Evaluating the necessary elements to introduce organizational agility pattern in Oak decline of the Zagros forests

Subject Areas : Sustainable Development

mehdi Zandebasiri ¹ (Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resource, Behbahan Khatam Al-anbia University of Technology. Behbahan, Iran)
javad Soosani ² (Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lorestan, Khorramabd, I.R. Iran)
mehdi Pourhashemi ³ (Associate Professor, Forest Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) Tehran, I.R. Iran)

Received: 2017-04-23 Accepted : 2017-08-16 Published : 2020-03-20

Keywords: The essential activities of oak decline, Indigenouse knowledge, Forest decline, local resident participation,

Abstract :

Background and Purpose: Drought and decline of Zagros oak forests has been raised as one of the main environmental issues in the country. The aim of this study was to investigate the network of activities, essential components and critical path in the decline of Zagros oak forests. Such research could pave the way for the transformation of crisis threats to ecosystem agility opportunities in the Zagros forests. Method:This study was conducted in Tang-e-Salak watershed for Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces. The program review and evaluation technique has been used to evaluate the times in the deterioration crisis management network. Data collection has been done in different categories of activities related to biological, social and managerial issues for oak decline management. In each activity group, the components of each group were identified and content reviewed. Finally, in order to address the issue of transforming degeneration threats into environmental opportunities, the organizational agility model in the Zagros forests has been used. Findings: The results show compiling and registering indigenous knowledge has taken the most time among the activities related to the participation of the local community. The results show oak decline threats can have environmental opportunities to strengthen the management information system, make optimal use of the facilities and decisions of organizations related to the Zagros forests, improve Zagros forestry projects, and strengthen social, biological and forestry subsystems. Turning these threats into ecosystem opportunities depends on managerial action in this area and can pave the way for the ecosystem's agility scheme in terms of responding appropriately to and adapting to environmental variables. Discussion and Counclusion: Crisis management needs to address all aspects of the needed activities to manage the Zagros forests. The activities covered in this study belong to all management trends and contexts, including the water management, planting, socio-economic issues, and the focus on one factor cannot be stopped on oak decline.

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