Slovenian Forestry Overview

SLOVENIAN FORESTRY INSTITUTE

Mirko Medvedmirko.medved@gozdis.si

VIGO UNIVERSITYFORESTRY FACULTY PONTEVEDRA

Lecture: 13. 11. 2007, 13.00-14.00

Basic data SLO

Land area 2 mil. haPopulation (2004) 2.0 mil.GDP/inhab.(2004) 11 1000 US$Productive forest: 1.1 mil. haState&other forest: 29 %Growing stock: 357 mil. m3

“ “ : 283 m3/haIncrement: 7.6 mil. m3

Source: FAO GFRA 2005, Slovenian Forest Service 2005

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The share ofprimary sector, 2005by regions, NUTS 2

Up to 5 %

5 up to 10 %

10 up to 15 %

15 up to 20 %

20 and more %

Flight route

General data on development of forests and forestry in Slovenia

2 8002 3002 3003 3003 1002 900-Average annual netfelling (000 m3)

716862646368-Private forests (%)257234192185175126-Growing stock (m3/ha)

11691 1421 0771 0271 008860737Forest area (000 ha)2005200019901980197019501900Year

SOURCE: Statistical Office of the Republic Slovenia, Slovenian Forest Service

Slovenian Forests 2005

• Forest area: 1,2 mil. ha• Ownership : 29 % State & other public• Growing stock: 301 mil. m3 (SFS 2005)• Growing stock: 357 mil. m3 (GFRA 2005)

• Increment: 7,6 mil. m3

• Allowable cut: 4,5 mil. m3 (gross)• Actual cut 2005: 2,8 mil. m3 net (3,3 gross)

• Forests/inhabitant: 0,6 ha• Growing stock/inhabitant: 150 m3

• Increment/inhabitant: 2,5 m3

Source: FAO GFRA 2005, Slovenian Forest Service 2005

Forestry institutions in Slovenia

• Minstry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food • Forestry Inspectorate

• Slovenian Forestry Institute (1947)• University Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty,

Department of renewable forest resources and forestry (1947)• Slovenian Secondary Forestry School Postojna (1948)

• Slovenian Forest Service (1994)• Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry (1999)• NGO – Local Societies of Forest Owners (2001->)• Association of Slovenian Forest Owners (2006)

Financing and co-financing of forestry from the national budget

• Budget covers all expenses for the operation of public forestry services

• Public forestry service provides forest owners with all necessary knowledge, advice and free management plans

• Budget co-finances forestry measures such as regeneration, tending, forest protection, road maintenance etc.

Financing of forestry from the state budget from 1991 till 2005

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Forest investments

The Forestry Act – 1993National Forestry Development

Programme -1996Private forest owners are limited in exploitation

of their forests by strict managementregulations:

• free public access to all forests (recreation, mushroom and berry picking, hunting etc.)

• no fencing to protect the property is allowed,• harvesting according to management plans,• no clearfelling,• obligatory individual tree marking with forestry

expert.

Forest management in Slovenia

The potential felling in forest managementplans 2001 – 2010 has been set at the level of:

• 61 % of the total increment• 15 % of the growing stock• = 4,1 mil. m3 (gross volume)

Forest management plans (FMP)

Produced for all forests (made by SFS foresters, budget paid):

• FMP on district level 2001-2010 (14)• FMP for forest mamagement units (240)• Plans for managing wildlife• Silvicultural plans

Sivicultural plans &tree marking

Compartment 138A: 22,54 ha37 parcelsAverage estate: 0,63 ha (0,11ha-1,86 ha)Alloved cut 1995-2004: 680 m3

Actual cut 1995-2004: 110 m3

5 full farmers, 5 part time farmers, 18 pensioners, 8 employedThe borders are known by 10 owners, partly knowing 13, do not know borders13 Common silvicultural planTree marking

Source: Robek R./Mori J./ Medved M., 2004

Basic management area ofone field forester (SFS)

Area (ha) (N)

Ownership structure ofSlovenian forests

LEGENDPrivate forestsState forests

Slovenian Forest ServiceNovember 2004

Private forests in Slovenia:0,83 mil. ha0,3 mil. properties0,1 mil. active annualy

Forests in Slovenia cover 60 %(1,2 mil. ha / 2,0 mil. ha)

Austria(47 %)

Italy(34%)

Hungary(20 %)

Croatia(37 %)

PRIVATEPRIVATE PUBLICPUBLIC

A82%

SLO71%

I66%

H35%

CRO22%

OWNERSHIP

STRUCTURE

PRIVATEPRIVATE

Tree species in SLO forestsHigh quality deciduous.: Acer pseudoplatanus, Acer platanoides, Fraxinus excelsior, FraxinusOxycarpa, Ulmus sp., Tilia sp.Other hard-wooded deciduous: Carpinus betulus, Ostrya carpinifolia, SPrunus sp., Sorbusaria.,Acer campestre, Fraxinus ornusSoft-wooded deciduous: Populus sp., Alnus sp., Betula sp. Sorbus aucuparia, Salix sp.,

http://www.zgs.gov.si/eng/slovenian-forests/forests-in-slovenia/forestation-and-variety-of-forests/index.htm

Picea Abies32,3%

Abies alba7,6%

Pinus sp.5,7%

Larix sp.1,2%

Other conif.0,3%

Fagus sylvatica31,7%

Quercus sp.7,0%

Other hard-woodeddecid. 8,0%

High-qulity decid.4,6%

Soft-wooded decid.1,7%

Other21,3%

Some other data about Slovenian forests:

Population trends in Slovenia(1857-2003)

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Ownership & socioeconomic trendsin Slovenian forests

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State forests

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Ownership structure (2005)

Family farm forests33%

State and other forests29%

Non-farm family forests

38%

Propery structure ofall family forests (2005)

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Structure of private properties (2000)

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No. of properties (N=315 000) Forest area (806 000 ha)

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Up to 1 ha

Thank you for your attention !

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