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October 29, 2020
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Forest bioeconomy in the media discourse in Spain

Publicated to:Ambio. 49 (12): 1897-1911 - 2020-12-01 49(12), DOI: 10.1007/s13280-020-01390-0

Authors: Sanz-Hernandez, Alexia; Esteban, Encarna; Marco, Pedro; Soriano, Gerardo

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Agrifood Res & Technol Ctr Aragon CITA, Dept Forest Resources, Av Montanana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
Calle Pintor Adrian Aldecoa 4, Vitoria 01008, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Dept Econ Anal, Sch Social Sci & Humanities & IA2, Teruel, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Dept Psychol & Sociol, Sch Social Sci & Humanities, Calle Atarazanas 4, Teruel 44003, Spain - Author

Abstract

Media can play a key role in shaping public opinion and setting a policy agenda by conveying and influencing public discourse. This article evaluates how the Spanish media has covered the topic of the forest bioeconomy and what kind of discourse it has produced and reproduced around it. For this purpose, we analysed the content of 204 national and regional newspaper articles. The results reveal the scarce penetration of the forest bioeconomy in media and some weaknesses in the narrative production and communicative dimension. The discourse is mainly constructed by governments with a limited presence of multiple stakeholders and an absence of conflict and divergent or alternative views. In addition, the discourse only addresses regional or local problems within the framework of an extended and dominant paradigm of economic growth considering the forest bioeconomy as an opportunity to combat fire, rural abandonment, smallholdings, and poor forest management. We conclude that media is not using its strategic potential and capacity as a public space. To become agents of change, the media should reflect a forest bioeconomy based on successful experiences of innovation and valorization, and adopt a transformative social vision that gives relevance to the interconnection between multiple stakeholders, forest multifunctionality and rural development.

Keywords

communication strategiesforest bioeconomymedia coveragenarrative patternsClimate-changeCommunication strategiesConflictEconomic developmentEconomic growthFireFiresForestForest bioeconomyForest ecosystemForestsGermanyInnovationManagementMass-mediaMedia coverageMedia roleNarrative patternsNarrativesPerceptionPolicyPolitical discoursePovertyPublic opinionPublic-opinionSpainStakeholders' visionStakeholders’ visionState roleStrategic approachTransitionsValorizationWildfire

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Ambio due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Geography, Planning and Development. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 6.77, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Sep 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-09-18, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 13
  • Scopus: 15
  • Europe PMC: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-09-18:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 87 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.