Interdisciplinary science for future governance and management of forests

Abstract

The sustainable use of forests constitutes one of the great challenges for the future due to forests' large spatial coverage, long-term planning horizons and inclusion of many ecosystem services. The mission of the Future Forests programme is to provide a scientifically robust knowledge base for sustainable governance and management of forests preparing for a future characterized by globalization and climate change. In this introduction to the Special Issue, we describe the interdisciplinary science approach developed in close collaboration with actors in the Future Forests programme, and discuss the potential impacts of this science on society. In addition, we introduce the 13 scientific articles and present results produced by the programme.

Keywords

Forests; Governance; Management; Interdisciplinary science; Actor participation; Societal impact

Published in

AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
2016, volume: 45, pages: S69-S73
Publisher: SPRINGER

SLU Authors

• Nordin, Annika

  • Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Sandström, Camilla

  • Umeå University

Associated SLU-program

SLU Future Forests

Global goals (SDG)

SDG12 Responsible consumption and production
SDG13 Climate action
SDG15 Life on land

UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-015-0743-8

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/95306