Coppice reintroduction in the Czech Republic : extent, motivation and obstacles

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KOZDASOVÁ Anežka GALČANOVÁ BATISTA Lucie HÉDL Radim SZABÓ Péter

Rok publikování 2024
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj European Journal of Forest Research
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Fakulta sociálních studií

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Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10342-023-01626-0
Klíčová slova Traditional forest management; Central Europe; Nature conservation; Management policy; Economic potential; Semi-structured interviews
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Popis Coppicing is a form of forest management in European broadleaved forests. While it is still practised in south-eastern Europe, in central and western Europe it was almost completely replaced by high forest management. Currently, there are increasing efforts to reintroduce coppice management into former coppice woods. However, little comprehensive knowledge is available about the extent and management of coppice reintroduction and the processes governing it. In this paper, we present an overview of localities in the Czech Republic where coppice reintroduction was taking place in 2020. We identified 8 localities and conducted 10 semi-structured interviews with experts involved in their management in order to understand what motivated them to restart coppicing and what obstacles they have had to face. The main motivation of site managers is nature conservation, while the most important obstacles are operational issues, such as bureaucracy, complicated land ownership and legal responsibilities or lack of workforce. Other motivating factors identified in other European countries (production of a renewable energy source and potential for rural employment) have so far played a minor role in the Czech Republic. We conclude that a major challenge for future forest policies will be to utilise the economic experiences of regions with active coppicing to foster the spread of coppice woods in order to combine renewable energy production with biodiversity conservation.
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