Sustainability assessment in forest management based on individual preferences
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Published on: July 3, 2020
Susana Martín-Fernández1, Eugenio Martinez-Falero1
1Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural, Technical University of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s n, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
This paper presents a methodology to elicit the preferences of any individual in the assessment of sustainable forest management at the stand level. The elicitation procedure was based on the comparison of the sustainability of pairs of forest locations. A sustainability map of the whole territory was obtained according to the individual's preferences. Three forest sustainability indicators were pre-calculated for each point in a study area in a Scots pine forest in the National Park of Sierra de Guadarrama in the Madrid Region in Spain to obtain the best management plan with the sustainability map. We followed a participatory process involving fifty people to assess the sustainability of the forest management and the methodology. The results highlighted the demand for conservative forest management, the usefulness of the methodology for managers, and the importance and necessity of incorporating stakeholders into forestry decision-making processes.
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