Extension, advice and knowledge systems for private forestry: Understanding diversity and change across Europe

• Lawrence, Anna ^[1] ; Deuffic, Philippe ^[8] ; Hujala, Teppo ^[2] ; Nichiforel, Liviu ^[3] ; Feliciano, Diana ^[4] ; Jodlowski, Krzysztof ^[5] ; Lind, Torgny ^[6] ; Marchal, Didier ^[9] ; Talkkari, Ari ^[10] ; Teder, Meelis ^[7] ; Vilkriste, Lelde ^[11] ; Wilhelmsson, Erik ^[6]
  1. [1] University of the Highlands and Islands

     University of the Highlands and Islands

     Reino Unido

     
  2. [2] University of Eastern Finland

     University of Eastern Finland

     Kuopio, Finlandia

     
  3. [3] Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava

     Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava

     Rumanía

     
  4. [4] University of Aberdeen

     University of Aberdeen

     Reino Unido

     
  5. [5] Instytut Badawczy Leśnictwa

     Instytut Badawczy Leśnictwa

     Pruszków, Polonia

     
  6. [6] Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

     Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

     Uppsala domkyrkoförs., Suecia

     
  7. [7] Estonian University of Life Sciences

     Estonian University of Life Sciences

     Tartu linn, Estonia

     
  8. [8] INRAE (National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment), France
  9. [9] Wildlife and Forestry Department, Belgium
  10. [10] Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
  11. [11] Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia

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• Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 94, 2020
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The decisions and actions of private forest owners are important for the delivery of forest goods and services. Both forest ownership, and policies related to forest owners, are changing. Traditionally in most countries, government extension officers have advised and instructed forest owners, but this is evolving, with greater importance given to a range of actors, objectives, and knowledge types. Drawing on literature and mixed data from 10 countries in Europe, this paper explores how forestry advisory systems can be conceptualized, and describes their current situation in Europe. Drawing parallels with the concept of AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems), we propose the term FOKIS (FOrestry Knowledge and Information Systems), as both a system (a purposeful and interdependent group of bodies) and a method for understanding such systems. We define four dimensions for describing FOKIS: owners, policy goals, advice providers, and tools. We find different roles for extension in countries with centrally controlled, highly regulated forest management, and advisors in regions where forest owners have more freedom to choose how to manage their forest. We find five trends across Europe: increasing flexibility, openness and participation of owners as sources of information; increasing reliance on information and persuasion rather than enforced compliance; a shift of attention from timber to a wider range of ecosystem services such as biodiversity and recreation; a shift of funding and providers from public to private sector; emergence of new virtual communication tools. The approach provides a way to make sense of comparisons and change in FOKIS, and opens up an important research field.