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The MIMOSE Approach to Support Sustainable Forest Management Planning at Regional Scale in Mediterranean Contexts
Federico Guglielmo MaetzkeMarco MarchettiGherardo ChiriciLorenzo SallustioMatteo VizzarriVittorio GarfìDonato Salvatore La Mela VecaDavide TravagliniRaffaele LafortezzaRaffaele LafortezzaFrancesca BottalicoFabio Lombardisubject
wood productionSettore AGR/05 - Assestamento Forestale E Selvicolturalcsh:TJ807-830Geography Planning and DevelopmentForest managementSustainable forest managementlcsh:Renewable energy sources010501 environmental sciencesManagement Monitoring Policy and Law01 natural sciencesEcoforestryforest management planningEcosystem servicescarbon storage and sequestration; forest ecosystem services; forest management planning; MIMOSE; total ecosystem services value; wood productioncarbon storage and sequestration0502 economics and businessForest ecologyforest ecosystem serviceIntact forest landscapelcsh:Environmental sciences0105 earth and related environmental scienceslcsh:GE1-350total ecosystem services valueEcosystem healthRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environmentbusiness.industrylcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants05 social sciencesEnvironmental resource managementforest ecosystem serviceslcsh:TD194-195GeographyEcosystem managementbusinessMIMOSE050203 business & managementdescription
In recent decades, Mediterranean landscapes have been affected by human-induced drivers, such as land use and climate change. Forest ecosystems and landscapes have been particularly affected in mountainous regions due to limited management and stewardship, especially in remote areas. Therefore, there is a need to set up new strategies to enhance ecosystem services in forested areas which, in turn, will benefit local communities and economies. In this study, we implemented a new approach—Multiscale Mapping of Ecosystem Services (MIMOSE)—to assess ecosystem services in Mediterranean forests located in a mountainous region of Italy. We spatially assessed timber provision and carbon sequestration according to three forest management strategies: business-as-usual, maximizing economic values, and prioritizing conservation. Sustainable strategies for forest planning were identified at the landscape scale. We found that (i) timber provision is a conflicting service, especially when adaptation strategies are promoted; (ii) the most balanced set of forest ecosystem services is achieved through prioritizing conservation; and (iii) the ecosystem services availability is enhanced by optimizing the spatial allocation of different management strategies. Our approach is suitable to support landscape planning for balancing forest ecosystem potentialities while respecting local community needs and promoting sustainable development goals in the Mediterranean area.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-21 |