Volume: 3, 2024
3rd International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland:
ENVIRONMENT – PLANT – ANIMAL – PRODUCT
Abstract number: E016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL3.E016
Published online: 24 April 2024
ICDSUPL, 3, E016 (2024)
Socio-ecological management in the forest ecosystem in the common land border of Upper Silesian Coal Basin
Masoomeh Shemshad Shamsabad1*
1 Department of Agro-ecology and Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, The University of Agriculture in Cracow, Mickiewicza 21, 31-20 Cracow, Poland
* Corresponding author: masoomeh.shemshad-shamsabad@student.urk.edu.pl
Abstract
For having a sustainable ecosystem governance, local participation and sharing local knowledge is very important especially in regions with cultural confrontations and conflicts. This is a critical issue towards sustainable socio-ecological planning in forest regions, also. The Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB) with area of 7500 km2, is a region among Poland (Silesian and Lesser Poland voivodships) and the Czech Republic (Moravian-Silesian region). This region is one of the largest coal basins located in Europe which 5600 km2 belongs to Poland and the rest to the Czech. Dumping Coal-waste in this region has been lead to environmental changes in terms of land use and changes in vegetation. This issue has had destructive effects in the region and has put the region in a critical condition from various economic, environmental and social aspects. This condition indicates the existence of a management crisis in the region. So, the need for a new sustainable management in a participatory way is being shown. It seems a deep understanding of social, cultural, economic, environmental, and political conditions. Therefore, this research investigates social, cultural, and political factors affect sustainable local management in forest ecosystems, as the main aim. Creating interactive framework among state (SAs) actors, non-state actors (NSAs), and all stakeholders ensures sustainable management mechanisms are consistent with customary laws and social characteristics of communities. Thus, this research examine sustainable alternatives of management from a holistic perspective in terms of political and social attributes.
Keywords: socio-ecological management, forest ecosystem, Upper Silesian Coal Basin, SES-IAD Framework
How to cite
M. Shemshad Shamsabad, 2024. Socio-ecological management in the forest ecosystem in the common land border of Upper Silesian Coal Basin. In: 3rd International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland: Environment – Plant – Animal – Product. https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL3.E016