Since economic transition began in many Central East European Countries (CEECs) nine to ten years ago, a number of significant features of development have emerged in relation to changes within CEEC forest sectors. These include changes in ownership of both the forest resource and the forest industry, in forest policy and legislation, and in the production, consumption, trade and marketing of forest products. The objective of this thesis is to analyse recent and prospective forest sector developments in Central Europe, and to consider the implications of these developments on the economy, society, and environment of three Central European study countries (Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary), and on Central and Eastern Europe as a whole. Policy analysis is carried out through a review of forest sector policies and way in which these policies developed during the second half of the twentieth century. Based on the content of new Forest Acts, a description of current policy and an analysis of the implications of new policies is undertaken. Institutional analysis evaluate the extent to which the state has retreated from its original roles and the private sector has emerged to take on an increased role within the sector. Product market analysis is undertaken through the construction of a forest sector scenario model which projects future levels of production, consumption, import and export of seven forest products, at 5-year intervals, to the year 2050. Projections are made under three scenarios, based on differing rates of future economic growth. In the three study countries, the forest sector has adapted rapidly to the market economy system. New forest policies have been quickly developed and implemented to address the different circumstances in which the sector is in. A well managed forest resource supplies quality raw timber to a modernised and growing processing sector, which in turn is producing an increasingly wide range of timber products to growing domestic and international markets.

Ao longo da história da humanidade duas características se destacam: a crescente capacidade de captar energia e informação por parte das populações humanas, especialmente exponencial nos últimos 300 anos, e o aumento da complexidade na organização das suas sociedades em razão notadamente do crescimento das teias de interdependência humana. As pressões políticas e econômicas por satisfazer as necessidades do mercado mundial colocam em risco a reprodução social das populações amazônicas com seus meios tradicionais de sobrevivência, o que implica em ameaça à estabilidade política do país. O olhar investigativo deste trabalho se volta para os contextos sócio-históricos como base de uma análise das instituições em torno do uso de um recurso de acesso comum, considerando as múltiplas funções (sociais, ambientais, culturais) destas práticas sociais, particularmente relacionadas ao manejo e exploração coletiva da castanha do Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa). Neste quadro, este estudo teve como objetivo examinar em que medida o uso deste recurso de acesso comum, a castanha do Brasil, regido por normas locais, é afetado por medidas governamentais. As instituições relacionadas aos recursos de acesso comum participam e se desenvolvem na propriedade comunal, num processo de longo tempo. Elas podem se reforçar ou se fragilizar em razão de medidas governamentais. Estas últimas serão o objeto de análise, constituindo parte do quebra-cabeça necessário para nos aproximar de uma realidade complexa. Os resultados deste trabalho visam também contribuir com a reflexão sobre o papel do Estado na promoção e reconhecimento ou, ao contrário, na erosão - de funções associadas às atividades extrativas florestais, neste caso em torno da exploração comunitária da castanha do Brasil em Tres Islas. Para desenvolver este objetivo, procura-se resgatar e analisar a história da Amazônia peruana, destacando processos socioculturais da comunidade de Tres Islas. Ademais, procura-se caracterizar o sistema de exploração da castanha em seu ecossistema específico e identificar as múltiplas funções associadas a esta atividade extrativa. Posteriormente, são analisadas as políticas públicas que afetam o manejo da castanha do Brasil na comunidade de Tres Islas, análise fundada nos referenciais que orientam a ação do Estado. A abordagem metodológica desta pesquisa se fundamenta, sobretudo, na análise de entrevistas com coletores de castanha, o que permite apresentar as características de manejo coletivo da terra, discutir como as políticas, em escala regional e nacional, e como padrões culturais ou forças sócio-econômicas se relacionam com a tomada de decisões dos atores individuais e coletivos sobre suas estratégias de reprodução social. Como conclusão observou-se que as regras usadas na comunidade de Tres Islas para a atividade castanheira configuram, em grande medida, um sistema de gestão robusto, favorável a preservação da auto-gestão comunitária da atividade extrativa florestal, com benefício econômico às famílias de Tres Islas e fortalecimento das relações sociais ao interior da comunidade. Ao mesmo tempo, este sistema rege uma exploração extrativista que contribui com conservação da floresta, quando comparada com outras atividades. No entanto, este sistema de manejo autogestionário encontra-se sob risco: as medidas governamentais são concebidas e implementadas sem um maior reconhecimento das múltiplas funções associadas a esta atividade extrativa. / There are two remarkable characteristics during mankind history: the increasing capacity of human populations, exponentially in the last 300 years, to obtain energy and information and the increase in the complexity of the organization of their societies based especially on human interdependence. Economical and political pressures to satisfy the needs of the worldwide market put at risk the social reproduction of the Amazonian populations with their traditional ways of survival. This implies a threat to the political stability of the country. The research approach of this project focuses on the social-historical context to analyze institutions regarding the use of a common-pool resource. We have considered multiple functions (social, environmental, cultural) of these social practices, particularly, regarding the management and collective exploration of the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa). In this scenario, the purpose of the study was to evaluate the extent of use of the commonpool resource, the Brazil nut, governed by local laws and affected by governmental measures. The institutions related with the common-pool resources participate in the common property in a very long process. They can become stronger or more fragile depending on the governmental measures. These measures will be analyzed, constituting part of the puzzle necessary to be closer to a complex reality. The results of this project also propose to