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<p>Municipal ownership accounts for a large proportion of the forest area in some European countries. Research on local government forestry objectives has so far focused on green spaces in and near built-up areas, and on countries with relatively low shares (&lt; 5%) of municipal forest land. We performed a nationwide quantitative survey of preferences of municipalities in Czechia, a country where they own a major share (17%) of forest land. Here we show that municipalities prioritise recreation and certain environmental objectives over income generation, even in non-urban contexts. However, local governments also emphasise continuity, potentially—albeit inadvertently—prolonging a pre-existing focus on timber production. We found surprisingly little variation in the importance given to recreation across various municipal characteristics.</p>

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Municipal governments’ perspectives on forest ownership: Insights from Czechia

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年8月9日

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  • Vojtěch Kotecký,
  • Vojtěch Kosour,
  • Vojtěch Čemus,
  • Rozálie Stejskalová,
  • Petr Pavelčík

摘要

Municipal ownership accounts for a large proportion of the forest area in some European countries. Research on local government forestry objectives has so far focused on green spaces in and near built-up areas, and on countries with relatively low shares (< 5%) of municipal forest land. We performed a nationwide quantitative survey of preferences of municipalities in Czechia, a country where they own a major share (17%) of forest land. Here we show that municipalities prioritise recreation and certain environmental objectives over income generation, even in non-urban contexts. However, local governments also emphasise continuity, potentially—albeit inadvertently—prolonging a pre-existing focus on timber production. We found surprisingly little variation in the importance given to recreation across various municipal characteristics.