ForestEcoSecurity - Management methods and technology for young boreal forests for adaptation to sustainable forest management goals in a changing climate : Literature review

Abstract

The novelty of this literature review is to take the young forest management problems of Nordic Boreal Forestry (NBF) and change them into opportunities. Focusing on young forest management, we summarize the national Interreg Aurora region forestry objectives, their target measures and current state of the forests. Based on the NBF area study results published in the 2000s, we review the current young stand management systems by dividing them in practical implementation categories: I) digital tools for pre-planning of cutting areas, II) mechanized harvesting work methods and technologies, III) monitoring of wood procurement resourcing, and IV) transfer of research and development knowledge to practitioners and forest owners. Finally, we analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the systems to assess the roadmap for further development.