contribute with a reflection about the role of the State in the promotion and acknowledgment, or on the contrary, in the erosion on associated functions to forest extraction activities. In this particular case, about the communal exploration of the Brazil nut in Tres Islas. To develop the objective, we pursued to rescue and analyze the history of the Peruvian Amazon. We emphasized social-cultural processes of the community Tres Islas. Also, we pursued to characterize the exploration system of the Brazil nut in its specific ecosystem and identify the multiple functions associated to this extractive activity. After the analysis of the public policies affecting the management of the Brazil nut, in the community Tres Islas, it reported that everything is dependent on a States action. The methodological approximation of this research focuses, overall, in the analysis of interviews with harvesters of Brazil nuts. This allows us to present the characteristics of collective management of the land, discuss policies at regional and national level, and how cultural patterns or social-economical forces are related with decisions taken by individual and collective stakeholders about their social reproduction strategies. In conclusion, we observed that the rules used in the community Tres Islas for the activity of Brazil nut harvest, lead to a strong management system favorable to the preservation of the self-community management in forest activities. This also brings an economical advantage to the families and the strengthening of the social relations inside the community. At the same time, this system guides an extractive exploration contributing with the forest preservation in comparison with other activities. However, this self-managed system is under risk, governmental measures are thought and implemented without the corresponding acknowledgment of the multiple functions associated to this extractive activity.

Ao longo da história da humanidade duas características se destacam: a crescente capacidade de captar energia e informação por parte das populações humanas, especialmente exponencial nos últimos 300 anos, e o aumento da complexidade na organização das suas sociedades em razão notadamente do crescimento das teias de interdependência humana. As pressões políticas e econômicas por satisfazer as necessidades do mercado mundial colocam em risco a reprodução social das populações amazônicas com seus meios tradicionais de sobrevivência, o que implica em ameaça à estabilidade política do país. O olhar investigativo deste trabalho se volta para os contextos sócio-históricos como base de uma análise das instituições em torno do uso de um recurso de acesso comum, considerando as múltiplas funções (sociais, ambientais, culturais) destas práticas sociais, particularmente relacionadas ao manejo e exploração coletiva da castanha do Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa). Neste quadro, este estudo teve como objetivo examinar em que medida o uso deste recurso de acesso comum, a castanha do Brasil, regido por normas locais, é afetado por medidas governamentais. As instituições relacionadas aos recursos de acesso comum participam e se desenvolvem na propriedade comunal, num processo de longo tempo. Elas podem se reforçar ou se fragilizar em razão de medidas governamentais. Estas últimas serão o objeto de análise, constituindo parte do quebra-cabeça necessário para nos aproximar de uma realidade complexa. Os resultados deste trabalho visam também contribuir com a reflexão sobre o papel do Estado na promoção e reconhecimento ou, ao contrário, na erosão - de funções associadas às atividades extrativas florestais, neste caso em torno da exploração comunitária da castanha do Brasil em Tres Islas. Para desenvolver este objetivo, procura-se resgatar e analisar a história da Amazônia peruana, destacando processos socioculturais da comunidade de Tres Islas. Ademais, procura-se caracterizar o sistema de exploração da castanha em seu ecossistema específico e identificar as múltiplas funções associadas a esta atividade extrativa. Posteriormente, são analisadas as políticas públicas que afetam o manejo da castanha do Brasil na comunidade de Tres Islas, análise fundada nos referenciais que orientam a ação do Estado. A abordagem metodológica desta pesquisa se fundamenta, sobretudo, na análise de entrevistas com coletores de castanha, o que permite apresentar as características de manejo coletivo da terra, discutir como as políticas, em escala regional e nacional, e como padrões culturais ou forças sócio-econômicas se relacionam com a tomada de decisões dos atores individuais e coletivos sobre suas estratégias de reprodução social. Como conclusão observou-se que as regras usadas na comunidade de Tres Islas para a atividade castanheira configuram, em grande medida, um sistema de gestão robusto, favorável a preservação da auto-gestão comunitária da atividade extrativa florestal, com benefício econômico às famílias de Tres Islas e fortalecimento das relações sociais ao interior da comunidade. Ao mesmo tempo, este sistema rege uma exploração extrativista que contribui com conservação da floresta, quando comparada com outras atividades. No entanto, este sistema de manejo autogestionário encontra-se sob risco: as medidas governamentais são concebidas e implementadas sem um maior reconhecimento das múltiplas funções associadas a esta atividade extrativa. / There are two remarkable characteristics during mankind history: the increasing capacity of human populations, exponentially in the last 300 years, to obtain energy and information and the increase in the complexity of the organization of their societies based especially on human interdependence. Economical and political pressures to satisfy the needs of the worldwide market put at risk the social reproduction of the Amazonian populations with their traditional ways of survival. This implies a threat to the political stability of the country. The research approach of this project focuses on the social-historical context to analyze institutions regarding the use of a common-pool resource. We have considered multiple functions (social, environmental, cultural) of these social practices, particularly, regarding the management and collective exploration of the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa). In this scenario, the purpose of the study was to evaluate the extent of use of the commonpool resource, the Brazil nut, governed by local laws and affected by governmental measures. The institutions related with the common-pool resources participate in the common property in a very long process. They can become stronger or more fragile depending on the governmental measures. These measures will be analyzed, constituting part of the puzzle necessary to be closer to a complex reality. The results of this project also propose to contribute with a reflection about the role of the State in the promotion and acknowledgment, or on the