Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Göttingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5, 37073, Göttingen, Germany.
Department of Forest Nature Conservation, Northwest German Forest Research Institute (NW-FVA), Prof.-Oelkers-Straße 6, 34346, Hann. Münden, Germany.
Ambio. 2022 Apr;51(4):836-848. doi: 10.1007/s13280-021-01615-w. Epub 2021 Sep 20.
Private forest owners are the main forest ownership group within Europe, and important conservation values have been found on their land. Yet, small plot sizes, societal heterogeneity, and structural changes impede developing and implementing effective conservation programs in private forests. We present a systematic literature review focusing on small-scale private forest owners and their perspectives on nature conservation by synthesizing research approaches, social-ecological drivers, and policy recommendations. Conservation perspectives were positively related to female gender, higher levels of education, formalized forest management, an active relation to the forest, and ecological values of the property. In contrast, high age, rural orientation, economic forest management factors, large parcel size, and economic and sentimental property values negatively influenced conservation perspectives. Applying a natural resource conflict management framework, we synthesized recommendations covering three dimensions: substance, procedure, relationship. Considering perspectives of small-scale private forest owners in current forestry decision-making has great potential to strengthen sustainable forest management that integrates nature conservation and resource use.
私人森林所有者是欧洲主要的森林所有权群体，他们的土地上存在着重要的保护价值。然而，由于地块小、社会异质性和结构变化，在私人森林中制定和实施有效的保护计划受到阻碍。我们通过综合研究方法、社会-生态驱动因素和政策建议，呈现了一项侧重于小规模私人森林所有者及其对自然保护看法的系统文献综述。保护观点与女性性别、较高的教育水平、正式的森林管理、与森林的积极关系以及财产的生态价值呈正相关。相比之下，较高的年龄、农村倾向、经济林管理因素、较大的地块面积以及经济和情感财产价值则对保护观点产生负面影响。我们应用自然资源冲突管理框架，综合了涵盖三个维度的建议：实质、程序、关系。在当前的林业决策中考虑小规模私人森林所有者的观点，具有很大潜力来加强可持续的森林管理，实现自然保护和资源利用的结合。
