Forest owners and attitudes towards conservation policy in Sweden
In 1993, Sweden issued a new forestry act, which gives equal importance to timber production and nature protection, and uses a wide range of policy tools, known as the Swedish forestry model, to achieve its goals. However, there is evidence that the Swedish forestry model does not perform as well a...
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| author | Riviere, Miguel |
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| description | In 1993, Sweden issued a new forestry act, which gives equal importance to timber production and nature protection, and uses a wide range of policy tools, known as the Swedish forestry model, to achieve its goals. However, there is evidence that the Swedish forestry model does not perform as well as expected, especially regarding the involvement of Non Industrial Private Forest owners (NIPFs) in conservation. To better understand this situation, this thesis project investigates NIPFs' values, backgrounds and attitudes towards conservation and the Swedish forestry model by realizing an owner typology. Using data from a national survey on NIPFs, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and the K-means clustering method are used to identify groups of NIPFs based on their reasons for owning forests. Background information about the owners and their forests are compared among owner groups, as well as their attitudes towards conservation, towards the Swedish forestry model and their knowledge of environmental issues. Results reveal the existence of five owner groups with significantly different motivations and backgrounds. Environmental values constitute the main factor that differentiates NIPFs regarding their motivations, while economic and traditional values influence their attitudes and knowledge the most. Overall, the Swedish forestry model is well accepted by all owners, but differences appear regarding acceptance of state intervention, individual commitments to conservation and knowledge of environmental issues. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU88612016-03-02T11:56:13Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8861/ Forest owners and attitudes towards conservation policy in Sweden Riviere, Miguel Agricultural economics and policies Forestry - General aspects In 1993, Sweden issued a new forestry act, which gives equal importance to timber production and nature protection, and uses a wide range of policy tools, known as the Swedish forestry model, to achieve its goals. However, there is evidence that the Swedish forestry model does not perform as well as expected, especially regarding the involvement of Non Industrial Private Forest owners (NIPFs) in conservation. To better understand this situation, this thesis project investigates NIPFs' values, backgrounds and attitudes towards conservation and the Swedish forestry model by realizing an owner typology. Using data from a national survey on NIPFs, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and the K-means clustering method are used to identify groups of NIPFs based on their reasons for owning forests. Background information about the owners and their forests are compared among owner groups, as well as their attitudes towards conservation, towards the Swedish forestry model and their knowledge of environmental issues. Results reveal the existence of five owner groups with significantly different motivations and backgrounds. Environmental values constitute the main factor that differentiates NIPFs regarding their motivations, while economic and traditional values influence their attitudes and knowledge the most. Overall, the Swedish forestry model is well accepted by all owners, but differences appear regarding acceptance of state intervention, individual commitments to conservation and knowledge of environmental issues. En 1993, la Suède a mis en place une nouvelle loi forestière avec deux objectifs de même importance: la production de bois et la protection de l'environnement. Le nouveau système, connu sous le nom de modèle suédois pour la gestion forestière, diminue le nombre de régulations et introduit des instruments volontaires et non-obligatoires. Malgré le nouveau système, l'implication des petits propriétaires privés (NIPFs) dans la protection de l'environnement reste faible, et moindre que pour les propriétaires publics et industriels. Afin de mieux comprendre cette situation, les motivations des NIPFs, leurs caractéristiques (âge, niveau d'études, emploi, etc.) ainsi que celles de leurs forêts sont analysées et mises en relation avec leurs opinions vis-à-vis de la protection de l'environnement et du modèle suédois. Utilisant les données récoltées lors d'une enquête nationale, une typologie des NIPFs, basée sur leurs motivations et les valeurs qu'ils accordent à leurs forêts, est réalisée par le biais d'une Analyse en Composante Principale (PCA) et de la méthode des K-means. Les résultats révèlent l'existence de cinq groupes de NIPFs aux motivations et caractéristiques différentes. La présence ou non de valeurs environnementales chez les propriétaires est le principal facteur permettant de les différencier. Cependant, ce sont les valeurs économiques et traditionnelles qui influencent le plus leurs opinions. Globalement, le modèle Suédois est bien accepté par les NIPFs, mais des différences entre les groupes apparaissent vis-à-vis de leurs opinions sur le rôle de l'Etat et des autorités ainsi que sur la place à donner aux engagements personnels dans la protection de la nature. Le niveau de familiarité des NIPFs vis-à-vis des problématiques environnementales varie également entre les groupes. A cause des intérêts et opinions divergents des NIPFs, des instruments politiques diversifiés doivent être utilisés afin d'être efficace auprès de tous les groupes de propriétaires. Sam Sverige utfärdade en ny skogsvårdslag 1993 där virkesproduktion och miljömål likställdes. Ett brett spektrum av politiska instrument används för att uppnå uppsatta miljömål, under det gemensamma namnet Svenska modellen för skogsbruk. Utvärderingar visar att svenska modellen för skogsbruk inte fungerar lika bra som förväntat, särskilt privata skogsägares (NIPF) medverkan i naturvårdande åtgärder. För att bättre förstå denna situation, skapar detta examensarbete en ägartypologi genom värderingar, bakgrund, attityder till naturvård och attityder till svenska modellen för skogsbruk. Med hjälp av data från en nationell undersökning riktad till privata skogsägare identifieras kategorier av ägare baserat på syfte med skogsägande, med hjälp av en ”Principal Compontent Analysis (PCA)” och en klustermetod (K-means clustering method). Bakgrundsinformation om ägare och deras skogsinnehav jämförs därefter mellan kategorierna. Även attityder till naturvård, till svenska modellen för skogsbruk och kunskap om vanliga begrepp kring naturvård jämförs mellan kategorierna. I resultaten identifieras fem ägarkategorier med signifikant olika motiv till ägande och bakgrundsfaktorer. Miljövärden utgör den viktigaste skillnaden mellan ägarkategorierna, medan ekonomiska och traditionella värderingar påverka attityder och kunskap. Sammantaget är den svenska modellen för skogsbruk väl accepterade av alla ägarkategorier, men skillnader finns i godkännande av statligt ingripande, enskilda åtagande för bevarande och kunskap om miljöfrågor. 2016-02-25 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8861/7/riviere_m_160302.pdf Riviere, Miguel, 2016. Forest owners and attitudes towards conservation policy in Sweden. Second cycle, A2E. Umeå: (S) > Dept. of Forest Economics <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-300.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-5182 eng |
| spellingShingle | Agricultural economics and policies Forestry - General aspects Riviere, Miguel Forest owners and attitudes towards conservation policy in Sweden |
| title | Forest owners and attitudes towards conservation policy in Sweden |
| title_full | Forest owners and attitudes towards conservation policy in Sweden |
| title_fullStr | Forest owners and attitudes towards conservation policy in Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forest owners and attitudes towards conservation policy in Sweden |
| title_short | Forest owners and attitudes towards conservation policy in Sweden |
| title_sort | forest owners and attitudes towards conservation policy in sweden |
| topic | Agricultural economics and policies Forestry - General aspects |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8861/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8861/ |