Climate change adaptation in Swedish forestry: Driving forces, risks and opportunities (MSW report)

This report summarizes research from the Mistra-SWECIA programme regarding the drivers and barriers to climate change adaptation within the Swedish forestry sector, emphasizing the role of social science in understanding how forest managers perceive risks and opportunities.

• Adaptation processes in forestry are primarily driven by a combination of practical knowledge, experience with risk mitigation, trust in climate science, risk awareness, and the experience of extreme weather events.
• Effective climate change adaptation information must be user-oriented, based on social barrier insights, and delivered by effective communicators like forest advisers, supplemented by peer-to-peer learning to implement practical measures.
• Increasing stakeholder engagement requires adaptation research to shift toward an interactive, practice-oriented co-production model involving both scientists and stakeholders to build trust and evaluate findings jointly.
• Comprehensive vulnerability assessments for a sector or country must account for both direct and indirect impacts, necessitating systemic adaptation planning that extends beyond national borders.

APA

André, K., Swartling, Å. G., Vulturius, G., Olsson, O., & Carlsen, H. (2016). Climate change adaptation in Swedish forestry: Driving forces, risks and opportunities (MSW report). Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-change-adaptation-in-swedish-forestry-driving-forces-risks-and-opportunities-msw-report/

Chicago

André, K., Å. Gerger Swartling, G. Vulturius, O. Olsson, and H. Carlsen. Climate change adaptation in Swedish forestry: Driving forces, risks and opportunities (MSW report). Stockholm Environment Institute, 2016. https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-change-adaptation-in-swedish-forestry-driving-forces-risks-and-opportunities-msw-report/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{andr2016climate, author = {André, K. and Swartling, Å. Gerger and Vulturius, G. and Olsson, O. and Carlsen, H.}, title = {{Climate change adaptation in Swedish forestry: Driving forces, risks and opportunities (MSW report)}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2016}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-change-adaptation-in-swedish-forestry-driving-forces-risks-and-opportunities-msw-report/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }