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Hanna Ekstrom outside the department of Political Science

Hanna Ekström Pigot

Doctoral student

Hanna Ekstrom outside the department of Political Science

An outlook on modalities in Nordic forest governance

Author

  • Ayonghe Nebasifu
  • Alexia Fridén
  • Hanna Ekström Pigot
  • Niina Pietarinen
  • Teemu Harrinkari
  • Dalia D'Amato
  • Nils Droste

Summary, in English

The 1990s were significant for several events promoting environmental protection and the sustainable use of natural resources. For instance, both the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992, which stressed the need to stop the overconsumption of natural resources and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change endorsed a framework to combat climate change. Since then, national governments have been increasingly called upon to deliver various commitments that can strengthen sustainable use of forest resources. While we must assess the capacity of these commitments to achieve various policy targets, it is not entirely clear what modes of forest governance will emerge in this process. Using the case of Nordic Forest governance, we investigate its modalities and influence on forest use between 1970 and 2023, focusing on a shift from state-based to interactive governance. While state-based governance included the use of conventional state arrangements tackling environmental problems in active forestry, interactive governance consisted of policy mixes aimed at climate-smart and multi-use forest management. We discuss our findings using relevant forest policies identified in four Nordic countries; Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, drawn from qualitative interviews conducted in 2023. The conclusions suggest the future potential for policy mixes in which they play a vital role in promoting best synergies and setting priorities for sustainable Nordic forest management.

Department/s

  • Department of Political Science
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC)
  • LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions
  • Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo)
  • CIRCLE

Publishing year

2024-09-09

Language

English

Pages

16-38

Publication/Series

Forests Monitor

Volume

1

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Topic

  • Political Science (excluding Peace and Conflict Studies)

Keywords

  • interactive governance
  • new modes of governance
  • Nordic forest governance
  • policy mixes
  • state-based governance

Status

Published

Project

  • Green forest policies - a comparative assessment of outcomes and trade-offs across Fenno-Scandinavia

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 3071-8465