Forestry in the Face of Global Change: Results of a Global Survey of Professionals

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Austin Himes1, Jürgen Bauhus2, Shankar Adhikari3, Saroj Kanta Barik4, Hugh R. Brown5,6, Andreas Brunner7, Philip J. Burton8, Lluís Coll9, Anthony W. D’Amato10, Jurij Diaci11, Yonten Dorji12, Ernest G. Foli13, David Ganz14, Jefferson S. Hall15, Rodney J. Keenan16, Yuanchang Lu17, Christian Messier18,19, Ian E. Munanura20, Daniel Piotto21, Thomas Seifert22,23, Douglas Sheil24,25,7, Ekaterina Shorohova26, Kibruyesfa Sisay27, Daniel P. Soto28, Hiroshi Tanaka29,30, Peter M. Umunay31, Alejandro Velázquez-Martínez32, Klaus J. Puettmann20
1Department of Forestry and Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, USA
2Institute of Forest Sciences, Chair of Silviculture, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
3REDD Implementation Centre, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Kathmandu, Nepal
4Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India
5Department of Forest Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
6Forestry Commission, Forest Services Division, Accra, Ghana
7Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
8University of Northern British Columbia, Terrace, Canada
9Joint Research Unit CTFC-AGROTECNIO-CERCA, Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences and Engineering, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
10Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
11Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Forestry, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
12Department of Forest Sciences, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Punakha, Bhutan
13Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Forest and Climate Change Division, University Post Office Box UP63, Kumasi, Ghana
14RECOFTC (Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific), Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
15Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá, Panama
16School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
17Department of Forest Management and Statistics IFRIT, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
18Centre d’étude de la forêt, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montréal, Canada
19Département Des Sciences Naturelles and Institut Des Sciences de La Forêt Tempérée (ISFORT), Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Ripon, Canada
20Department of Forest Ecosystem and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
21Centro de Formação em Ciências Agroflorestais, Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia, Ilhéus, Brazil
22Chair of Forest Growth and Dendroecology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
23Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa
24Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Kota Bogor, Indonesia
25Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
26Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki, Finland
27United Nations Development Program-Ethiopia Country Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
28Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Tecnología, Universidad de Aysén, Coyhaique, Chile
29Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), Tsukuba, Japan
30Japan International Forestry Promotion and Cooperation Center (JIFPRO), Tokyo, Japan
31Global Environment Facility, Washington, USA
32Forestry Program Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco, Mexico

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Abstract Purpose of Review Forests support most global terrestrial biodiversity and contribute to the livelihood of billions of people, but these and other benefits are in jeopardy due to global change. This leads to questions, such as how to address the challenges of global change in forest management, given the lack of knowledge and deep uncertainty about future developments. In addition, many of the impediments to implement adaptation strategies are unknown. Recent Findings Here, we present an overview of results from a global survey of 754 forestry professionals (370 researchers and educators, 227 practicing foresters, 37 policymakers, 64 administrators, and 56 with other or unspecified roles) from 61 countries across 6 continents who were interested in global change issues. These professionals were asked about their opinion regarding three different adaptation strategies: resist, adapt, and transform. Most respondents agreed that the majority of global change factors will negatively influence the ability of forests to provide desired ecosystem services. Similarly, they agreed about major challenges when implementing adaptation strategies and specifically whether our current knowledge base is sufficient. These concerns were not limited to ecological aspects, but respondents also highlighted the need for a better appreciation of social/political and economic barriers, especially regarding transformation strategies. In addition, the response patterns, including differences due to economic status, highlight the importance of developing and evaluating adaptation strategies in a local social–ecological context. Summary Our study demonstrates a widespread perception on the part of forestry professionals around the world, especially among researchers and practitioners, that many global change factors will affect sustainable forest management negatively, resulting in the need for active silvicultural adaption. The results also suggest potential barriers to different adaptation strategies, particularly a relative lack of information and social acceptance for transform strategies. Further, this study highlights the importance of social and political factors and the need to understand the general public’s values regarding adaptation strategies as well as how the influence of public opinion is perceived by forest managers.

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