Forests play a fundamental role in climate change mitigation. While there are calls to store carbon by increasing the forest stock, other actors oppose this, arguing that carbon stored in processed timber is more adequate. Applying an adapted version of the policy network analysis (PNA) framework, we uncover both the actors' policy preferences regarding the goal conflict between carbon storage in the forest versus in timber products as well as the actors' perceived importance and information sharing in the forest policy network in a Swiss region (canton Lucerne) via an online stakeholder survey. We find that an increase of carbon storage in the forest does not stand a chance in the Lucerne forest policy network, being rejected by nearly two-thirds of the actors. A majority views increased harvesting for wood products as a superior climate change mitigation measure than harvesting less for carbon storage. We also find that these proponents of wood are more central actors within the policy networks than those in favour of carbon storage in the forest. These findings are relevant for a context where the majority of the forest is privately owned and where interests in timber harvesting might dominate those on carbon storage. The analysis reflects the challenging situation within the timber market, where measures for increased wood harvesting might provide a more acceptable policy option than carbon sequestration for private forest owners.

森林在缓解气候变化中发挥着根本作用。尽管有人呼吁通过增加森林资源来存储碳，但其他行为者对此表示反对，认为加工木材中存储的碳更为充足。应用经过改进的政策网络分析（PNA）框架版本，我们将发现参与者在森林中的碳存储与木材产品中的碳存储之间存在目标冲突方面的政策偏好，以及参与者在森林中的感知重要性和信息共享通过在线利益相关者调查获得瑞士地区（卢塞恩州）的政策网络。我们发现，森林中碳储存的增加在卢塞恩森林政策网络中并不是一个机会，被近三分之二的参与者所拒绝。多数人认为，增加木材产品的采伐量是缓解气候变化的一种出色措施，而不是减少碳储存的采伐量。我们还发现，与那些赞成在森林中进行碳存储的人相比，这些支持木材的人在政策网络中更是核心角色。这些发现与以下情况有关：森林的大部分为私人所有，木材采伐的利益可能占碳储存的利益的主导地位。该分析反映了木材市场的严峻形势，在这种情况下，增加采伐木材的措施可能比私有森林所有者的碳封存提供更可接受的政策选择。我们还发现，与那些赞成在森林中进行碳存储的人相比，这些支持木材的人在政策网络中更是核心角色。这些发现与以下情况有关：森林的大部分为私人所有，木材采伐的利益可能占碳储存的利益的主导地位。该分析反映了木材市场的严峻形势，在这种情况下，增加采伐木材的措施可能比私有森林所有者的碳封存提供更可接受的政策选择。我们还发现，与那些赞成在森林中进行碳存储的人相比，这些支持木材的人在政策网络中更是核心角色。这些发现与以下情况有关：森林的大部分为私人所有，木材采伐的利益可能占碳储存的利益的主导地位。该分析反映了木材市场的严峻形势，在这种情况下，增加采伐木材的措施可能比私有森林所有者的碳封存提供更可接受的政策选择。