contrary, in the erosion on associated functions to forest extraction activities. In this particular case, about the communal exploration of the Brazil nut in Tres Islas. To develop the objective, we pursued to rescue and analyze the history of the Peruvian Amazon. We emphasized social-cultural processes of the community Tres Islas. Also, we pursued to characterize the exploration system of the Brazil nut in its specific ecosystem and identify the multiple functions associated to this extractive activity. After the analysis of the public policies affecting the management of the Brazil nut, in the community Tres Islas, it reported that everything is dependent on a States action. The methodological approximation of this research focuses, overall, in the analysis of interviews with harvesters of Brazil nuts. This allows us to present the characteristics of collective management of the land, discuss policies at regional and national level, and how cultural patterns or social-economical forces are related with decisions taken by individual and collective stakeholders about their social reproduction strategies. In conclusion, we observed that the rules used in the community Tres Islas for the activity of Brazil nut harvest, lead to a strong management system favorable to the preservation of the self-community management in forest activities. This also brings an economical advantage to the families and the strengthening of the social relations inside the community. At the same time, this system guides an extractive exploration contributing with the forest preservation in comparison with other activities. However, this self-managed system is under risk, governmental measures are thought and implemented without the corresponding acknowledgment of the multiple functions associated to this extractive activity.

The present study aims to make a analysis of the performance of the forestry sector gaúcho, with regard to employment generation, correlating the variation in the number of jobs with the actions of the State and the legislation that affects him, as well as the governance structure of this sector in the State. The study was conducted by collecting of the jobs data in activities belonging to the forestry sector, at the nine Functional Planning Regions of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Annual of Social Information (RAIS) of the Ministry of Labor and Employment. For survey of information regarding legislation and governance has been used bibliographic research and documentary research, supporting the achievement of a scenario analysis, enabling thus explain the correlation between the changes in legislation and the variations in the stock of jobs in the sector. In general, the forestry development depends, among other factors, of the incentives and policies put into practice by various instances of Government. In this sense the forestry gaúcho sector has suffered large negative impacts over the past few years, the sector has the dimension of its importance, however, It finds it difficult to show it to society, and ends up not have enough power to instigate Government actions that create effective public policies that meet the needs of productive chain and demonstrate its real impact on the State economy and development. Even with the identification of the immense potential forestry of Rio Grande do Sul State it is observed a cluster of Ordinances, Decrees and development programs that do not work in practice, and often clutter up increasingly the development of the sector. It was observed that in the period studied, from 2000 to 2014, despite having presented 29% increase in the number of jobs, the forestry sector has decreased its representativeness in 35% in RS. Therefore it is concluded that the process of normatization of forestry activity in Rio Grande do Sul, in the way it has been conducted, negatively affected the industry's performance in relation to the generation of jobs, presenting restrictive characteristics for the development of activity and without construction of a forestry development policy effective. Is verified out that the good performance of the productive sector is highly dependent on legal and political support offered by the Government, and there is an urgent need of the implementation of actions aimed at overcoming the bottlenecks faced by forestry. Keywords: Forestry economy. Forestry policy. Fores / O presente estudo visa fazer uma análise do desempenho do setor florestal gaúcho, no que se refere à geração de empregos, correlacionando a variação no número de empregos com as ações do Estado e a legislação que o afeta, bem como caracterizar a estrutura de governança deste setor no estado. O trabalho foi realizado através da coleta de dados de estoque de empregos nas atividades pertencentes ao setor de base florestal, nas nove Regiões Funcionais de Planejamento do Rio Grande do Sul, na Relação Anual de Informações Sociais (RAIS) do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego. Para levantamento de informações referentes à legislação e governança foi utilizada pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, dando suporte à realização de uma análise de conjuntura, possibilitando, assim, explicar a correlação entre as alterações na legislação e a dinâmica das mudanças no estoque de empregos do setor. De forma geral, o desenvolvimento florestal depende, entre outros fatores, dos incentivos e políticas colocadas em prática pelas várias instâncias de governo. Neste sentido o setor florestal gaúcho tem sofrido grandes impactos negativos ao longo dos últimos anos, o setor tem a dimensão de sua importância, entretanto, apresenta dificuldade em demonstrá-la para a sociedade e acaba por não ter força suficiente para instigar ações de governo que venham a criar políticas públicas eficientes que preencham as carências da cadeia e demonstrem seu real impacto na economia e desenvolvimento gaúchos. Mesmo com a identificação do imenso potencial florestal do Rio Grande do Sul observa-se no estado um aglomerado sem fim de Portarias, Decretos e Programas de desenvolvimento que não funcionam na prática, e muitas vezes atravancam cada vez mais o desenvolvimento do setor. Observou-se que no período estudado, de 2000 a 2014, apesar de ter apresentado incremento de 29% no número de postos de trabalho, o setor florestal diminuiu sua representatividade em 35% no RS. Assim sendo conclui-se que o processo de normatização da atividade da silvicultura no Rio Grande do Sul, do modo como tem sido conduzido, afetou negativamente o desempenho do setor em relação à geração de empregos, apresentando características restritivas ao desenvolvimento da atividade e sem a construção de políticas de desenvolvimento florestal efetivas. Verifica-se que o bom desempenho do setor produtivo é altamente dependente dos suportes legais e políticos oferecidos pelo governo, e é urgente a execução de ações que visem superar os gargalos enfrentados pela silvicultura.

