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- Bjärstig, Therese, 1978-, et al.
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Forest social values in a Swedish rural context : The private forest owners' perspective
- 2016
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Ingår i: Forest Policy and Economics. - : Elsevier BV. - 1389-9341 .- 1872-7050. ; 65, s. 17-24
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The sustainability paradigm of the European Landscape Convention calls for increased involvement of all affected parties in combination with active leadership to promote social values. As a result, the Swedish Forest Agency (SFA) has requested further development of methods for broad consultation and active participation in order to strengthen the social values of forests. This paper aims to identify in particular the private forest owners' perceived need for collaboration and dialog regarding the social values of forests. The study's primary empirical data was derived from interviews with 40 private forest owners. A framework developed by Emerson et al. (2012) was applied to facilitate analysis of the forest owners' perceptions of procedural and institutional arrangements, existing leadership, the current level of knowledge and access to different types of resources. The paper identifies a need for the SFA to become more proactive and assume more of a leading role. The level of knowledge regarding social values was found to be quite low among the majority of the private forest owners. They wanted more information; they asked for increased support and advice, and they wanted to see improved coordination rather than collaboration on social values.
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- Bjärstig, Therese, 1978-, et al.
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(How) Can adaptive moose management contribute to sustainable rural development?
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Ingår i: Welcome to the Anthropocene! The Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference, 11‐13 June 2013. - : University of Copenhagen. ; , s. 154-154
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The concept of adaptive management (AM) is widely advocated as an alternative to traditional top-down management of natural resources around the world. In Sweden, however, AM has only recently been introduced to manage moose. Based on the analytical framework, developed by Pieter Glasbergen (2011), we study the AM of moose as a case of a partnership arrangement within the field of wildlife governance. We put particular attention on how adaptive moose management enables sustainable rural development, since hunting is considered to be an important source of recreation and livelihood in Swedish rural areas. We identify a number of challenges associated to the involved stakeholders’ abilities, willingness and understanding to implement the induced management system. We also emphasis the interactions between the different stakeholders on both vertical and horizontal levels, as well as the tradeoffs the new ecosystem based adaptive local management system generates for rural and urban areas.
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- Bjärstig, Therese, 1978-, et al.
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Partnerships implementing ecosystem-based moose management in Sweden
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Ingår i: International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management. - : Taylor & Francis. - 2151-3732 .- 2151-3740. ; 10:3, s. 228-239
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sweden is undergoing an extensive transformation from single species management towards ecosystem-based management. This study analyses the implementation of the new moose management system, focusing on the newly formed partnerships at ecosystem level (the moose management areas) and their potential to ease conflicts between participants and develop into sustainable collaborations that enable ecosystem-based management. Empirical evidence was obtained from semi-structured interviews with involved actors (hunters, landowners, wildlife managers and forest consultants) in five Swedish counties. Several challenges, based on the participants’ abilities, willingness and understanding needed to implement the new management system, were identified. Lack of funding, unclear roles and responsibilities appear to be the most serious issues. If these are not properly solved, then they have the potential to hamper and aggravate the implementation of the new management system, that is, the ecosystem-based management, as well as the partnership arrangement.
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- Johansson, Maria, et al.
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A close-up of human dimensions of wildlife in Europe
- 2016
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In Europe an increasing number of scholars from different disciplines show growing interest in studying interactions between society and wildlife. Europe’s diversity with regard to cultures, languages and governance systems for wildlife is reflected in the wealth of research perspectives on human-wildlife interactions. Today a variety of approaches, disciplinary perspectives, theoretical frameworks, concepts and methods are used. However there is no common umbrella of “human dimensions of wildlife” similar to the one seen in North America.A network meeting was held with the goal to describe the current state of research in this field and to draft an outline for a future European research agenda. Sixty-three delegates from 25 European countries contributed due to workshop discussions and a follow-up online survey.Two major paths to the study of human-wildlife interactions were identified. One targets individuals or groups within society and is based on the theories of cognitive hierarchy and theory of reasoned action/theory of planned behavior. While the other focuses on the collective societal level relying mainly on the theories of governance with connections to social representation, deliberative procedures and commons theory. Europe’s diverse cultural contexts and governance systems may be a challenge for transnational research attempts but far more importantly they are an opportunity for learning. Therefore future research should strive for stringent theory-based research designs which can generate comparable data across countries as well as over time.
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- Johansson, Maria, et al.
