Forest Professionals' Experiences and Views on Voluntary Forest Conservation and Forest Management Planning 2014

dc.contributor.affiliationCentral Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK) - Pynnönen, Sari
dc.contributor.affiliationFinnish Forest Research Institute (Metla) - Kurttila, Mikko
dc.contributor.affiliationFinnish Forest Research Institute (Metla) - Hujala, Teppo
dc.contributor.affiliationFinnish Environment Institute (SYKE) - Primmer, Eeva
dc.contributor.affiliationCentral Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK) - Mäki-Hakola, Marko
dc.contributor.affiliationMaatalous-metsätieteellinen tiedekunta - Järvinen, Vesa
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki. Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry - Järvinen, Vesa
dc.contributor.authorPynnönen, Sari
dc.contributor.authorKurttila, Mikko
dc.contributor.authorHujala, Teppo
dc.contributor.authorPrimmer, Eeva
dc.contributor.authorMäki-Hakola, Marko
dc.contributor.authorJärvinen, Vesa
dc.contributor.authorJärvinen, Vesa
dc.coverage.spatialFinland
dc.coverage.temporal2014-11-01 - 2015-01-31
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-29T12:50:17Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-02
dc.descriptionThe study charted forest professionals' experiences of forest conservation in their work, opinions on new means of ensuring biodiversity of forests, principles of forest management, and the development of client interaction in securing biodiversity. The survey is part of the METSO collaborative research project funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (2013-2016). The respondents were first asked about the type of tasks that are included in their daily work (e.g. consultation of forest owners, creating forest management plans), and about their experiences of new work methods, such as Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) techniques, and new forest management methods made possible by recent changes to the Forest Act. Experiences of voluntary forest conservation were examined, as well as whether the respondents had participated in trainings regarding the new Forest Act or the METSO biodiversity programme. The respondents were also asked to evaluate their own expertise and areas of development both personally and in the industry more generally. Views on the motives and goals of forest management planning as well as experiences of the professional-client relationship and different types of client interaction were surveyed with a set of attitudinal statements. The study also surveyed attitudes towards voluntary forest conservation as well as forest inventories, their usefulness and reliability. The respondents were asked about changes in their work tasks within the previous three years. In addition, their wishes for development in their work practices were queried with an open-ended question. The final questions covered work motivation, perceptions of own expertise, new work methods and tools, and the reliability of devices, software and databases used by the respondent's organisation. The respondents' views on ideal work practices and tools were also examined, especially relating to Terrestrial Laser Scanning. Background variables included gender, year of birth, position of employment, time worked in the current position, education history, and time worked in the industry.
dc.disciplineAgriculture and forestry
dc.identifierhttp://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3158
dc.identifier.urihttps://datakatalogi.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/313
dc.languageFinnish
dc.rightsOpen
dc.rights.licenseOther (Open)
dc.subjectmetsänhoito
dc.subjectmetsätalous
dc.subjectmetsäpalvelut
dc.subjectmetsänomistus
dc.subjectyksityismetsät
dc.subjectmetsäneuvonta
dc.subjectluonnon monimuotoisuus
dc.subjectmetsänkäsittely
dc.subjectMETSO-ohjelma
dc.subjectmetsiensuojelu
dc.subjectconservation
dc.subjectforest management
dc.subjectforest protection
dc.subjectforest resources
dc.subjectforestry
dc.subjectforests
dc.subjectland resources
dc.subjectMaa- ja metsätalous, kalastus, maaseutuelinkeinot
dc.subjectYmpäristönsuojelu ja ympäristöongelmat
dc.subjectAgriculture and rural industry
dc.subjectEnvironment and conservation
dc.titleForest Professionals' Experiences and Views on Voluntary Forest Conservation and Forest Management Planning 2014
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