Sammanfattning

Controversies over forestry and environmental issues, including biodiversity, are common. Theory suggests that uncertainty may play a major role in framing biodiversity and its preservation. This paper examines written statements on biodiversity preservation published by two major Swedish organizations, i.e., the Swedish Forest Industries Federation and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, with different interests in forest use. Frame analysis suggests that when the actors pursue a certain policy course, both biodiversity-related uncertainty and lack of regulatory clarity are important factors contributing to dissimilar framings. This case study supports the general understanding that biodiversity-related uncertainty can have important implications for biodiversity preservation, in this case, via forest policy and legislation. Scientific uncertainty may allow actors with dissimilar interests in an issue to justify their standpoints. To successfully manage forest biodiversity in the future, legal frameworks must increasingly find ways to accommodate scientific uncertainty, and models must be developed in which stakeholders' diverging interests and values address uncertainties via dialogue. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Nyckelord

Forestry; Biodiversity; Framing; Uncertainty; Regulation; Forest policy

Publicerad i

Forest Policy and Economics
2016, Volym: 62, sidor: 36-42
Utgivare: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU författare

• Forsberg, Maria

  • Institutionen för stad och land, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    
  • Uppsala universitet

• Larsson, Stig

  • Institutionen för ekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Associerade SLU-program

SLU Future Forests
SLU Centrum för biologisk mångfald, CBM


Globala målen

Skydda, återställa och främja ett hållbart nyttjande av landbaserade ekosystem, hållbart bruka skogar, bekämpa ökenspridning, hejda och vrida tillbaka markförstöringen samt hejda förlusten av biologisk mångfald


UKÄ forskningsämne

Juridik och samhälle
Skogsvetenskap
Ekologi


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2015.07.007

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/79661