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Understanding Consistencies and Gaps Between Desired Forest Futures: An Analysis of Visions from Stakeholder Groups in Sweden

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dc.contributor.author Sandström, Camila
dc.contributor.author Carlsson-Kanyama, Annika
dc.contributor.author Beland Lindahl, Karin
dc.contributor.author Mossberg Sonnek, Karin
dc.contributor.author Mossing, Annika
dc.contributor.author Nordin, Annika
dc.contributor.author Nordström, Eva-Maria
dc.contributor.author Räty, Ritta
dc.date.accessioned 2016-06-17T17:47:12Z
dc.date.available 2016-06-17T17:47:12Z
dc.date.issued 2016 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/10035
dc.description.abstract "Conflicting perspectives on forests has for a long time challenged forest policy development in Sweden. Disagreements about forest futures create intractable deadlocks when stakeholders talk past each other. The purpose of this study is to move beyond this situation through the application of participatory backcasting. By comparing visions of the future forest among stakeholder groups, we highlight contemporary trajectories and identify changes that were conceived as desirable. We worked with four groups: the Biomass and Bioenergy group, the Conservation group, the Sami Livelihood group and the Recreation and Rural Development group; in total representatives from 40 organizations participated in workshops articulating the groups’ visions. Our results show well-known tensions such as intrinsic versus instrumental values but also new ones concerning forests’ social values. Identified synergies include prioritization of rural development, new valued-added forest products and diversified forest management. The results may feed directly into forest policy processes facilitating the process and break current deadlocks." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject conflict en_US
dc.subject forest policy en_US
dc.subject governance and politics en_US
dc.title Understanding Consistencies and Gaps Between Desired Forest Futures: An Analysis of Visions from Stakeholder Groups in Sweden en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.coverage.region Europe en_US
dc.coverage.country Sweden en_US
dc.subject.sector Forestry en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Ambio en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 45 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpages 100-108 en_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber S2 en_US
dc.identifier.citationmonth February en_US


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