{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,6]],"date-time":"2026-01-06T13:24:31Z","timestamp":1767705871549,"version":"build-2065373602"},"reference-count":47,"publisher":"Editorial CSIC","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["For. syst."],"abstract":"<jats:p>Aim of study: This paper aims to test a participatory methodology to draw parallels and paradoxes as to how some forest sector-related entities and local communities view the Montemuro Mountain forest, namely in terms of its characteristics, the offered opportunities, its problems and the likely solutions for its management as well as the role played by stakeholders, which can be replicated in other case studies and can also facilitate the forest policy making process.Area of study: The Natura 2000 Network \u201cMontemuro Mountain\u201d Site in Portugal.Material and methods: This study combined several consultation and citizen participation techniques.Main results: The perceptions shared by the stakeholders are some similar, others not similar and others still quite paradoxical regarding forest characteristics and the opportunities they offer. The study has shown that it is possible to implement and improve citizen participation methodologies. This can be a viable way towards more effective forest management and fire prevention as this may help blunt conflicts of interest in forest space management. However, for participation to be truly effective and representative, a policy regarding training and awareness of the importance of information is necessary.Research highlights: The stakeholder perceptions on forests and forest management are assessed; forest fires and agrarian abandonment are central for territory\u2019s development; depopulation, old age and absenteeism emphasize degradation of forest areas; Conscious citizen participation benefit policymaking and forest management.Abbreviations used: ZIF: Forest Intervention Zones; GAL: Local Follow-up Group; GTFs: Technical Bureaus of Forestry.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5424\/fs\/2016251-08122","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,4,1]],"date-time":"2016-04-01T08:23:52Z","timestamp":1459499032000},"page":"e052","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Stakeholders\u2019 perception of forest management: a Portuguese mountain case study"],"prefix":"10.5424","volume":"25","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9247-9167","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexandra","family":"Marta-Costa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Filipa","family":"Torres-Manso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Rui","family":"Pinto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Lu\u00eds","family":"Tib\u00e9rio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"In\u00eas","family":"Carneiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"2373","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,4,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","article-title":"Paleo-hist\u00f3ria e hist\u00f3ria antiga das florestas de Portugal continental: at\u00e9 \u00e0 Idade M\u00e9dia.","author":"Aguiar","year":"2007","unstructured":"Aguiar C, Pinto B, 2007. Paleo-hist\u00f3ria e hist\u00f3ria antiga das florestas de Portugal continental: at\u00e9 \u00e0 Idade M\u00e9dia. In \u00c1rvores e florestas de Portugal: floresta e sociedade, uma hist\u00f3ria comum (Silva JS, eds). Jornal P\u00fablico, Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento, Liga para a Protec\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza, Lisbon, Portugal. pp: 15-53."},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1080\/01944366908977225","volume-title":"Public participation international best practice principles Special publication series Nr 4","author":"Andr\u00e9","year":"2006","unstructured":"Andr\u00e9 P, Enserink B, Connor D, Croal P, 2006. Public participation international, best practice principles. Special publication series Nr. 4, Int Ass Impact Assessment, Fargo, USA. 3 pp."},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/01944366908977225"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1111\/soru.12012","volume-title":"Plano de gest\u00e3o integrada do s\u00edtio PTCON0025 Montemuro Relat\u00f3rio final \u2013 plano de ac\u00e7\u00e3o","author":"Azevedo","year":"2009","unstructured":"Azevedo J, Tib\u00e9rio L, Torres F, Fonseca C, Almeida L, Capap\u00e9 A, Marta A, Mascarenhas A, Mesquita M, Magalh\u00e3es M, et al., 2009. Plano de gest\u00e3o integrada do s\u00edtio PTCON0025 Montemuro. Relat\u00f3rio final \u2013 plano de ac\u00e7\u00e3o. University of Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, 89 pp."},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/soru.12012"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S1389-9341(00)00006-X"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"159","DOI":"10.1016\/j.foreco.2006.08.316","article-title":"A utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos pequenos ruminantes na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos inc\u00eandios rurais: estrat\u00e9gia pr\u00f3-activa de promo\u00e7\u00e3o silvopastoril.","volume-title":"A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB Coelho IS coord)","author":"Castro","year":"2008","unstructured":"Castro M, 2008. A utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos pequenos ruminantes na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos inc\u00eandios rurais: estrat\u00e9gia pr\u00f3-activa de promo\u00e7\u00e3o silvopastoril. In A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB, Coelho IS, coord). ISA Press, Lisbon, Portugal. pp: 159-175."