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Comparison of integrative nature conservation in forest policy in Europe: a qualitative pilot study of institutional determinants

Schulz, Tobias ; Krumm, Frank ; Bücking, Winfried ; Frank, Georg ; Kraus, Daniel ; Lier, Markus ; Lovrić, Marko ; van der Maaten-Theunissen, Marieke ; Paillet, Yoan ; Parviainen, Jari ; Vacchiano, Giorgio ; Vandekerkhove, Kris

In: Biodiversity and Conservation, 2014, vol. 23, no. 14, p. 3425-3450

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    Titre
    • Comparison of integrative nature conservation in forest policy in Europe: a qualitative pilot study of institutional determinants
    Auteur
    • Schulz, Tobias. Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    • Krumm, Frank. EFI Central European Regional Office EFICENT, Wonnhalde 4, 79100, Freiburg, Germany
    • Bücking, Winfried. Previously Forest Research Institute of Baden-Württemberg, Saalenbergstrasse 7, 79294, Sölden, Austria
    • Frank, Georg. Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape, Hauptstrasse 7, 1140, Vienna, Austria
    • Kraus, Daniel. EFI Central European Regional Office EFICENT, Wonnhalde 4, 79100, Freiburg, Germany
    • Lier, Markus. The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Yliopistokatu 6, PO Box 68, 80101, Joensuu, Finland
    • Lovrić, Marko. European Forest Institute, Yliopistokatu 6, PO Box 68, 80101, Joensuu, Finland
    • van der Maaten-Theunissen, Marieke. Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, University of Greifswald, Soldmannstrasse 15, 17487, Greifswald, Germany
    • Paillet, Yoan. Irstea, UR EFNO, Domaine des Barres, 45290, Nogent-Sur-Vernisson, France
    • Parviainen, Jari. The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Yliopistokatu 6, PO Box 68, 80101, Joensuu, Finland
    • Vacchiano, Giorgio. Università degi Studi di Torino, DISAFA, Via da Vinci 44, 10095, Grugliasco, Italy
    • Vandekerkhove, Kris. INBO, Research Institute for Nature and Forests, Kliniekstraat 25, Brussels, Belgium
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Biodiversity and Conservation, 2014, vol. 23, no. 14, p. 3425-3450. Springer Netherlands
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:326544
    Summary
    In this pilot study, we examine the relationship between the organisation of property rights and the economic importance of forestry on the one hand and the degree to which integrative nature conservation is formally implemented in forest policy on the other hand. Further, we are interested in whether political institutions moderate this relationship. We first offer a conceptualization of integrative nature conservation in forests and how to measure its implementation in law, ordinances and private agreements for a sample of European national and sub-national jurisdictions (Austria, Croatia, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Flanders, Baden-Württemberg and Piedmont). We subsequently try to assess the implementation of these rules and to relate them both to the structural characteristics of forestry and to an appraisal of pluralism in forest policy. Our qualitative analysis reveals that among the jurisdictions with a more centralized and corporatist forest policy, integrative nature conservation in forests tend to be less formally implemented the more corporatism dominates decision-making. It also confirms the expectation that among the more consensual jurisdictions with a strong forestry sector, rules tend to be less formally implemented. Further, the suspicion prevails that in the latter case, such rules are either complemented with exceptions for private forests or higher compensation. A more in-depth comparative examination is needed to further corroborate these findings.