The forestry sector is currently facing several parallel challenges in coping with climate change-related disturbances, biodiversity loss, increasing wood use for substituting fossil materials, and other ecosystem functions like recreational use. On the one hand, the number of climate- and land use- related policy regulations is constantly increasing. On the other hand, the forest-based value chain includes different segments ranging from carbon storage and mitigation in forests to timber production and bioenergy. This article aims to draw a comprehensive picture for grasping these complexities across Europe. It analyses the policy efforts that want to increase climate-related resilience along these value chain sections. The research addresses firstly the conceptual question of “what ought to become resilient” from a policy perspective in order to secondly ask “how do the current policies relate climate-goals with resilience in the forestry sector?” Conceptually, we disentangle resilience into analytical criteria for identification in policy documents. In addition, we discuss interpretations of resilience-relevance with policy experts from Europe using two focus groups and a number of targeted interviews. The results show a divided picture. Whilst for all these experts, tackling climate-change is a priority, our results show that the notion of resilience is used differently in the related policy strategies. In particular, we reveal some deviating strategic targets across climate-related resilience and other societal demands. We subsume those under “environmental demands” and “productivity demands” along the forest-based value chain. In recommendation to policies, this entails intensified communication between the different departments dealing with resilience for Biodiversity and resilience in a Bioeconomy.

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提高森林价值链中与气候相关的复原力？政策视角


林业部门目前在应对与气候变化相关的干扰、生物多样性丧失、增加木材替代化石材料以及其他生态系统功能（如娱乐用途）方面面临着几个并行的挑战。一方面，与气候和土地利用相关的政策法规数量不断增加。另一方面，以森林为基础的价值链包括不同的环节，从森林碳储存和减缓到木材生产和生物能源。本文旨在描绘一幅全面的图景，以了解整个欧洲的这些复杂性。它分析了希望提高这些价值链部分与气候相关的复原力的政策努力。该研究首先从政策角度解决了“什么应该变得有弹性”的概念问题，其次提出“当前政策如何将气候目标与林业部门的弹性联系起来？”从概念上讲，我们将弹性分解为政策文件中识别的分析标准。此外，我们通过两个焦点小组和一些有针对性的访谈与来自欧洲的政策专家讨论了对复原力相关性的解释。结果显示出一幅分裂的图景。虽然对于所有这些专家来说，应对气候变化是首要任务，但我们的研究结果表明，复原力概念在相关政策战略中的使用方式有所不同。特别是，我们揭示了与气候相关的复原力和其他社会需求方面的一些偏离战略目标。我们将这些纳入基于森林的价值链的“环境需求”和“生产力需求”。 在政策建议中，这需要处理生物多样性复原力和生物经济复原力的不同部门之间加强沟通。