From plots to policy: How to ensure long‐term forest plot data supports environmental management in intact tropical forest landscapes

Plants, People, Planet

Miles R. Silman¹  Euridice N. Honorio Coronado²  Dennis delCastillo Torres²  Abel Monteagudo Mendoza³  Rocío Rojas Gonzáles³  William Farfan‐Rios⁴  Karina Banda‐R⁵  Timothy R. Baker⁵  Nadir Pallqui Camacho⁵  Oliver L. Phillips⁵  Katherine H. Roucoux⁶  Ian T. Lawson⁶  Eva Loja Alemán⁷  Edgar Vicuña Miñano⁷ 

[1] Department of Biology and Center for Energy Environment, and Sustainability Wake Forest University Winston‐Salem NC USA;Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana Iquitos Peru;Jardín Botanico de Missouri Oxapampa Peru;Living Earth Collaborative Washington University in Saint Louis St. Louis MO USA;School of Geography University of Leeds Leeds UK;School of Geography and Sustainable Development University of St Andrews St Andrews UK;Servicio Nacional de Areas Protegidas por el Estado (SERNANP) San Isidro Lima Peru;

关键词: carbon;    climate change;    conservation;    forest management;    monitoring;    permanent plot;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ppp3.10154

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Societal Impact Statement The approach that we take to our science is as important as the questions that we address if we would like our research to inform management. Here, we discuss our experience of using networks of permanent forest inventory plots to support sustainable management and conservation of intact tropical forests. A key conclusion is that to maximize the use of data from such large international networks within policymaking, it is crucial that leadership is widely shared among participants. Such an approach helps to address ethical concerns surrounding international collaborations and also achieves greater policy impact. Summary Long‐term data from permanent forest inventory plots have much to offer the management and conservation of intact tropical forest landscapes. Knowledge of the growth and mortality rates of economically important species, forest carbon balance, and the impact of climate change on forest composition are all central to effective management. However, this information is rarely integrated within the policymaking process. The problem reflects broader issues in using evidence to influence environmental management, and in particular, the need to engage with potential users beyond the collection and publication of high‐quality data. To ensure permanent plot data are used, (a) key “policy windows”—opportunities to integrate data within policy making—need to be identified; (b) long‐term relationships need to be developed between scientists and policy makers and policymaking organizations; and (c) leadership of plot networks needs to be shared among all participants, and particularly between institutions in the global north and those in tropical countries. Addressing these issues will allow permanent plot networks to make tangible contributions to ensuring that intact tropical forest persists over coming decades.

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