title: Interdisciplinary science for future governance and management of forests.
abstract: The sustainable use of forests constitutes one of the great challenges for the future due to forests' large spatial coverage, long-term planning horizons and inclusion of many ecosystem services. The mission of the Future Forests programme is to provide a scientifically robust knowledge base for sustainable governance and management of forests preparing for a future characterized by globalization and climate change. In this introduction to the Special Issue, we describe the interdisciplinary science approach developed in close collaboration with actors in the Future Forests programme, and discuss the potential impacts of this science on society. In addition, we introduce the 13 scientific articles and present results produced by the programme.
authors.affiliation: SLU, 901 83, Umeå, Sweden. annika.nordin@slu.se.
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nordin
authors.affiliation: Department of Political Science, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden. camilla.sandstrom@umu.se.
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sandström
mesh_terms: D057231:Climate Change; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000639:trends*; D058735:Environmental Policy; D016468:Forestry / Q000639:trends*; D038622:Internationality; D013548:Sweden
keywords: Actor participation; Forests; Governance; Interdisciplinary science; Management; Societal impact