Hickey Gordon M, Innes John L, Kozak Robert A
Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, 2045, 2424 Main Mall, UBC, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z4.
J Environ Manage. 2007 Sep;84(4):572-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.07.004. Epub 2006 Sep 18.
Since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) [1992, Agenda 21: programme of action for sustainable development. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), 3-14 June 1992. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 294pp.], the management of information has become central to the management of forest resources. In the cases of North America and Europe, similar issues have been challenging policy makers as they determine the information suitable for monitoring progress towards sustainable forest management (SFM). Using an 'online' survey, this research explored multiple stakeholder perspectives on monitoring and information reporting for SFM in different jurisdictions. The research was based on the premise that an analysis of the variation in stakeholder observations across a range of SFM 'issue areas' could provide valuable insight into the perceived need for SFM-related monitoring and information reporting in the regions of Europe, Canada and the USA. Despite the traditional limitations associated with exploratory survey research, the results indicate a demand for more information on SFM-related issues. The results also highlight the degree to which the perceptions of a sample of stakeholders can differ between Europe, USA and Canada. While these results cannot be generalized beyond the present study, they do suggest that further studies are needed to understand stakeholder perspectives on forestry-related monitoring and information reporting in different jurisdictions.
自联合国环境与发展会议（环发大会）[1992年，《21世纪议程：可持续发展行动纲领》。联合国环境与发展会议（环发大会），1992年6月3日至14日。巴西里约热内卢，294页]以来，信息管理已成为森林资源管理的核心。在北美和欧洲的案例中，类似问题一直困扰着政策制定者，因为他们要确定适合监测可持续森林管理（SFM）进展情况的信息。本研究通过一项“在线”调查，探讨了不同司法管辖区内多个利益相关者对可持续森林管理监测和信息报告的看法。该研究基于这样一个前提，即分析一系列可持续森林管理“问题领域”中利益相关者观察结果的差异，可以为欧洲、加拿大和美国地区对与可持续森林管理相关的监测和信息报告的感知需求提供有价值的见解。尽管探索性调查研究存在传统局限性，但结果表明对与可持续森林管理相关问题的更多信息存在需求。结果还凸显了欧洲、美国和加拿大利益相关者样本的看法之间存在差异的程度。虽然这些结果不能推广到本研究之外，但它们确实表明需要进一步研究，以了解不同司法管辖区内利益相关者对林业相关监测和信息报告的看法。