},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.foreco.2006.08.316"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.5424\/fs\/2112211-11309","volume-title":"Estrat\u00e9gia nacional para as florestas","year":"2006","unstructured":"DGRF, 2006. Estrat\u00e9gia nacional para as florestas. Dire\u00e7\u00e3o Geral dos Recursos Florestais, Lisbon, Portugal. 189 pp."},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-9523.2011.00540.x"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5424\/fs\/2112211-11309"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-9523.2004.00264.x"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1754-7121.1995.tb01055.x"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.forpol.2009.01.003"},{"volume-title":"Plano sectorial Rede Natura 2000 s\u00edtio serra de Montemuro","year":"2006","key":"ref6","unstructured":"ICN, 2006. Plano sectorial Rede Natura 2000, s\u00edtio serra de Montemuro. Instituto da Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza, Lisbon, Portugal."},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1111\/soru.12031","volume-title":"6\u00ba Invent\u00e1rio Florestal Nacional (IFN6) \u2013 \u00e1reas dos usos do solo e das esp\u00e9cies florestais de Portugal continental resultados preliminares","year":"2013","unstructured":"ICNF, 2013. 6\u00ba Invent\u00e1rio Florestal Nacional (IFN6) \u2013 \u00e1reas dos usos do solo e das esp\u00e9cies florestais de Portugal continental, resultados preliminares. Instituto da Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza e Florestas, Lisbon, Portugal."},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/eet.1611"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/soru.12031"},{"key":"ref8","first-page":"141","article-title":"A problem\u00e1tica das rela\u00e7\u00f5es entre a floresta, o fogo e o pastoreio: resultados indicadores no norte de Portugal.","volume-title":"A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB Coelho IS coord)","author":"Manso","year":"2008","unstructured":"Manso FT, 2008. A problem\u00e1tica das rela\u00e7\u00f5es entre a floresta, o fogo e o pastoreio: resultados indicadores no norte de Portugal. In A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB, Coelho IS, coord). ISA Press, Lisbon, Portugal. pp: 141-157."},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.5558\/tfc86753-6","volume-title":"Participa\u00e7\u00e3o p\u00fablica e gest\u00e3o florestal na serra de Montemuro","author":"Marta-Costa","year":"2013","unstructured":"Marta-Costa AA, Pinto R, Torres Manso F, Tib\u00e9rio ML, Carneiro I, Fernandes P, Botelho H, 2013. Participa\u00e7\u00e3o p\u00fablica e gest\u00e3o florestal na serra de Montemuro: entre a perce\u00e7\u00e3o e a realidade. Sodivir \u2013 Edi\u00e7\u00f5es do Norte Lda., Vila Real, Portugal. 166 pp."},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5558\/tfc86753-6"},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.1002\/eet.509","article-title":"A Pastor\u00edcia como preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais: A necessidade de um novo empreendedorismo.","volume-title":"A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB Coelho IS coord)","author":"Moreira","year":"2008","unstructured":"Moreira M, 2008. A Pastor\u00edcia como preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais: A necessidade de um novo empreendedorismo. In A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB, Coelho IS, coord). ISA Press, Lisbon, Portugal. pp: 99-122."},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/eet.509"},{"key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"221","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-9523.2010.00517.x","article-title":"Halbierter Naturschutz. Nature conservation only half the job!","volume":"4","author":"Nohl","year":"1997","unstructured":"Nohl W, 1997. Halbierter Naturschutz. Nature conservation only half the job! Natur und Landschaft 4: 221-232.","journal-title":"Natur und Landschaft"},{"key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-9523.2010.00517.x"},{"key":"ref12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"31","DOI":"10.1016\/0305-750X(95)00046-F","article-title":"Organiza\u00e7\u00e3o do territ\u00f3rio e defesa da floresta contra inc\u00eandios.","volume-title":"A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB Coelho IS coord)","author":"Pinho","year":"2008","unstructured":"Pinho J, 2008. Organiza\u00e7\u00e3o do territ\u00f3rio e defesa da floresta contra inc\u00eandios. In A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB, Coelho IS, coord). ISA Press, Lisbon, Portugal. pp: 31-47."},{"key":"ref12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0305-750X(95)00046-F"},{"key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1111\/1477-8947.12018","article-title":"Europeans and their forests.","author":"Rametsteiner","year":"2003","unstructured":"Rametsteiner E, Kraxner F, 2003. Europeans and their forests. What do europeans think about forests and sustainable forest management? A review of representative public opinion surveys in Europe. Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE), Liaison Unit Vienna, Vienna, Austria. 56 pp."