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Oberammergau Pilot Action Region: Mountain Forest Initiative (BWO)

In: Best Practice Examples of Implementing Ecosystem-Based Natural Hazard Risk Management in the GreenRisk4ALPs Pilot Action Regions

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  • Helena Eisele
  • Roland Schreiber
  • Anne Stoger

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Natural hazards caused by climate change pose a permanent threat to the inhabitants of the Alpine Space. In addition to technical protection measures, forests are very often the key to permanent and cost-effective protection against these hazards. In the Mountain Forest initiative (BWO) of the Bavarian state government, launched more than 10 years ago, suitable measures for the preservation of protective forest are discussed and, if possible, decided by consensus in on-site round tables with all involved interest groups. Only a functioning interaction between the different actors in the Alpine Space will contribute towards the set objective of integrating forests and ecosystem services in risk governance and balancing the numerous interests, demands and costs. Using the example of the Oberammergau Pilot Action Region (PAR), the process and implementation of the BWO is presented against a background of more than 10 years of experience. At the beginning, the identification of stakeholders and the overall goal and expectations of the participatory process (technical issues, trust and community building) is clarified. After a detailed actor analysis, the moderated participatory process is described.

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  • Helena Eisele & Roland Schreiber & Anne Stoger, 2021. "Oberammergau Pilot Action Region: Mountain Forest Initiative (BWO)," Chapters, in: Jurij Begus & Frederic Berger & Karl Kleemayr (ed.), Best Practice Examples of Implementing Ecosystem-Based Natural Hazard Risk Management in the GreenRisk4ALPs Pilot Action Regions, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:247530
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.99015
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    Keywords

    protective forest; natural hazards; Mountain Forest Initiative; round table; participatory process; stakeholder involvement; risk governance; actor analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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