Sveriges natur förknippas mer än något annat med skog. Två tredjedelar av landets drygt 40 miljoner hektar landareal täcks av skog. Av 27,1 miljoner hektar skogsmark (inklusive skyddad mark) är 23,3 miljoner hektar produktiv skogsmark. Andelen privata skogsägare uppgår till ca 330 000 personer och äger hälften av all skogsmark i Sverige samt levererar drygt 60 % av den totala råvaran till skogsindustrin. Skogsstyrelsens, och skogsvårdstyrelsernas, främsta roll har alltsedan bemyndigandet 1903 varit rådgivning till skogsägarna, ett viktigt styrmedel för att kunna förebygga lagingripanden och mildra lagstiftningen. I början av 1960-talet väcktes det diskussioner, som sedan dess har varit aktuella, om: att jordens resurser är ändliga och hur vi förvaltar dem. Det mest turbulenta årtiondet för svensk skogsvårdpolitik var 1970-talet och den tidiga miljörelaterade kritiken mot skogsbruket var inte underbyggd av forskning om miljötillståndet i skogen, utan skapades av en allmän opinion i samhället. Flertalet av de intervjuade skogsägarna uppgav att rådgivning varit viktiga vägledare för dem i deras skogsvårdsbeslut, även om det i enstaka fall fått negativa konsekvenser. Miljöhänsynens avtryck i den enskilda skogsägarens skogsvård följer i stort sett den historiska utvecklingen, det är dock inte entydigt om det i första hand berott på Skogsvårdsstyrelsens kampanjer och rådgivning. Resultatet visar att rådgivning i miljöhänsyn påverkar skogsägarnas beslut i sina val av beståndsåtgärder. Den viktigaste slutsatsen som kan dras av studien är att rådgivning, utbildning och kunskaper är de avgörande framgångsfaktorerna i det fortsatta miljövårdsarbetet. Större hänsyn till den enskilde skogsbrukarens äganderätt, erfarenheter och kännedom om sin mark är något som både myndigheter samt den allmänna opinionen bör iaktta och värdesätta. / About two-thirds of Swedens land area is covered by forest. Half of the total forest land is owned by private forest owners.The purpose of this study was to describe the decades before and after the environmental concerns became self-evident in Swedish forestry, and from a forest policy perspective elucidate the introduction of environmental concerns in forest management. Interviews with private forest owners and field studys was conducted to identify specific occurences of conservation that could be linked to advisory service from The National Board of Forestry since the 1970´s. The result shows that guidance, education and skills are crucial success factors for the continuence of conservation and sustainable forestry, but also greater consideration and respect for the private forest owners property rights, experiences and knowledge.

