Environment
B. Mahmoudi
Abstract
Conflict between socio-economic issues and needs at different levels, especially in local communities as well as planning and management approaches in forest areas, is discussed as the biggest challenge due to the lack of successful implementation of plans and initiatives related to the country’s ...
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Conflict between socio-economic issues and needs at different levels, especially in local communities as well as planning and management approaches in forest areas, is discussed as the biggest challenge due to the lack of successful implementation of plans and initiatives related to the country’s forests. The aim of this study is to analyze the place of social issues in planning and management processes of Iranian forests from an interdisciplinary perspective by taking into account researches already accomplished in various social, economic, cultural and political fields related to Iran’s natural resources and forestry. In this regard, using the qualitative method, the content of related research works was analyzed during a 10-year period between 2009 and 2019. For the primary study, 217 articles were selected and then 31 articles were extracted finally on themes used in social issues and forest management. Based on the present study, 372 sub-themes were also classified into 14 main topics with two dimensions of management and socio-economic structures. The results show that the main and secondary issues and themes related to social and economic structures of Iran's forest areas, which in themselves cause social problems, are located at a very small level and enclosed in the executive management circle of Iranian forests. It means, these topics in the decision-making process solely have the facilitating roles, which is the main reason for the unsuccessful implementation of forestry initiatives and the continuous destruction of forests in the north and beyond. The negligence and lack of tangible presence of social issues in the forest planning and management of the country necessitate an insight into the forest and its issues from a interdisciplinary perspective.
