Opinions of forest engineers on sustainable forest management socio-economic functions criteria applied in the West Mediterranean Region

Abstract

In this study, the applicability of the Sustainable Forest Management socio-economic functions criterion was investigated together with the forestry studies in Muğla, Isparta and Antalya Regional Directorates of Forestry in the West Mediterranean Region. The study group of the research consisted of 117 forest engineers working in the West Mediterranean Region. In the research, a survey form consisting of 9 sections was applied to determine the opinions of engineers. To analyze the data obtained, with the help of the Statistical Package 28.0 program for Social Sciences; frequency and percentage, mean, t test (independent samples t test) was used for pairwise group comparisons, and one-way analysis of variance (one way anova) was used for comparisons of more than two groups. If a significant difference was found between the groups as a result of one-way analysis of variance, Tukey HSD (multiple comparisons) tests were applied to determine which groups caused the differences. According to the study results, engineers find the criterion very important. Levels of knowledge and awareness about the measure are high, but the perceived difficulty of measurement is high. For these reasons, studies should be carried out to increase the measurability level of the Criterion, standards should be developed, especially in social content indicators, and monitoring studies should be continued.

Keywords

• kriter ve göstergeler
• ormanlar
• sürdürülebilirlik
• sürdürülebilir orman yönetimi
• criteria and indicators
• forests
• sustainability
• sustainable forest management