GROUP 1 FORESTRY PROCESS INNOVATIONS
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MEMBERS
Ipate Vali-Adrian Nistor Sanda
ROMANIA
Premrl Tine
SLOVENIA
BULGARIA
Kalburov Filip Lulchev
HUNGARY
Könnyu Nora
ITALY
Agostinelli Simone
ESTONIA
Meelis Teder (tutor)
Country Bulgaria Hungary Italia Romania Slovenia
Total area (mill ha)
11,0 9,3 30,1 23,8 2,0
Forest area (mill ha)
4,1 1,9 6,9 6,4 1,7
percentage of forest (%)
33,1 19,8 31 26,7 57
Growing stock (mill m3)
521,7 - 739,52 1.341,0 286,0
Annual cut 2005
(mill m3)
5,8 7,00 9,24 20,30 2,72
Cut of increment
(%)
41 57 55 52 39
Ownership state:
private
89:11 58,7:41,3 40:60 66:34 20:80
Average private
estate (ha)
- 2,2 0,71 - 3
Forestry share in GDP (%)
- 0,02 0,8 - 0,3
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
mill ha
Bulgaria Hungary Italia Romania Slovenia
Total area Forest area
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20
30
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%
Bulgaria Hungary Italia Romania Slovenia
Owership state:private
state private
33,1
19,8
31
26,7
57
32
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%
Bulgaria
Hungary
Italia
Romania
Slovenia
European average
procentage of forest
Bulgaria Hungary Italia Romania Slovenia European average
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THEME
Beyond our studied cases examples to this topic could be:
• solutions for forestry administration tasks,• harvesting methods (back to using horse
power/using harvesters, selective cutting...),
• illegal logging,• nature conservation against timber
production
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Our case studies in the forestry process:
utilization
Forest Planning
selviculture
Administration
nursery
coppicingsoil erosion
Multifunctional forest management
Private forestry problems
- Fostering factors - Hintering factors
SloveniaPrivate forest owner Mr.
Ivan Cunta
- denationalisation- increasing of the oil price
- investing in the modern heating system- remote properties
HungaryCo-operation of private
owners
-better representation of interests-better market opportunities-offering new service
- difficulties of the cooperation
ItalySummaCop project
-sustainable and multifunctional project – demonstration of the Pan-European guidelines (Lisbon 1998)
-economical intervention
- simplification of the ecosystem- low quality of timber- need of experience
RomaniaContara
- new product and technology on the market
- use of abandoned agricultural sites
- powerful market leader (state)- low development of private forestry- no standard for the product- step 1 on the eCommerce route map
RomaniaVidra F.D.
- experimental forest base- education, public relation- experience, competence- reforestation of degraded lands
- mixed ownership- bad accessibility
BulgariaMultifunctional Forest
Management Plans
- Sustainable management- Nature protection- Participative planning- Public support
- Numerous stakeholders- (Starting phase of the) “Pilot Project”
DECRIPTION OF INNOVATION CASES
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CONCLUSION
DENATIONALISATIONRESTITUTION
- new chances for the private sector - the restitution process is not finished yet- mixed ownership- problems with adapting the EU legislation
in a short time - lack of specific knowledge, qualified
personnel
MANAGEMENT, SILVICULTURE
- economical advantages - quality improvement of goods and
services- use of abandoned and degraded lands
(in this sense also ecological advantage)
- sustainable and multifunctional management of the forest according to the EU guidelines
- participative planning, PR- flexibility of production
- overestimated risks- lack of information on technology, on the
market- monopolist on the market- lack of infrastructure- legislation, taxation lack of standards
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RECOMANDATIONS • Product diversification could be recommended, for example woodchips.
Like in Hungary the manager shouldn’t only buy the forests, but could also co-operate with other forest owners.
• An independent coordinator should be employed who could later also manage the common market. More information would be needed about the market.
• Diversifying the product offer (more poplar cultivars). The manager should find new customers and adapt to different client demands.
• The society should be more involved in the project in order to apply the technology in other areas. The project should be more visible and promoted.
• Attracting new funds - in good relation with the local administration - in order to buy private owned degraded lands. Improvement of the road network.
• First the project should be implemented as soon as possible. Long lasting cooperation among the stakeholders. Local people should have benefits from the project. Data should be added to the GIS system to be more functional.
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Thank you very much!Thank you very much!