Forest scenario analysis can help tackle sustainability issues by generating insight into the potential long-term effects of present-day management. In northern Sweden, forests provide important benefits including climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, reindeer husbandry, local livelihoods, and recreation. Informed stakeholders' views on how be enabled to deliver these benefits, we created four forest management scenarios: close-to-nature (CTN) which emphasises classic (CLA)...

The goals of nature conservation have changed over the last decades, but setting aside areas for protection is still a major part environmental efforts globally. Protected often include traditional lands indigenous peoples, and although rights been strengthened through international treaties, conflicts land entitlement are common. I analyse peoples' role in conservation, focusing on discursive construction subject position UN Convention Biological Diversity using post-colonial theory to...

Abstract Transformation acquires its meaning within contexts and particular settings where transformative change is experienced, people engage in meaning-making. We used the forest–climate nexus Sweden as an empirical case study, leverage-points perspective analytical lens. The aim was to investigate contextual leverage for change, how our use of context relations shapes understanding transformation change. basis a whole-day workshop, held both northern southern Sweden, local forest...

The theoretical concept of “climate-smart forestry” aims to integrate climate change mitigation and adaptation maintain enhance forests’ contributions people global agendas. We carried out two local transdisciplinary collaboration processes with the aim developing articulations climate-smart forestry identify barriers, pathways indicators applying it in practice. During workshops northern southern Sweden, stakeholders described how they would like forests be managed, considering their past...

AbstractThis article investigates the space for agency of Indigenous Sami in management Laponia World Heritage site northern Sweden. Analysing policy documents and interviews with key actors within a framework post-colonial discourse theory, I argue that discursive constructions organisation, understandings relationships between parties involved, perceptions challenges organisation affect Laponia. Furthermore, there is tension intrinsic value influence follows an understanding as people more...

The governance of large carnivores is often surrounded by conflicts. Along with the difficulties governing through centralized, top-down and a general shift towards participatory approaches in natural resource governance, this has led many countries to establish various collaborative measures carnivore – presented as catch-all solution problems legitimacy, democratic deficit effectiveness. However, field currently lacks coherent understanding strengths weaknesses different kinds...

Policy formulation refers to how problems identified in the agenda-setting phase transform into government programs. As process of designing policy alternatives expresses and allocates power among different interests, affects both implementation outcomes. This paper examines Swedish moose 2010, revealing that portrays issue as an ecological problem, while motivations for adopting measures are largely described economic terms. Because this incongruity, may not achieve its goals. Furthermore,...

Abstract Integrated approaches to knowledge that recognize meaning, behavior, culture, and systems as domains of are increasingly employed in holistic views on sustainability transformation but often remain conceptually driven. In this study, we analyze empirical data from a collaborative process with local forest stakeholders Sweden through the lens individual, collective, interior, exterior dimensions. We show participants’ understanding about forests climate change presents nuanced...

Abstract Climate change requires locally tailored solutions that consider diverse environmental and cultural contexts. This study situates climate action within Sweden's forest landscapes, exploring how local stakeholders prioritize motivate targets for immediate implementation. By engaging in knowledge co‐production processes communities, we sought to develop place‐based pathways, rooted stakeholders' visions their communities' futures. We identified three main pathways: forest‐based...

In Sweden, environmental governance and management has historically been centralized, with low levels of local influence control. Although a large proportion the areas set aside for protection in Sweden are located Saepmie, traditional lands Saemie people, these limited. However, recent events ongoing processes indicate potential change both discourse policy practice. This paper critically examines planning process proposed national park southern part Swedish mountain range. It was organized...

Local actors are recognized as key drivers for climate action. Making change relevant and possible to act on in local contexts is thus a critical undertaking both researchers society at large. Connecting people's known surroundings experiences, framing action relation everyday practices the context, might then be crucial making actionable level. In this paper, we explore potential of forests serve such connection. We have worked close collaboration with broad range stakeholders two case...