Participatory methods and approaches in the management of Mediterranean forests
A systematic literature review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21719929 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eduarda Fernandes (0000-0001-6584-0412, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria), M E Fernandes (Instituto Politécnico de Leiria), Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira (0000-0003-3709-4103, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria), C Ferreira (Instituto Politécnico de Leiria), Elisabete Figueiredo (0000-0001-7170-3369, University of Aveiro) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 177-197 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Forestry Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1465-5489 • E-ISSN: 2053-7778 |
| Publisher | Commonwealth Forestry Association (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1505/146554824838819851 |
| OpenAlex | W4400323213 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 27 |
Understanding participatory processes and identifying successful implementation methods is key to effective bottom-up sustainable forest management strategies. This paper aims to contribute to that understanding by systematically reviewing the literature dealing with participatory methods to forest management in five European Mediterranean countries (France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain), specifically identifying the relationship between the level of stakeholder involvement, type of stakeholders and the methods applied, as well as the results obtained, and the main challenges identified. Our findings show that stakeholders commonly involved are NGOs, landowners, companies, and local government bodies. A strong correspondence between the methods used and the purpose and level of stakeholders’ involvement is identified. Social benefits stand out as the most relevant result of this engagement somehow overshadowing economic and environmental ones. Results show that participatory forest management methods are simple and do not depend on sophisticated methods and techniques, so that their wider application depends above all on the will to do so
Archaeology · Citizen journalism · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Forest management · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Political science · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Environmental Science · Forest Management and Policy · French Urban and Social Studies · Forestry
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |