Climate targets in European timber-producing countries conflict with goals on forest ecosystem services and biodiversity

C Blattert, M Mönkkönen, D Burgas… - … earth & environment, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The European Union (EU) set clear climate change mitigation targets to reach
climate neutrality, accounting for forests and their woody biomass resources. We …

Future supply of boreal forest ecosystem services is driven by management rather than by climate change

M Triviño, A Morán‐Ordoñez, K Eyvindson… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Forests provide a wide variety of ecosystem services (ES) to society. The boreal biome is
experiencing the highest rates of warming on the planet and increasing demand for forest …

[HTML][HTML] Demand-driven climate change mitigation and trade-offs from wood product substitution: The case of Swedish multi-family housing construction

M Schulte, R Jonsson, J Eggers, T Hammar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multi-family housing construction (MFHC) with wood instead of concrete as frame material
results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. Hence, substituting wood for concrete in MFHC …

Environmental problem shifting from climate change mitigation: A mapping review

O Wood Hansen, J Van Den Bergh - PNAS nexus, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Climate change mitigation will trigger major changes in human activity, energy systems, and
material use, potentially shifting pressure from climate change to other environmental …

[HTML][HTML] A computational sustainable approach for energy storage systems performance evaluation based on spherical-fuzzy MCDM with considering uncertainty

A Gamal, M Abdel-Basset, IM Hezam, KM Sallam… - Energy Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Incorporating energy storage systems (ESSs) can mitigate the intermittency of renewable
energy sources. There are a variety of ESSs for renewable energy with vastly different …

[HTML][HTML] Synergies and trade-offs in the European forest bioeconomy research: State of the art and the way forward

L Hetemäki, D D'Amato, A Giurca… - Forest Policy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The management and governance of forests must consider the synergies and trade-offs
between different societal goals, especially with the bioeconomy being a key factor in recent …

Mapping two centuries of forest governance in Nordic countries: An open access database

A Fridén, D D'Amato, H Ekström, B Iliev… - Forest Policy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Forest ecosystems play a crucial role in the production and protection of economic, social,
and environmental values. To understand current challenges and trajectories shaping future …

Disentangling the effects of management and climate change on habitat suitability for saproxylic species in boreal forests

E Ekman, M Triviño, C Blattert, A Mazziotta… - Journal of Forestry …, 2024 - Springer
Forest degradation induced by intensive forest management and temperature increase by
climate change are resulting in biodiversity decline in boreal forests. Intensive forest …

What drives forest multifunctionality in central and northern Europe? Exploring the interplay of management, climate, and policies

AT Caicoya, M Vergarechea, C Blattert, J Klein… - Ecosystem Services, 2023 - Elsevier
Forests provide a range of vital services to society and are critical habitats for biodiversity,
holding inherent multifunctionality. While traditionally viewed as a byproduct of production …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the effects of climate and management on the distribution of deadwood in European forests

ALD Augustynczik, M Gusti, F di Fulvio, P Lauri… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Deadwood is a key old-growth element in European forests and a cornerstone of
biodiversity conservation practices in the region, recognized as an important indicator of …