Forest and woodland owners and managers are generally perceived to be acting slowly in addressing environmental change by adapting their forestry practice. Diversification of tree species composition and stand structure is widely promoted as one adaptive approach to increasing the resilience of forests to climate change and other threats. Land manager behaviour is known to be affected by structural and psychological barriers to action. This study used data from a national survey and qualitative interviews among different types of forest owners and managers in the UK, including large- and small-scale woodland managers, to explore their intention to make changes to their forest management and the uptake of species diversification as an adaptation practice. The revised New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) was applied as a measure of worldview, which helped to explain some aspects of their decisions to take up diversification as an action to increase resilience. There were significant interactions between NEP and discredence—i.e. distrust in science or policy recommendations—and woodland size and the uptake of diversification. Many small-scale woodland managers hold strong ecological worldviews which can act against active adaptation because of a belief in the power of nature to adapt, or a mistrust of applying recommendations which might represent “doing the wrong thing”. Research and policy processes that involve owners and managers are more likely to incorporate these climate change rationalities and adaptation logics. The framing, salience and robustness of climate change adaptation information emerges as important for all forest owners and managers and requires additional attention by scientists and policy makers.

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环境世界观和不信任会影响小林地管理者适应环境变化的行动吗？

人们普遍认为，森林和林地的所有者和管理者通过适应他们的林业习惯，在应对环境变化方面行动缓慢。作为增加森林对气候变化和其他威胁的适应力的一种适应性方法，广泛地促进了树种组成和林分结构的多样化。众所周知，土地经理的行为受到行动的结构性和心理性障碍的影响。这项研究使用了来自英国的不同类型的森林所有者和经营者（包括大型和小型林地经营者）的全国调查和定性访谈的数据，以探讨他们打算改变其森林经营和采用物种多样化的意图。作为适应实践。修订后的新生态范式（NEP）被用作衡量世界观的手段，这有助于解释他们决定采取多样化措施的某些方面，以此来提高抵御力。NEP和信任度之间存在着显着的相互作用，即对科学或政策建议的不信任，与林地面积和多样化的吸收之间。许多小规模的林地管理者持有坚强的生态世界观，因为他们相信自然的适应能力，或者对应用可能代表“做错事”的建议不信任，因此可以反对积极的适应。涉及所有者和管理者的研究和政策流程更有可能纳入这些气候变化的合理性和适应逻辑。框架