A new publication in Forest Policy and Economics analyses how forestry professionals in 9 European countries perceive climate change effects and adaptation strategies. The publication is based on the work carried out in B4EST’s WP5.
Dennis Roitsch, Silvia Abruscato, Marko Lovrić, Marcus Lindner, Christophe Orazio, Georg Winkel. Close-to-nature forestry and intensive forestry – Two response patterns of forestry professionals towards climate change adaptation. Forest Policy and Economics, Volume 154, 2023, 103035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.103035
- We observe a North-South gradient in climate change perceptions, with Northern Europe perceiving effects as less severe.
- We find particularly negative perceptions in Germany likely influenced by the extreme summer drought of 2018.
- We distinguish two main climate change adaptation approaches: close-to-nature forestry and intensive forestry.
- These 2 adaptation approaches hold significantly different promise for the provision of multiple forest ecosystem services.