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Comparing Nordic forest governance : Key informant perspectives

Nebasifu, Ayonghe ; D'Amato, Dalia ; Ekström, Hanna LU orcid ; Pietarinen, Niina ; Fridén, Alexia LU ; Harrinkari, Teemu ; Iliev, Bogomil E. ; Brownell, Huntley ; May, Wilhelm LU orcid and Brockhaus, Maria , et al. (2025) In Forest Policy and Economics 170.
Abstract

There is a growing call for comparative analyses of forest governance to facilitate knowledge exchange for the sustainable management of Nordic forest systems, addressing the needs of societal stakeholders in enhancing both the quality and quantity of forest resources. This study traces the development of nation-wide policy instruments implemented in four Nordic countries; Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark between 1970 and 2023, based on interviews among forest policy scholars and other research experts. Using an analytical framework that highlights the relations between policy intervention, change, impact, and learning, we compare central government practices and private actor initiatives in the Nordic countries that address the... (More)

There is a growing call for comparative analyses of forest governance to facilitate knowledge exchange for the sustainable management of Nordic forest systems, addressing the needs of societal stakeholders in enhancing both the quality and quantity of forest resources. This study traces the development of nation-wide policy instruments implemented in four Nordic countries; Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark between 1970 and 2023, based on interviews among forest policy scholars and other research experts. Using an analytical framework that highlights the relations between policy intervention, change, impact, and learning, we compare central government practices and private actor initiatives in the Nordic countries that address the ecological, social, and economic values of forests. We find a common trend towards multifunctionality and soft governance as well as differences in the use of economic instruments and certification standardization. This study also considers insights into developments in Nordic forest governance, the enabling and impeding factors for past trends and outcomes and discusses the learning of this change towards equity in the multifunctional use of forests.

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Jämförelse av nordisk skogsförvaltning : Perspektiv från nyckelinformanter
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Comparative policy analysis, Equity and multifunctionality, Nordic Forest governance, Sustainability and resilience
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Forest Policy and Economics
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170
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103368
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Elsevier
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  • scopus:85210545037
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1872-7050
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10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103368
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Green forest policies - a comparative assessment of outcomes and trade-offs across Fenno-Scandinavia
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English
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  author       = {{Nebasifu, Ayonghe and D'Amato, Dalia and Ekström, Hanna and Pietarinen, Niina and Fridén, Alexia and Harrinkari, Teemu and Iliev, Bogomil E. and Brownell, Huntley and May, Wilhelm and Brockhaus, Maria and Thomsen, Marianne and Droste, Nils}},
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  title        = {{Comparing Nordic forest governance : Key informant perspectives}},
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  doi          = {{10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103368}},
  volume       = {{170}},
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