Landscape Planning—Paving the Way for Effective Conservation of Forest Biodiversity and a Diverse Forestry?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Biodiversity in Swedish Forests
3. Sweden Is Legally Obliged to Protect Forest Biodiversity
4. Current Legal Preconditions in Sweden for Biodiversity Conservation in Unprotected Forest Areas
5. Forest Landscape Planning
5.1. Background
5.2. A System for Landscape Planning—Discussion
6. Tax-Fund System
6.1. Background
6.2. Collection of Funds
6.3. Distribution of Funds
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Michanek, G.; Bostedt, G.; Ekvall, H.; Forsberg, M.; Hof, A.R.; De Jong, J.; Rudolphi, J.; Zabel, A. Landscape Planning—Paving the Way for Effective Conservation of Forest Biodiversity and a Diverse Forestry? Forests 2018, 9, 523. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9090523
Michanek G, Bostedt G, Ekvall H, Forsberg M, Hof AR, De Jong J, Rudolphi J, Zabel A. Landscape Planning—Paving the Way for Effective Conservation of Forest Biodiversity and a Diverse Forestry? Forests. 2018; 9(9):523. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9090523
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichanek, Gabriel, Göran Bostedt, Hans Ekvall, Maria Forsberg, Anouschka R. Hof, Johnny De Jong, Jörgen Rudolphi, and Astrid Zabel. 2018. "Landscape Planning—Paving the Way for Effective Conservation of Forest Biodiversity and a Diverse Forestry?" Forests 9, no. 9: 523. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9090523