Sammanfattning

In the management of natural resources, conflicting interests and objectives among different stakeholders often need to be considered. Here, we examine how two contrasting management scenarios of boreal forests in northern Sweden differ in their consequences on forest structural composition and the economic gains at harvest. Management strategies prioritize either (i) forest characteristics that promote grazing resources for reindeer herded by the indigenous Sami, or (ii) timber production as practiced in Sweden today. When prioritizing reindeer grazing, forest stands develop a higher abundance of older age classes with larger trees and lower stem density, which reduces harvest and revenue levels by approximately 20 % over a 100-year period. The differences between these strategies illustrate the complexity in finding a trade-off for coexistence between industrial land users and other livelihoods that share the same landscape. Political support and institutional solutions are necessary to initiate changes in policy in finding such trade-offs in the management of environmental resources and thereby influence the optimal distribution of costs and benefits between different actors.

Nyckelord

Multiple-use management; Trade-off; Land use conflict; Reindeer husbandry; Forest management scenarios; Boreal forests

Publicerad i

Environmental Management
2016, Volym: 57, nummer: 4, sidor: 770-783

SLU författare

• Lind, Torgny

  • Institutionen för skoglig resurshushållning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Associerade SLU-program

Skog


Globala målen

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UKÄ forskningsämne

Skogsvetenskap


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0643-5

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/82552