In einem mehrstufigen Forschungsansatz analysiert diese forstpolitikwissenschaftliche Arbeit die individuellen, betrieblichen und gesellschaftlich-politischen Bewertungs-, Abwägungs- und Entscheidungsprozesse im Verlauf der Verbreitung bleifreier Munition speziell in öffentlichen Forstbetrieben und im Jagdwesen in Deutschland. Die diskursanalytische Betrachtung von drei Kolloquien des Bundesinsitituts für Risikobewertung (BfR) in Berlin in den Jahren 2011, 2013 und 2014 beschreibt die Entwicklung des kontroversen öffentlichen Diskurses in Deutschland. Eine inhaltsanalytische Betrachtung der parlamentarischen Befassung mit der Thematik in Deutschland zeigt, dass es im Verlauf von 10 Jahren – trotz Streitigkeiten um die Gesetzgebungskompetenz zwischen Bund und Ländern – ab 2013 zu ersten politischen Entscheidungen auf Landesebene auch zur Nutzung bleifreier Büchsenmunition kam. Im empirischen Teil der Arbeit wird im Untersuchungsfeld “Mitarbeiter/innen öffentlicher Forstbetriebe in Deutschland“ ergründet, ob die Verwendung bleifreier Munition den Mustern der Diffusions- und Adoptionstheorie nach ROGERS folgt. Im Ergebnis aus 1.279 beantworteten Online-Fragebogen zeigt sich eine Nutzungsquote bleifreier Munition durch die befragten Forstangehörigen von 58%. Ein Anteil von 20% hat bleifreie Munition ausprobiert, wobei 22% noch gar keine eigenen Erfahrungen gemacht haben. Bereits fast 2/3 der Befragten unterliegen inzwischen einer Pflicht zur Nutzung bleifreier Munition. Obwohl die Thematik im Bewusstsein der Befragten eine Rolle spielt, wird bleifreie Munition von ihnen nicht als bedeutende Umweltinnovation wahrgenommen oder entspricht nicht den für sie geltenden Kriterien. Durch eine Varianzanalyse können zuvor charakterisierte „Adopter-Typen“ voneinander unterschieden werden. Im Gegensatz zum Modell nach ROGERS zeigen sich in der beobachteten Verteilung eine größere Gruppe der Innovatoren (15,9%) und eine kleine Gruppe der frühen Adoptoren (5,3%). Das Mittelfeld ist geringer besetzt und bildet mit früher und später Mehrheit nur einen Anteil von 46,2%, gegenüber einem Anteil von mehr als 2/3 im Modell. Der Anteil der Nachzügler ist fast doppelt so groß wie in der Verteilung nach ROGERS, was eine Beharrlichkeit gegenüber Veränderungen in der Forstbranche und im Jagdwesen im laufenden Adoptions- bzw. Diffusions-Zeitraum von bisher 15 Jahren bestätigt. Acht leitfadengestützten Experten-Interviews mit Leitern von Landesforstbetrieben bzw. Anstalten öffentlichen Rechts sowie den Bundesvorsitzenden eines forstlichen und eines jadlichen Verbandes ergänzen die quantitative Online-Befragung. Die Bewertung bleifreier Munition als Umweltinnovation und deren Bedeutung für die Jagd im Forstbetrieb unterscheidet sich im Wesentlichen durch den eingeschätzten Nutzen bzw. die Wirkung für den Forstbetrieb und die Wahrnehmung einer aktiven oder passiven Vorreiterrolle auch hinsichtlich der Nutzung (bzw. deren Anordnung) bleifreier Munition. Wesentlicher Treiber für eine Handlung ist die individuelle bzw. institutionelle Betroffenheit. / This scientific forestry policy document analyses, in a multilevel approach, the individual, business and social-political evaluation, consideration and decision processes in the development of the distribution of lead-free ammunition, in particular in public forestry organisations and in the hunting sector in Germany. The discourse-analytical contemplation resulting from three seminars of the Bundesinsititut für Risikobewertung (BfR - The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) in Berlin in 2011, 2013 and 2014 describes the development of the controversial discussion in Germany. A content-analytical contemplation of parliamentary involvement with this theme in Germany shows that in the course of 10 years - in spite of conflicts about legislative powers between federal and provincial (Länder) governments - the first political decisions on provincial level regarding use of lead-free rifle ammunition were taken from 2013 onwards. Spring 2016, over 15 years after the broad debate started, the national government submitted a first draft law to the preliminary parliamentary voting process. In the empirical part of the work, in the research field “Employees of public forestry organisations in Germany“ it is ascertained whether the use of lead-free ammunition follows the patterns of Rogers’ diffusion and adoption theory. The outcome of 1,279 completed online questionnaires shows that 58% of the people involved in forestry used lead-free ammunition. A proportion of 20% had tried lead-free ammunition, whereby 22% did not have any experience with it at all. Almost 2/3 of the people questioned are meanwhile obliged to use lead-free ammunition. Although the issue does play a role in the awareness of the people questioned, they do not see lead-free ammunitions as an important innovation for the environment, or it does not correspond to the criteria they apply. Previously specified “Adopter types“ can be distinguished from another by analysis of variance. Contrary to Rogers’ model, the breakdown observed shows a larger group of innovators (15.9%) and a small group of early adopters (5.3%). The midfield is less populated and - together with early and late majorities - only counts for 46.2% as opposed to over 2/3 in the model. The proportion of laggards is almost twice as high as in Rogers’ breakdown, which confirms a resistance against change in the forest enterprises and the hunting sector in the current adoption or diffusion time frame of 15 years so far. Eight guideline-based expert interviews with leading figures from provincial forestry companies or public institutions as well as the federal chairmen of a forest and a hunting organisation complete the quantitative online survey. The assessment of lead-free ammunition as innovation for the environment and what it would mean for the hunt in the forest enteprises essentially differs for the use (or obligation to use) lead-free ammunition, due to the estimated use or the way it works for the forestry sector and the perception of an active or passive pioneering role. Being personally or institutionally concerned is the major driving force for action.

