C. Temperli5Swiss Federal Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland; WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland; SwissForestLab, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland; Climate Change, Extremes and Natural Hazards in Alpine Regions Research Center CERC, Flüelastrasse 11, 7260 Davos Dorf, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland; Corresponding author.Climate-smart forestry (CSF) has gained increasing attention in recent years. Yet, a framework to assess the three pillars of CSF, in terms of mitigation and adaptation to climate change and ecosystem service (ES) provision based on national forest inventory (NFI) data is currently lacking. In this study, we present an assessment framework of CSF based on forest indicators derived from NFI. To quantify the three pillars of CSF we defined 1) mitigation based on the forest carbon stock, 2) adaptation using biodiversity and susceptibility to disturbances caused by storm and bark beetles and 3) ES provision with timber production and protection against avalanches and rockfall. We demonstrate the application of this framework using Swiss NFI data and projections of future forest development under four different management scenarios. Our results show that, in general, the carbon stock is increasing at the national scale when current management practices are maintained. Increases are especially pronounced in the Jura and Southern Alps regions. Trade-offs occur between enhancing mitigation and adaption, and the sustainable provision of ES such as timber production. Scenarios with increased harvesting intensities lead to a higher timber supply in the short-term, while decreasing the carbon stock, biodiversity-related old-growth indicators and the protective function of forests. The indicator framework presented in this study provides a first methodological approach that can support policy making to balance the different forest services in the context of CSF.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21011249MitigationAdaptationEcosystem servicesDecision frameworkForest managementClimate change |
| spellingShingle | A.S. Mathys A. Bottero G. Stadelmann E. Thürig M. Ferretti C. Temperli Presenting a climate-smart forestry evaluation framework based on national forest inventories Ecological Indicators Mitigation Adaptation Ecosystem services Decision framework Forest management Climate change |
| title | Presenting a climate-smart forestry evaluation framework based on national forest inventories |
| title_full | Presenting a climate-smart forestry evaluation framework based on national forest inventories |
| title_fullStr | Presenting a climate-smart forestry evaluation framework based on national forest inventories |
| title_full_unstemmed | Presenting a climate-smart forestry evaluation framework based on national forest inventories |
| title_short | Presenting a climate-smart forestry evaluation framework based on national forest inventories |
| title_sort | presenting a climate smart forestry evaluation framework based on national forest inventories |
| topic | Mitigation Adaptation Ecosystem services Decision framework Forest management Climate change |
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