},{"key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2009.01.001"},{"key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.landusepol.2004.08.005"},{"key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/1477-8947.12018"},{"key":"ref14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"77","DOI":"10.1016\/j.annals.2012.09.006","article-title":"Prevenci\u00f3n de incendios mediante sistemas silvopastorales.","volume-title":"A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB Coelho IS coord)","author":"Rodriguez","year":"2008","unstructured":"Rodriguez R, Losada M, Franco R, Hern\u00e1ndez M, Urtiaga J, 2008. Prevenci\u00f3n de incendios mediante sistemas silvopastorales. In A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB, Coelho IS, coord). ISA Press, Lisbon, Portugal. pp: 77-98."},{"key":"ref14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.annals.2012.09.006"},{"key":"ref15","volume-title":"Community participation methods in design and planning","author":"Sannof","year":"1999","unstructured":"Sannof H, 1999. Community participation methods in design and planning. Jonh Wiley &Sons, Inc., New York, USA. 320 pp."},{"key":"ref16","first-page":"23","article-title":"Novos rumos, caminhos velhos.","volume-title":"A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB Coelho IS coord)","author":"Santos","year":"2008","unstructured":"Santos H, 2008. Novos rumos, caminhos velhos. In A silvopastor\u00edcia na preven\u00e7\u00e3o dos fogos rurais (Moreira MB, Coelho IS, coord). ISA Press, Lisbon, Portugal. pp: 23-47."},{"key":"ref17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"67","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-9523.2006.00420.x","article-title":"Desenvolvimento de abordagens participativas no planeamento florestal portugu\u00eas.","volume":"12","author":"Santos","year":"2004","unstructured":"Santos F, Martins H, Borges J, 2004. Desenvolvimento de abordagens participativas no planeamento florestal portugu\u00eas. Silva Lusitana 12: 67-76.","journal-title":"Silva Lusitana","ISSN":"https:\/\/id.crossref.org\/issn\/0870-6352","issn-type":"print"},{"key":"ref17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-9523.2006.00420.x"},{"issue":"1","key":"ref18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"27","DOI":"10.1016\/j.forpol.2015.01.003","article-title":"Avalia\u00e7\u00e3o de caracter\u00edsticas regionais e sazonais inerentes ao regime de fogo e ao pastoreio.","volume":"18","author":"Torres Manso","year":"2010","unstructured":"Torres Manso F, Bento J, Botelho H, Pinto R, Ferreira P, Magalh\u00e3es M, Gomes M, 2010. Avalia\u00e7\u00e3o de caracter\u00edsticas regionais e sazonais inerentes ao regime de fogo e ao pastoreio. Silva Lusitana 18(1): 27-45.","journal-title":"Silva Lusitana","ISSN":"https:\/\/id.crossref.org\/issn\/0870-6352","issn-type":"print"},{"key":"ref18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1073\/pnas.1215567110"},{"key":"ref18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.forpol.2015.01.003"},{"key":"ref18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2458-7-133"},{"key":"ref19","first-page":"35","article-title":"The causes of forest fires in the Mediterranean basin.","volume-title":"Risk management and sustainable forestry","author":"V\u00e9lez","year":"2002","unstructured":"V\u00e9lez R, 2002. The causes of forest fires in the Mediterranean basin. In Risk management and sustainable forestry (Arbez M, Birot Y, Carnus JM, eds). European Forest Institute, Finland. pp. 35-42."},{"key":"ref20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.biocon.2012.08.018","article-title":"The causing fires: a focus on economic and social driving forces.","author":"V\u00e9lez","year":"2009","unstructured":"V\u00e9lez R, 2009. The causing fires: a focus on economic and social driving forces. In Living in wildfires: what science can tell us. Discussion paper 15. (Birot, ed). EFFI, European Forest Institute, Joensuu. pp: 21-25."},{"key":"ref20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.biocon.2012.08.018"},{"key":"ref20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1541-0064.2012.00436.x"},{"key":"ref21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1080\/19390459.2011.591760","volume-title":"People and parks","author":"Wells","year":"1992","unstructured":"Wells M, Brandon K, Hannah L, 1992. People and parks: Linking protected areas management with local communities. World Bank, World Wildlife Fund, Washington DC."},{"key":"ref21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/19390459.2011.591760"}],"container-title":["Forest Systems"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/fs.revistas.csic.es\/index.php\/fs\/article\/download\/8122\/2770","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/fs.revistas.csic.es\/index.php\/fs\/article\/download\/8122\/2806","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/fs.revistas.csic.es\/index.php\/fs\/article\/download\/8122\/2807","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/fs.revistas.csic.es\/index.php\/fs\/article\/download\/8122\/2770","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,13]],"date-time":"2024-05-13T12:50:07Z","timestamp":1715604607000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/fs.revistas.csic.es\/index.php\/fs\/article\/view\/8122"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2016,4,1]]},"references-count":47,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,4,1]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5424\/fs\/2016251-08122","relation":{},"ISSN":["2171-9845","2171-5068"],"issn-type":[{"type":"electronic","value":"2171-9845"},{"type":"print","value":"2171-5068"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2016,4,1]]}}}