In einem mehrstufigen Forschungsansatz analysiert diese forstpolitikwissenschaftliche Arbeit die individuellen, betrieblichen und gesellschaftlich-politischen Bewertungs-, Abwägungs- und Entscheidungsprozesse im Verlauf der Verbreitung bleifreier Munition speziell in öffentlichen Forstbetrieben und im Jagdwesen in Deutschland. Die diskursanalytische Betrachtung von drei Kolloquien des Bundesinsitituts für Risikobewertung (BfR) in Berlin in den Jahren 2011, 2013 und 2014 beschreibt die Entwicklung des kontroversen öffentlichen Diskurses in Deutschland. Eine inhaltsanalytische Betrachtung der parlamentarischen Befassung mit der Thematik in Deutschland zeigt, dass es im Verlauf von 10 Jahren – trotz Streitigkeiten um die Gesetzgebungskompetenz zwischen Bund und Ländern – ab 2013 zu ersten politischen Entscheidungen auf Landesebene auch zur Nutzung bleifreier Büchsenmunition kam. Im empirischen Teil der Arbeit wird im Untersuchungsfeld “Mitarbeiter/innen öffentlicher Forstbetriebe in Deutschland“ ergründet, ob die Verwendung bleifreier Munition den Mustern der Diffusions- und Adoptionstheorie nach ROGERS folgt. Im Ergebnis aus 1.279 beantworteten Online-Fragebogen zeigt sich eine Nutzungsquote bleifreier Munition durch die befragten Forstangehörigen von 58%. Ein Anteil von 20% hat bleifreie Munition ausprobiert, wobei 22% noch gar keine eigenen Erfahrungen gemacht haben. Bereits fast 2/3 der Befragten unterliegen inzwischen einer Pflicht zur Nutzung bleifreier Munition. Obwohl die Thematik im Bewusstsein der Befragten eine Rolle spielt, wird bleifreie Munition von ihnen nicht als bedeutende Umweltinnovation wahrgenommen oder entspricht nicht den für sie geltenden Kriterien. Durch eine Varianzanalyse können zuvor charakterisierte „Adopter-Typen“ voneinander unterschieden werden. Im Gegensatz zum Modell nach ROGERS zeigen sich in der beobachteten Verteilung eine größere Gruppe der Innovatoren (15,9%) und eine kleine Gruppe der frühen Adoptoren (5,3%). Das Mittelfeld ist geringer besetzt und bildet mit früher und später Mehrheit nur einen Anteil von 46,2%, gegenüber einem Anteil von mehr als 2/3 im Modell. Der Anteil der Nachzügler ist fast doppelt so groß wie in der Verteilung nach ROGERS, was eine Beharrlichkeit gegenüber Veränderungen in der Forstbranche und im Jagdwesen im laufenden Adoptions- bzw. Diffusions-Zeitraum von bisher 15 Jahren bestätigt. Acht leitfadengestützten Experten-Interviews mit Leitern von Landesforstbetrieben bzw. Anstalten öffentlichen Rechts sowie den Bundesvorsitzenden eines forstlichen und eines jadlichen Verbandes ergänzen die quantitative Online-Befragung. Die Bewertung bleifreier Munition als Umweltinnovation und deren Bedeutung für die Jagd im Forstbetrieb unterscheidet sich im Wesentlichen durch den eingeschätzten Nutzen bzw. die Wirkung für den Forstbetrieb und die Wahrnehmung einer aktiven oder passiven Vorreiterrolle auch hinsichtlich der Nutzung (bzw. deren Anordnung) bleifreier Munition. Wesentlicher Treiber für eine Handlung ist die individuelle bzw. institutionelle Betroffenheit.:I Abkürzungsverzeichnis i II Abbildungsverzeichnis iii III Tabellenverzeichnis v 1 Einleitung 1 1.1 Problemstellung 1 1.2 Zielsetzung und Motivation 5 1.3 Theoretischer Rahmen 7 1.4 Vorgehensweise und Aufbau der Arbeit 9 2 Stand des Wissens 11 2.1 Blei als Gefahr- und Schadstoff in der Umwelt 11 2.1.1 Bleibelastung in Wildfleisch 14 2.1.2 Verbraucherschutz 16 2.1.3 Bleivergiftungen bei Seeadlern 19 2.1 Blei als Bestandteil von Jagdmunition 21 2.2 Bleifreie Jagdmunition 22 2.2.1 Bleifreie Schrotkugeln 22 2.2.2 Bleifreie Büchsengeschosse 23 2.3 Tötungswirkung von Geschossen 25 2.4 Kritik und Widerstände gegen bleifreie Munition 29 2.5 Ausgewählte Forschungsprojekte 37 2.5.1 Verbundprojekt Bleifrei-Monitoring 38 2.5.2 Praxis-Versuche und weitere Untersuchungen 42 2.6 Innovationen in Forstwirtschaft und Jagd 45 2.6.1 Innovationsbereitschaft und -fähigkeit öffentlicher Forstverwaltungen 47 2.6.2 Innovationen in der Forstwirtschaft zum Schutz der Umwelt 49 2.6.3 Beispiele für Innovationen im