Community forests in Baden-Württemberg (Germany): A case study for successful Public-Public-Partnership |
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Authors: | Christoph Hartebrodt Thomas Fillbrandt Helmut Brandl |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Forest Economics, Forest Research Institute, Baden-Württemberg, 79100 Freiburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | This paper examines the current situation and future prospects for community forestry in the south-west of Germany. A classification
of functional types of community forests and a unique form of forest administration as an appropriate reaction to the intensive
mixture of ownership types are explained. In most cases institutional support is more important than direct measure-related
subsidies. The results of customer satisfaction analysis and indicators including participation in the state ranger system
provide evidence that the model of Public-Public-Partnership (PuPuP) has proved successful. The role of various forest functions
in the individual community is highlighted. High productivity in community forests, increasing wood consumption in the housing
sector and increasing use for energy production suggest favourable prospects for community forestry in Baden-Württemberg.
Equally important are efforts to increase technical efficiency of production. Improved stakeholder communication can result
in a better perception of the importance of forestry. The paper also identifies relevant threats to community forestry. The
increasing cost-price squeeze is one of the crucial risks for communal forest enterprises. Additionally, an anti-trust campaign
of the timber industry endangers their market position. A reorganisation of the state forest administration will result in
a lower level of financial and institutional support. |
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Keywords: | integrative forest administration community forestry forest functions in communal forests future opportunities and threats of community forests |
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