Forest value chain resilience from a local perspective in five European countries: analysis of predictors and co-drivers
Climate change-associated disturbances such as storms, wildfires, and pest outbreaks increasingly destabilize forest systems, threatening their ecological, economic, and social functions. These disruptions impact the forest value chain (FVC) by causing fluctuations in timber supply, from a quantity...
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| author | Sandra P. García-Jácome Martin Jankovský Annechien Dirkje Hoeben Marcus Lindner Sara Uzquiano Tobias Stern Ondrej Nuhlíček Dijana Vuletić Hrvoje Marjanović Juan Picos Mikko Peltoniemi Lukas Baumbach Francisco Lloret Francisco Lloret |
| author_facet | Sandra P. García-Jácome Martin Jankovský Annechien Dirkje Hoeben Marcus Lindner Sara Uzquiano Tobias Stern Ondrej Nuhlíček Dijana Vuletić Hrvoje Marjanović Juan Picos Mikko Peltoniemi Lukas Baumbach Francisco Lloret Francisco Lloret |
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| description | Climate change-associated disturbances such as storms, wildfires, and pest outbreaks increasingly destabilize forest systems, threatening their ecological, economic, and social functions. These disruptions impact the forest value chain (FVC) by causing fluctuations in timber supply, from a quantity and quality perspective. This study employed the operational resilience framework (ORF) to assess FVC resilience in five European case studies (CZ, HR, DE, FIN, and ESP), focusing on timber supply as a key system variable. A resilience assessment was conducted using resilience thresholds, considering sustainability from both ecological and economic perspectives. Principal component analysis (PCA) identified three predictor groups that influenced FVC resilience: wood production (WP), harvesting systems (HS), and management and silviculture (MS). Findings revealed that regions with proactive management and sufficient processing capacities (CZ, HR, and ESP) maintained relative stability despite natural disturbances, while others (DE and FIN) experienced prolonged instability due to market-driven logging practices and limited adaptive measures. The study highlighted the frequent breaching of resilience thresholds, particularly during high-volume salvage logging following disturbances such as bark beetle outbreaks, windstorms, and wildfires. The results emphasized the importance of integrating adaptive and proactive strategies to mitigate these impacts. The ORF demonstrated potential for operationalizing FVC resilience and provided guidance for improving preparedness against future disturbances. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f67ddce3d6234d1a895fa2206ccc3c362025-01-07T06:44:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Forests and Global Change2624-893X2025-01-01710.3389/ffgc.2024.14619321461932Forest value chain resilience from a local perspective in five European countries: analysis of predictors and co-driversSandra P. García-Jácome0Martin Jankovský1Annechien Dirkje Hoeben2Marcus Lindner3Sara Uzquiano4Tobias Stern5Ondrej Nuhlíček6Dijana Vuletić7Hrvoje Marjanović8Juan Picos9Mikko Peltoniemi10Lukas Baumbach11Francisco Lloret12Francisco Lloret13Department of Forestry Technologies and Construction, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, CzechiaDepartment of Forestry Technologies and Construction, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, CzechiaDepartment of Environmental Systems Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, AustriaEuropean Forest Institute, Bonn, GermanyEuropean Forest Institute, Bonn, GermanyDepartment of Environmental Systems Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, AustriaDepartment of Forestry Technologies and Construction, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, CzechiaDepartment for International Scientific Cooperation in Southeast Europe, Croatian Forest Research Institute, Jastrebarsko, CroatiaDepartment for International Scientific Cooperation in Southeast Europe, Croatian Forest Research Institute, Jastrebarsko, CroatiaEscola de Enxeñaría Forestal, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, SpainNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki, FinlandChair of Forestry Economics and Forest Planning, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyCentro de Investigación Ecológica y Aplicaciones Forestales (CREAF), Edifici C, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, SpainEcology Unit, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Biologia Vegetal i Ecologia, Edifici C, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, SpainClimate change-associated disturbances such as storms, wildfires, and pest outbreaks increasingly destabilize forest systems, threatening their ecological, economic, and social functions. These disruptions impact the forest value chain (FVC) by causing fluctuations in timber supply, from a quantity and quality perspective. This study employed the operational resilience framework (ORF) to assess FVC resilience in five European case studies (CZ, HR, DE, FIN, and ESP), focusing on timber supply as a key system variable. A resilience assessment was conducted using resilience thresholds, considering sustainability from both ecological and economic perspectives. Principal component analysis (PCA) identified three predictor groups that influenced FVC resilience: wood production (WP), harvesting systems (HS), and management and silviculture (MS). Findings revealed that regions with proactive management and sufficient processing capacities (CZ, HR, and ESP) maintained relative stability despite natural disturbances, while others (DE and FIN) experienced prolonged instability due to market-driven logging practices and limited adaptive measures. The study highlighted the frequent breaching of resilience thresholds, particularly during high-volume salvage logging following disturbances such as bark beetle outbreaks, windstorms, and wildfires. The results emphasized the importance of integrating adaptive and proactive strategies to mitigate these impacts. The ORF demonstrated potential for operationalizing FVC resilience and provided guidance for improving preparedness against future disturbances.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2024.1461932/fulldisturbancestimber supplysocial-ecological systemsforest managementthresholdswood production |
| spellingShingle | Sandra P. García-Jácome Martin Jankovský Annechien Dirkje Hoeben Marcus Lindner Sara Uzquiano Tobias Stern Ondrej Nuhlíček Dijana Vuletić Hrvoje Marjanović Juan Picos Mikko Peltoniemi Lukas Baumbach Francisco Lloret Francisco Lloret Forest value chain resilience from a local perspective in five European countries: analysis of predictors and co-drivers Frontiers in Forests and Global Change disturbances timber supply social-ecological systems forest management thresholds wood production |
| title | Forest value chain resilience from a local perspective in five European countries: analysis of predictors and co-drivers |
| title_full | Forest value chain resilience from a local perspective in five European countries: analysis of predictors and co-drivers |
| title_fullStr | Forest value chain resilience from a local perspective in five European countries: analysis of predictors and co-drivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forest value chain resilience from a local perspective in five European countries: analysis of predictors and co-drivers |
| title_short | Forest value chain resilience from a local perspective in five European countries: analysis of predictors and co-drivers |
| title_sort | forest value chain resilience from a local perspective in five european countries analysis of predictors and co drivers |
| topic | disturbances timber supply social-ecological systems forest management thresholds wood production |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2024.1461932/full |
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