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Hanna Ekstrom outside the department of Political Science

Hanna Ekström

Doctoral Student

Hanna Ekstrom outside the department of Political Science

Comparing Nordic forest governance : Key informant perspectives

Jämförelse av nordisk skogsförvaltning : Perspektiv från nyckelinformanter

Author

  • Ayonghe Nebasifu
  • Dalia D'Amato
  • Hanna Ekström
  • Niina Pietarinen
  • Alexia Fridén
  • Teemu Harrinkari
  • Bogomil E. Iliev
  • Huntley Brownell
  • Wilhelm May
  • Maria Brockhaus
  • Marianne Thomsen
  • Nils Droste
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Summary, in English

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.

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
  • MERGE: ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system
  • CIRCLE

Publishing year

2025-01

Language

English

Publication/Series

Forest Policy and Economics

Volume

170

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)

Keywords

  • Comparative policy analysis
  • Equity and multifunctionality
  • Nordic Forest governance
  • Sustainability and resilience

Status

Published

Project

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

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1872-7050