Department of Natural Resources Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
J Environ Manage. 2013 Oct 15;128:52-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.04.051. Epub 2013 May 27.
The purpose of this study was to assess changes in forest owners' preferences regarding indicators of sustainable forest management. The analysis and deliberation framework served as a platform upon which to explore these changes in a rural community in Puebla, Mexico. Sixty-two indicators were selected from existing sets to design a five-point Likert survey instrument. The instrument was administered three times: early in the study to capture the forest owners' preferences before intervention (baseline); following an educational meeting in which the participants learned of three alternative forest management plans (analysis); and following a community meeting in which the forest owners deliberated to choose one of the alternatives (deliberation). As forest owners were exposed to knowledge (analysis) and deliberation, their preferences for the indicators changed significantly. An examination of the instrument demonstrated how the indicators increased or decreased in importance. Social and economic indicators tended to be ranked differently following analysis and again following deliberation because of the commitment to pursue a forest management plan that would benefit the community without jeopardizing stakeholder values. The ecological indicators directly associated with forest structure gained relevance following the analysis meeting. The deliberation process elucidated the importance of forest administration and professional help. Forest owners' preferences were reflected by the selection of the management plan that included good science and accommodated community values. The forest owners changed their preferences in response to new knowledge, management objectives, and their commitment to safeguarding the future condition of the forest. Analysis and deliberation is a participatory forum that facilities communication and learning and allows stakeholders to share values; thus, it serves as a mechanism for forest planning.
本研究旨在评估森林所有者对可持续森林管理指标偏好的变化。分析和审议框架作为一个平台，用于探讨墨西哥普埃布拉农村社区的这些变化。从现有的指标集中选择了 62 个指标来设计一个五点李克特量表调查工具。该工具分三次进行了管理：在研究早期进行，以在干预（基线）之前捕捉森林所有者的偏好；在教育会议之后进行，参与者在会上了解了三种替代森林管理计划；在社区会议之后进行，森林所有者在会上进行了审议，以选择其中一种替代方案。随着森林所有者接触到知识（分析）和审议，他们对指标的偏好发生了显著变化。对工具的检查表明，指标的重要性如何增加或减少。社会和经济指标在分析后和再次审议后排名不同，因为承诺追求一种将使社区受益而又不损害利益相关者价值的森林管理计划。与森林结构直接相关的生态指标在分析会议后变得更加重要。审议过程阐明了森林管理和专业帮助的重要性。森林所有者通过选择包括良好科学并适应社区价值观的管理计划来反映他们的偏好。森林所有者根据新的知识、管理目标以及保护森林未来状况的承诺改变了他们的偏好。分析和审议是一个参与式论坛，为沟通和学习提供便利，并允许利益相关者分享价值观；因此，它是森林规划的一种机制。
