New study by NRT trainee Alyssa Soucy examines perceptions of barriers to climate change adaptation
A new study led by NRT trainee Alyssa Soucy and UMaine faculty Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Ivan Fernandez, Aaron Weiskittel, and Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, together with Tom Doak of the Maine Woodland Owners Association, has been published in the Maine Policy Review. Their study approaches the question of whether current forest policies are sufficient to deal with climate change impacts by examining how forest stakeholders in Maine perceive barriers to climate change adaptation.
Alyssa Soucy, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Ivan Fernandez, Aaron Weiskittel, Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, and Tom Doak. 2021. Forest policies and adaptation to climate change in Maine: Stakeholder perceptions and recommendations. Maine Policy Review 30:66–77. (Available online at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol30/iss1/8)