Ten Strategies to Promote Climate Resilience and Sustainability of Global Forests
Wang, Lanhui LU
; Tagesson, Torbern
LU
; Wei, Fangli
; Dong, Wenquan
LU
; Tian, Feng
LU
; Duan, Zheng
LU
; Luan, Haijun
LU
and Svenning, Jens Christian
(2026)
In Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
17(3).
- Abstract
Climate change and escalating human pressures erode the resilience of global forests, putting biodiversity, carbon storage, and societal well-being at risk. Fragmented, single-sector responses cannot keep pace with the speed or complexity of these threats. By synthesizing insights from resilience theory and global practices across ecological, social, and institutional dimensions, we propose 10 mutually reinforcing strategies that together provide an actionable roadmap for climate-resilient forest stewardship: (1) diversify tree species, genetic pools, and stand structures; (2) maintain natural disturbance regimes and landscape connectivity; (3) protect and conserve natural forest landscapes; (4) restore by rewilding and natural... (More)
Climate change and escalating human pressures erode the resilience of global forests, putting biodiversity, carbon storage, and societal well-being at risk. Fragmented, single-sector responses cannot keep pace with the speed or complexity of these threats. By synthesizing insights from resilience theory and global practices across ecological, social, and institutional dimensions, we propose 10 mutually reinforcing strategies that together provide an actionable roadmap for climate-resilient forest stewardship: (1) diversify tree species, genetic pools, and stand structures; (2) maintain natural disturbance regimes and landscape connectivity; (3) protect and conserve natural forest landscapes; (4) restore by rewilding and natural regeneration; (5) embrace adaptive forest management; (6) ensure sustainable use of forest resources; (7) strengthen monitoring and early warning systems; (8) foster continual learning and innovation; (9) broaden collaboration and community engagement; and (10) embed all actions within cohesive polycentric governance frameworks. Applied synergistically and customized to local contexts, these strategies buffer forests against climatic shocks while enhancing ecosystem services, livelihoods, and long-term biosphere sustainability. Our synthesis presents a concrete, evidence-based agenda for enhancing social-ecological resilience of forest landscapes in the face of the climate emergency.
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- author
- Wang, Lanhui
LU
; Tagesson, Torbern
LU
; Wei, Fangli
; Dong, Wenquan
LU
; Tian, Feng
LU
; Duan, Zheng
LU
; Luan, Haijun
LU
and Svenning, Jens Christian
- organization
- publishing date
- 2026-05-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, climate change, forest resilience, sustainable forest management
- in
- Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
- volume
- 17
- issue
- 3
- article number
- e70064
- publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- external identifiers
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- scopus:105038079040
- ISSN
- 1757-7780
- DOI
- 10.1002/wcc.70064
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2026 The Author(s). WIREs Climate Change published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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- 2026-06-05 09:13:27
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