ABSTRACT Community-based energy initiatives have been regarded as a promising way to guide people toward a more sustainable future. We analysed whether the members of Finnish forest bioenergy co-operatives (FOCOs) are readier for the sustainability transition than other forest owners (n = 10 for both groups). The data were gathered using an interview about forest-related change and a survey about climate change attitudes. Qualitative content analysis, network analysis and Mann-Whitney’s U-test were applied. The FOCO members were readier for change regarding different new ways to gain profit from one’s own forest, and they also recognised significantly more positive forest-related changes than the non-members. However, changes that reflected environmental concern or the idea of sustainability transition were rarely recognised within both forest owner groups. Further research and education interventions are thus needed to increase the awareness of sustainable development within both groups. Furthermore, the FOCO members’ readiness for applying economically attractive businesses could be used in piloting projects that aim to include payments for ecosystem services, such as subsidies for carbon storage, into the FOCO model. Instead, the emergence of more radical community-based forest initiatives that start from an environmental concern are probably not appealing for most of the present forest owners.

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迈向更可持续的生物能源生产——森林所有者准备改变

摘要 基于社区的能源倡议被认为是引导人们走向更可持续未来的一种很有前途的方式。我们分析了芬兰森林生物能源合作社 (FOCO) 的成员是否比其他森林所有者（两组的 n = 10）更愿意为可持续性转型做好准备。这些数据是通过关于森林相关变化的访谈和关于气候变化态度的调查收集的。应用了定性内容分析、网络分析和 Mann-Whitney 的 U 检验。FOCO 成员对于从自己的森林中获利的不同新方法更愿意改变，而且他们还认识到与非成员相比，与森林相关的变化要明显得多。然而，两个森林所有者群体都很少认识到反映环境问题或可持续性转型理念的变化。因此，需要进一步的研究和教育干预，以提高这两个群体对可持续发展的认识。此外，FOCO 成员对应用具有经济吸引力的企业的准备可用于试点项目，这些项目旨在将生态系统服务的支付（例如碳储存补贴）纳入 FOCO 模型。相反，从环境问题出发的更激进的以社区为基础的森林倡议的出现可能对大多数目前的森林所有者没有吸引力。FOCO 成员准备申请具有经济吸引力的业务，可用于试点项目，旨在将生态系统服务的支付（例如碳储存补贴）纳入 FOCO 模型。相反，从环境问题出发的更激进的以社区为基础的森林倡议的出现可能对大多数目前的森林所有者没有吸引力。FOCO 成员准备申请具有经济吸引力的业务，可用于试点项目，旨在将生态系统服务的支付（例如碳储存补贴）纳入 FOCO 模型。相反，从环境问题出发的更激进的以社区为基础的森林倡议的出现可能对大多数目前的森林所有者没有吸引力。