Integrating basic human values with forest ecosystem services: pathways to sustainable forest management.

ABSTRACT: The article explores the intricate relationship between basic human values and forest ecosystem services (FES). The study highlights the critical role that forests play in providing essential services for biodiversity, forest products, climate stabilization and human well-being, and emphasizes the need to understand and integrate human values into forest management and planning. Through a novel approach, this study explores how the concept of "forest" can elicit considerations of fundamental human values that diverge from conventional classifications and measurements of forest values. The study uses a comprehensive methodology, including surveys and content analysis, to uncover the hierarchical structure of human values associated with forests. This approach enables the identification of f

SUBMITTER: Kobal Grum D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11496941 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature