Adaptive management has been considered a valuable approach for managing social-
ecological systems involving high levels of complexity and uncertainty. However, many …

Conflict in US forest management for decades centered around balancing demands from
forested ecosystems, with a rise in place-based collaborative governance at the end of the …

Emergingresearch points to large greenhouse gas mitigation opportunities for activities that
are focused on the preservation and maintenance of ecosystems, also known as natural …

This book assesses the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) and
identifies lessons learned for governance and policy through this new and innovative …

Collaborative governance and landscape approaches have become a more prevalent in
public land management in the United States in the face of increasing ecological and …

Managing complex social-ecological systems in an era of rapid climate change and
changing human pressures represents a major challenge in sustainability science. The …

Competitive grants are increasingly used to induce proactive collaborative action by a range
of actors to reduce forest wildfire risks. Given the rigidity of past wildfire risk governance, it is …

Fuel treatments are designed with multiple management goals, including improving
suppression capacity and restoring the historical structure of dry forests. Fuelbreaks are a …

The White Mountain Stewardship Project (WMSP) was the first forest stewardship project of
its size and duration, lasting 10 years (2004–2014). Based on in-depth interviews of local …

Abstract Background In California's mixed-conifer forests, fuel reduction treatments can
successfully reduce fire severity, bolster forest resilience, and make lasting changes in forest …