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Ministry of Agriculture and Foods
Executive Forest Agency
MANAGEMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
NON-STATE FORESTRY IN
BULGARIA
UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING
10 OCTOBER, 2014, NESSEBAR
Bulgarian forests:
Forest areas- 4,180 million hа
Total afforested area - 3,811 million hа
Broadleaved forests - 69.5 %.
Total volume - 644 million м3 standing volume
Distribution of timber volume by tree species Coniferous – 44.6 %, Broadleaved– 55.4 %
Average annual increment - 14,4 million м3
Harvested timber in 2013 - 6.76 million м3
State– 76 % (3 172692 ha)
Municipal – 12,5% (520887 ha)
Private physical persons and legal entities,
religious – 11.5% (486 538 ha)
HISTORY:
The change of the
forests ownership is
on the agenda
2001 ......
Restitution
Fairness
Support
Membership in ЕU:
Flexible
low
€
State
Financing
Education
Owners and incomes
Heavy low
THE NEW/OLD OWNERS HAD EXPECTED...
Sufficient
information
Regulation of
relations in joint
activities
Effective
protection
Advises and
consultations
Good legislation
Fair
reinstatement
Respect of
interests
Simplified
procedures for
using (timber
harvesting)
Financial support
THE SOCIETY WANTED MORE CHANGES:
Business
State
Politicians
NGOs
Mayors
Owners
Citizens
World
The forest reorganization
Goals
•Sustainable management
•Public interests and owners’ rights
•Social tasks
•Market competition
New functions and requirements
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
Forest productive functions:
Annual increment and felling:
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Mean annual increment per 1 ha – 3.9 м3
Natural regeneration and felling with long regeneration period
Timber harvesting:
8 000
7318
6785
7234
6726
5465
6841
7414
6756
7 000
хил.куб.м.
6 000
5115
5182
4023
5185
4634
5676
4918
4836
5 000
4 000
1449
670
1403
1429
3 000
722
2 000
897
545
730
914
630
1144
1209
1029
706
714
776
1029
1 000
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
от цялата горска територия
от общ ински горски територии
2010
2011
2012
държ авни горски територии
от частни горски територии
2013
Management of non-state forests:
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.
Challenges:
Contribution
•energy supply
•low-carbon economy
•Protection of resources
•Rural Development
Guideline
Ensuring sustainable and competitive development of the
forestry sector, in accordance with the principles of
multifunctional forestry
Problems:
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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
Competence and
honesty by
forestry
professionals
Consultations,
advices and
services
Technological innovation
Technical innovation
In our meeting with the owner ...
He expects us to protect the public interest
and to be familiar with the law ...!
To deal with clerical culture "memorandum"
directions, directions,
directions.......
Lows, Regulations, Ordinances
Forest government official
Thank you for the attention!
Cenko Cenov Ph.D.
Director
“Forests and Forestry” Directorate
Executive Forest Agency
Sofia 1040, 55 “Hristo Botev” Blvd.
[email protected]
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Main forest functions:
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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.
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Forest planning:
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Forest strategy and national strategic plan;
Regional plan for development of forests areas;
Forest management plan and programme
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Forestry practice and registered traders
Exercise of forestry practice
- 8049 nr
Registered traders
- 2871 nr