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. 2018 May 21;62(1):45–57. doi: 10.1007/s00267-018-1066-x

Table 2.

Swedish competences of special relevance for restoring sustainable forest landscapes, identified in discussions with the government agencies listed in Table 1

Competence Indicative key stakeholder
1. Governance
Broad stakeholder participation in development and implementation of forest policies Ministry of Rural Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, forest and environment government agencies, water authorities, forestry industry, forest owner associations, universities of natural and social science, civil and environmental NGOs, religious and indigenous groups
Production and environmental objectives in Swedish Forest Policy Ministry of Rural Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, forest and environment government agencies, water authorities
Linking science with practice Universities of natural and social science, technological institutes, forest smallholders, associations, forestry industries, forest and environment government agencies, water authorities, civil and environmental NGOs, religious and indigenous groups
Capacity building in policy development and development of best management practices Forest and environment government agencies, universities and scientific institutions, forestry industries, forest farmers associations, civil society and environmental NGOs, religious and indigenous groups
2. A prosperous forestry industry
Product development and marketing of wood products Forest technology and processing companies and entrepreneurs, trade associations, universities and knowledge institutions, designers, trade and investment councils
Cost-efficient and safe logging systems adapted for industry and small-scale businesses Work environment authorities, forest technology entrepreneurs, forestry research institutes
Technology for competitive small- and medium-size mechanical wood industries Forest technology entrepreneurs and industries, forest smallholder associations, designers
Technical tools and information technology (IT) solutions for forest management including inventories, maps, GIS and different information and communication technology solutions Forest technology and IT entrepreneurs, technical social and natural science universities and academia, forestry research institutes
3. Prosperous forest smallholders
Organization and empowerment of forest smallholders Forest owner associations, certification schemes, trade unions
Entrepreneurship and business management including marketing, sale and export Forest owner associations, trade associations, forestry entrepreneurs, universities and knowledge institutions, trade and investment councils
Fair and transparent systems for wood measurement and for making payments to smallholders Wood measurement associations, forestry information hubs
Secure access to markets Forest owner associations, trade and investment councils, certification schemes
4. Integrating water management in sustainable forestry
Combined objectives (production, social and environmental) in forest management plans Forestry companies and smallholders, supervised by forest and environment agencies and water authorities
Forest certification and chain of custody certification, including group certification of smallholders Forestry companies, smallholders, certification schemes
Training in best management practices to forest owners (forestry companies and smallholders) forest supervisors, forest entrepreneurs and forest workers Forest and environment agencies, water authorities, forest owner associations, universities and knowledge institutions (natural, technological, social)

The list of key stakeholders is not comprehensive. It is compiled by the authors as an indicator of the diversity of stakeholders needed for successful restoration and management of sustainable forest landscapes