Jagdbereich 51 3 Theoretischer Hintergrund und Fragestellung 55 3.1 Angewandte Theorien 55 3.1.1 Innovationstheorie 55 3.1.2 Theorie der Umweltinnovationen 63 3.1.3 Diffusions- und Adoptionstheorie 67 3.1.4 Handlungstheorie 73 3.2 Wissenschaftliche Fragestellung und Hypothesen 75 4 Untersuchungsgegenstand und Methoden 77 4.1 Untersuchungseinheit 77 4.2 Erhebungseinheiten 80 4.3 Methoden 88 5 Konzeption und Durchführung der Untersuchung 95 5.1 Diskursanalytische Betrachtung 95 5.2 Online-Befragung 97 5.2.1 Befragungskonzept und Aufbau der Befragung 97 5.2.2 Stichprobenauswahl und Feldzugang 100 5.2.3 Technische Umsetzung, Pretest und Durchführung der Befragung 102 5.3 Leitfadengestützte qualitative Experten-Interviews 107 5.3.1 Konzeption des Interview-Leitfadens 108 5.3.2 Auswahl der Interview-Partner 110 5.3.3 Durchführung der Interviews 113 6 Ergebnisse 115 6.1 Die Verwendung bleifreier Munition 115 6.1.1 Gesetzliche und betriebliche Regelungen in Deutschland 116 6.1.2 Naturschutzorientierte Forstbetriebe 122 6.1.3 Zertifizierte Forstbetriebe 124 6.1.4 Privater Jagdbetrieb 127 6.1.5 Internationale Regelungen für den Jagd- und Forstbetrieb 130 6.2 Positionen, Widerstände und Initiativen 136 6.2.1 Die Fachforen des Bundesinstituts für Risikobewertung (BfR) als ausgewählte öffentliche Diskussionen – Eine diskursanalytische Betrachtung 136 6.2.2 Das Thema Bleifreie Munition in deutschen Parlamenten – eine inhaltsanalytische Übersicht 148 6.3 Zur Diffusion und Adoption bleifreier Munition 159 6.3.1 Ergebnisse der schriftlichen Befragung 159 6.3.2 Ergebnisse der Experten-Interviews 195 7 Diskussion 211 7.1 Überprüfung der Hypothesen 211 7.2 Verbindung der Ergebnisse mit dem theoretischen Rahmen 213 7.3 Grenzen der Untersuchung und Methodenkritik 231 7.4 Empfehlungen für Wissenschaft und Praxis 234 8 Zusammenfassung 247 9 Summary 255 10 Literaturverzeichnis 259 11 Anhang 279 11.1 Anschreiben per Post und per E-Mail 279 11.2 Online-Fragebogen 280 12 Erklärung 287 / This scientific forestry policy document analyses, in a multilevel approach, the individual, business and social-political evaluation, consideration and decision processes in the development of the distribution of lead-free ammunition, in particular in public forestry organisations and in the hunting sector in Germany. The discourse-analytical contemplation resulting from three seminars of the Bundesinsititut für Risikobewertung (BfR - The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) in Berlin in 2011, 2013 and 2014 describes the development of the controversial discussion in Germany. A content-analytical contemplation of parliamentary involvement with this theme in Germany shows that in the course of 10 years - in spite of conflicts about legislative powers between federal and provincial (Länder) governments - the first political decisions on provincial level regarding use of lead-free rifle ammunition were taken from 2013 onwards. Spring 2016, over 15 years after the broad debate started, the national government submitted a first draft law to the preliminary parliamentary voting process. In the empirical part of the work, in the research field “Employees of public forestry organisations in Germany“ it is ascertained whether the use of lead-free ammunition follows the patterns of Rogers’ diffusion and adoption theory. The outcome of 1,279 completed online questionnaires shows that 58% of the people involved in forestry used lead-free ammunition. A proportion of 20% had tried lead-free ammunition, whereby 22% did not have any experience with it at all. Almost 2/3 of the people questioned are meanwhile obliged to use lead-free ammunition. Although the issue does play a role in the awareness of the people questioned, they do not see lead-free ammunitions as an important innovation for the environment, or it does not correspond to the criteria they apply. Previously specified “Adopter types“ can be distinguished from another by analysis of variance. Contrary to Rogers’ model, the breakdown observed shows a larger group of innovators (15.9%) and a small group of early adopters (5.3%). The midfield is less populated and - together with early and late majorities - only counts for 46.2% as opposed to over 2/3 in the model. The proportion of laggards is almost twice as high as in Rogers’ breakdown, which confirms a resistance against change in the forest enterprises and the hunting sector in the current adoption or diffusion time frame of 15 years so far. Eight guideline-based expert interviews with leading figures from provincial forestry companies or public institutions as well as the federal chairmen of a forest and a hunting organisation complete the quantitative online survey. The assessment of lead-free ammunition as innovation for the environment and what it would mean for the hunt in the forest enteprises essentially differs for the use (or obligation to use) lead-free ammunition, due to the estimated use or the way it works for the forestry sector and the perception of an active or passive pioneering role. Being personally or institutionally concerned is the major driving force for action.:I Abkürzungsverzeichnis i II Abbildungsverzeichnis iii III Tabellenverzeichnis v 1 Einleitung 1 1.1 Problemstellung 1 1.2 Zielsetzung und Motivation 5 1.3 Theoretischer Rahmen 7 1.4 Vorgehensweise und Aufbau der Arbeit 9 2 Stand des Wissens 11 2.1 Blei als Gefahr- und Schadstoff in der Umwelt 11 2.1.1 Bleibelastung in Wildfleisch 14 2.1.2 Verbraucherschutz 16 2.1.3 Bleivergiftungen bei Seeadlern 19 2.1 Blei als Bestandteil von Jagdmunition 21 2.2 Bleifreie Jagdmunition 22 2.2.1 Bleifreie Schrotkugeln 22 2.2.2 Bleifreie Büchsengeschosse 23 2.3 Tötungswirkung von Geschossen 25 2.4 Kritik und Widerstände gegen bleifreie Munition 29 2.5 Ausgewählte Forschungsprojekte 37 2.5.1 Verbundprojekt Bleifrei-Monitoring 38 2.5.2 Praxis-Versuche und weitere Untersuchungen 42 2.6 Innovationen in Forstwirtschaft und Jagd 45 2.6.1 Innovationsbereitschaft und -fähigkeit öffentlicher Forstverwaltungen 47 2.6.2 Innovationen in der Forstwirtschaft zum Schutz der Umwelt 49 2.6.3 Beispiele für Innovationen im Jagdbereich 51 3 Theoretischer Hintergrund und Fragestellung 55 3.1 Angewandte Theorien 55 3.1.1 Innovationstheorie 55 3.1.2 Theorie der Umweltinnovationen 63 3.1.3 Diffusions- und Adoptionstheorie 67 3.1.4 Handlungstheorie 73 3.2 Wissenschaftliche Fragestellung und Hypothesen 75 4 Untersuchungsgegenstand und Methoden 77 4.1 Untersuchungseinheit 77 4.2 Erhebungseinheiten 80 4.3 Methoden 88 5 Konzeption und Durchführung der Untersuchung 95 5.1 Diskursanalytische Betrachtung 95 5.2 Online-Befragung 97 5.2.1 Befragungskonzept und Aufbau der Befragung 97 5.2.2 Stichprobenauswahl und Feldzugang 100 5.2.3 Technische Umsetzung, Pretest und Durchführung der Befragung 102 5.3 Leitfadengestützte qualitative Experten-Interviews 107 5.3.1 Konzeption des Interview-Leitfadens 108 5.3.2 Auswahl der Interview-Partner 110 5.3.3 Durchführung der Interviews 113 6 Ergebnisse 115 6.1 Die Verwendung bleifreier Munition 115 6.1.1 Gesetzliche und betriebliche Regelungen in Deutschland 116 6.1.2 Naturschutzorientierte Forstbetriebe 122 6.1.3 Zertifizierte Forstbetriebe 124 6.1.4 Privater Jagdbetrieb 127 6.1.5 Internationale Regelungen für den Jagd- und Forstbetrieb 130 6.2 Positionen, Widerstände und Initiativen 136 6.2.1 Die Fachforen des Bundesinstituts für Risikobewertung (BfR) als ausgewählte öffentliche Diskussionen – Eine diskursanalytische Betrachtung 136 6.2.2 Das Thema Bleifreie Munition in deutschen Parlamenten – eine inhaltsanalytische Übersicht 148 6.3 Zur Diffusion und Adoption bleifreier Munition 159 6.3.1 Ergebnisse der schriftlichen Befragung 159 6.3.2 Ergebnisse der Experten-Interviews 195 7 Diskussion 211 7.1 Überprüfung der Hypothesen 211 7.2 Verbindung der Ergebnisse mit dem theoretischen Rahmen 213 7.3 Grenzen der Untersuchung und Methodenkritik 231 7.4 Empfehlungen für Wissenschaft und Praxis 234 8 Zusammenfassung 247 9 Summary 255 10 Literaturverzeichnis 259 11 Anhang 279 11.1 Anschreiben per Post und per E-Mail 279 11.2 Online-Fragebogen 280 12 Erklärung 287