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Describing Human–Wildlife Interaction from a European Perspective
- 2016
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Ingår i: Human Dimensions of Wildlife. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1087-1209 .- 1533-158X. ; 21:2, s. 158-168
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- European researchers from both the natural and social sciences show growing interest in studying interactions between society and wildlife. A wealth of theoretical frameworks, concepts, and methods are used, but an integration of perspectives is lacking. This research note summarizes results from two workshops that included 63 delegates from 25 European countries, as well as a follow-up survey of 41 respondents. Two main theoretical approaches to the study of human?wildlife interactions were identified. One approach focuses on the collective societal level relying on theories of governance, social representation, deliberative procedures, and commons theory. The other approach targets individuals or groups, and is based on theories such as the cognitive hierarchy, theory of reasoned action, and theory of planned behavior. Interdisciplinary collaboration is needed to identify the best options for wildlife conservation and management in a more politically integrated Europe.
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- Lindqvist, Sara, et al.
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The changing role of hunting in Sweden : From subsistence to ecosystem stewardship?
- 2014
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Ingår i: Alces. - 0835-5851. ; 50, s. 35-51
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Although hunting served traditionally to supply game meat, and that is still important in Sweden, recreation is the most common reason for hunting moose (Alces alces) today. Hunting also serves an important management purpose in regulating moose populations to control crop and forest damage. This study used semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders and officials involved in the recently implemented ecosystem-based, adaptive local moose management system where hunters and landowners become environmental stewards responsible for managing moose in context with forest damage, vehicular collisions, large carnivores, and biodiversity. Our study found that participation and collaboration in reaching management objectives was perceived as positive by stakeholders, although their stewardship is jeopardized if specific management responsibilities are not clarified regarding monitoring. Further, it is important to find long-term funding solutions for monitoring activities that are critical for adequate data collection and to support the stakeholder role as steward. The importance of monitoring must be communicated to individual hunters and landowners to achieve an ecosystem-based moose management system that effectively incorporates both social and ecological values.
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- Ljung, Per, et al.
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Konsumtion av skogens ekosystemtjänster : vilt, svamp och bär
- 2014
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Syftet med den här rapporten är främst att redogöra för hur konsumenter får tillgång till viltkött samt klarlägga omfattningen av viltköttskonsumtion i Sverige. Under perioden 14 mars – 21 juni skickades undersökningsformulären ut till 1 067 personer i hela landet i åldern 16-65 år. Formulären skickades också till 150 personer i 111 kommuner, totalt 16 587 personer i åldern 16-65 år i åtta län: Västerbotten, Dalarna, Gävleborg, Jämtland, Norrbotten, Västernorrland, Stockholm och Värmland. I formuläret ställdes frågor bland annat om konsumtion av vilt, bär och svamp. På länsnivå var svarsfrekvensen från 35 % i Stockholm till 51 % i Jämtland. Bakom undersökningen står forskare från Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, Umeå universitet och institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet och har finansierats av Formas och FOMA Vilt. Här följer de viktigaste resultaten från undersökningen i punktform: Viltkött står på menyn för 22 % av svenskarna varje månad. Konsumtionen följer en nordsydlig gradient: i exempelvis Jämtlands län och Norrbottens län anger 62 respektive 57 % att de äter viltkött minst varje månad, medan motsvarande siffra för Stockholms län är 16 %. Vi äter oftast viltkött från älg, följt av kött från rådjur och vildsvin: 59 % av svenskarna konsumerar älgkött, 40 % rådjurskött och 33 % vildsvinskött årligen. Älgköttet får eller köper vi primärt av vänner (36 %) eller familjemedlemmar (31 %) som jagar, eller köpt det i affär eller gårdsbutik (29 %). I alla undersökta län är vänner och familjemedlemmar de vanligaste källorna, utom i Stockholm där 37 % har fått tag i älgkött från affär eller gårdsbutik. Störst andel av svenskarna som konsumerat rådjurskött har fått tag i köttet från familjemedlemmar (30 %) eller vänner (27 %) som jagar, eller köpt det på restaurang (30 %). Av de svenskar som ätit vildsvinskött har de flesta fått tag i köttet från vänner som jagar (32 %), ätit det på restaurang (29 %) eller köpt köttet i affär eller gårdsbutik (26 %). Knappt hälften (46 %) av svenskarna anser att det är viktigt att kunna äta viltkött och 50 % anser det viktigt att kunna köpa viltkött i affär eller gårdsbutik. En lägre andel svenskar anser det viktigt att kunna köpa viltkött på restaurang (43 %) eller direkt från jägare (35 %). Det finns ett tydligt nord-sydligt mönster där betydelsen av att kunna äta viltkött är störst i de nordligaste länen – i Jämtlands län anser 77 % det viktigt, i Stockholm 40 %. Konsumtion av egenplockade bär och svamp är vanligt. I Sverige anger 35 % att de äter egenplockade bär minst varje månad och 29 % egenplockad svamp. Sammanfattningsvis finns det en tydlig nord-syd gradient där ekosystemtjänsten viltkött konsumeras i högre utsträckning och anses mer betydelsefullt i de nordligaste länen.
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