Table 9. Judgments of forest practitioners on the importance of adaptation options to maintain and enhance long-term multiple socioeconomic benefits to meet the needs of societies from forest ecosystems in the Champagne and Aishihik Traditional Territory for each of three scenarios: “current climate conditions,” “low scenario of future climate change by the 2050s,” and “high scenario of future climate change by the 2050s.” Scale of 1 to 10 (0 = no importance, 1 = low importance, 10 = high importance) or don’t know. Results shown are the average rank and standard deviation (s.d.) of participants who provided a ranking. The percentage of participants who agree or strongly agree with the statement “this management option is currently being practiced in the Yukon” is also provided. Adaptation options in bold are considered to be “no-regrets” (option is ranked 7 or higher across range of scenarios).
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Adaptation Option |
Current Practice |
Current
Importance |
Importance Considering Projected Change 2050s |
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Low Scenario |
High Scenario |
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(%) |
Average Rank
(s.d.) |
Average Rank
(s.d.) |
Average Rank
(s.d.) |
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Anticipate variability and change and conduct vulnerability
assessments at a regional scale |
33 |
6.1 (2.6) |
6.9 (2.6) |
7.6 (2.7) |
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Foster learning and innovation, and conduct research to
determine when and where to implement adaptive responses |
67 |
7.5 (2.4) |
7.7 (2.3) |
8.1 (2.3) |
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Diversify forest economy, e.g., explore deadwood product
markets, value-added products |
84 |
8.2 (1.7) |
8.3 (1.3) |
8.4 (1.6) |
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Diversify regional economy (non-forest
based) |
56 |
8.2 (1.3) |
8.4 (1.5) |
8.8 (1.4) |
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Diversify the regional economy by promoting non-timber
forest products |
54 |
7.0 (2.1) |
7.8 (1.7) |
8.2 (1.7) |
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Enhance dialog among stakeholder groups to establish
priorities for action on climate adaptation in the forest
sector |
73 |
7.0 (2.5) |
7.4 (2.2) |
7.7 (2.4) |
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Protect higher-value areas from fire through
“fire-smart” techniques |
90 |
7.7 (2.5) |
7.9 (2.4) |
8.1 (2.4) |
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Increase amount of timber from salvage logging of fire- or
insect-disturbed stands |
86 |
7.2 (2.7) |
6.9 (2.6) |
7.1 (2.7) |
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Enhance capacity to undertake integrated assessments of
vulnerabilities at various scales |
27 |
6.2 (2.8) |
6.8 (2.3) |
7.4 (2.5) |
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Review forest policies, forest planning, forest
management approaches and institutions to assess our ability to achieve social
objectives under climate change; encourage societal adaptation
|
57 |
7.3 (2.6) |
7.8 (2.0) |
8.1 (2.2) |
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Develop technology to use altered wood quality and tree
species composition, modify wood processing technology |
33 |
6.7 (2.2) |
6.9 (1.9) |
7.1 (2.1) |
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Make choice about the preferred tree species composition for
the future; establish objectives for the future forest under climate
change |
7 |
6.9 (3.0) |
7.3 (2.8) |
7.6 (3.0) |
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Include risk management in management rules and forest
plans, and develop and enhanced capacity for risk management |
26 |
7.3 (2.4) |
8.0 (1.9) |
8.6 (1.5) |
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Conduct an assessment of greenhouse gas emissions produced
by internal operations |
10 |
5.0 (3.4) |
5.5 (3.3) |
5.9 (3.4) |
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Increase awareness about the potential impact of climate
change on the fire regime and encourage proactive actions in regard to fuels
management and community protection |
83 |
7.8 (2.1) |
8.3 (1.9) |
8.4 (1.8) |
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