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MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NON-STATE FORESTRY IN BULGARIA
Ministry of Agriculture and FoodsExecutive Forest Agency
UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING10 OCTOBER, 2014, NESSEBAR
Forest areas- 4,14,18080 millionmillion hhааTotal afforested area - 3,3,811811 millionmillion hhааBroadleaved forests - 6969..55 %. %. Total volume - 646444 million million м3 м3 standing standing
volumevolumeDistribution of timber volume by tree
species - Coniferous – 44.644.6 %, %, Broadleaved– 55.455.4 % %
Average annual increment - 14,414,4 million million м3м3
Harvested timber in 2013 - 6.6.7676 million million м3м3 State– 7766 % % ((3 3 172692172692 haha))Municipal – 1212,5,5% (% (520887520887 haha)) Private physical persons and legal
entities, religious – 1111.5.5%% ((486486 538538 haha))
Bulgarian forests:
HISTORY:
Restitution SupportFairness
The change of the forests ownership is on the agenda
2001 ......
THE NEW/OLD OWNERS HAD EXPECTED...
Regulation of relations in joint activities
Simplified procedures for using (timber harvesting)
Sufficient information
Effective protection
Respect of interests
Financial support
Good legislation
Fair reinstatement
Advises and consultations
•Sustainable management•Public interests and owners’ rights•Social tasks•Market competition
The forest reorganization Goals
What are the main principles changed by the new forest low? • Land ownership and owners’ rights; • Forest management planning at three levels;• Reorganization of the forestry sector; • The management of municipal and private forests is arranged;
• Legal framework about afforestation works, felling, erosion control activities;• Facilitate the business in forests;• Regulates the access to forests; • Transfer of rights and responsibilities for forest protection to forest owners and to State Forest Enterprises• Activities of the professional branch organizations•Introduction of forest ecosystem services regulation
New functions and requirements
Forest productive functions:
Annual increment and felling: Mean annual increment per 1 ha – 3.9 м3 Natural regeneration and felling with long regeneration period
Timber harvesting:
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Main management goal is forest planning by management of the biological increment, felling planning, methods of regeneration and thinning
Management – Pursuit of higher incomes and holding out opportunities for decreasing of expenses: research and analysis of the forests condition, production concept and annual planning, etc.
Problems – personal reasons like age, health etc. protection of forests, forest fires and forest drying out, timber celling (timber market), slow development of municipal management structures, lack of interest in forest inheritors, condition of forests, road construction etc.
Management of non-state forests:
Contribution•energy supply•low-carbon economy •Protection of resources•Rural Development
Challenges:
GuidelineEnsuring sustainable and competitive development of the forestry sector, in accordance with the principles of multifunctional forestry
Problems:
• Establishment of lasting management contractual relations
• Communication with other stakeholders in the forest sector
• The legal framework is still incomplete • Unsatisfactory level of competence and insufficient
training of staff• Poorly performed technical activities in the
restitution and continuous changes in the fund ownership of land
• Forest protection• Timely support• more ...
WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF THE OWNERS TODAY
Information
Technological innovation
Consultations, advices and
services
Competence and honesty by
forestry professionals
Technical innovation
To deal with clerical culture "memorandum"
Lows, Regulations, Ordinances
directions, directions, directions.......
Forest government official
Thank you for the attentionThank you for the attention!!
Cenko Cenov Ph.D.Cenko Cenov Ph.D.
Director “Forests and Forestry” Directorate
Executive Forest Agency
Sofia 1040, 55 “Hristo Botev” Blvd. [email protected]
Main forest functions:
Protection of soils, water resources and air; Maintenance of forest ecosystems’ biodiversity; Provision of social, educational, scientific and recreational
benefits; Protection of natural and cultural heritage; Production of timber and non-timber forest products; Climate regulation.
Forest planning:
Forest strategy and national strategic plan; Regional plan for development of forests areas; Forest management plan and programme