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Environmental resources management

WORK PACKAGE 3. Environmental resources management. PETRÁŠOVÁ, ČERNOTA, KOVALČÍK. NATIONAL FOREST CENTRE ZVOLEN SLOVAKIA. Report structure. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: General aspects of the forest management Part 3: Employment in the forest management Part 4: Other related sectors

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Environmental resources management

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  1. WORK PACKAGE 3 Environmental resources management PETRÁŠOVÁ, ČERNOTA, KOVALČÍK NATIONAL FOREST CENTRE ZVOLEN SLOVAKIA

  2. Report structure Part 1: Introduction Part 2: General aspects of the forest management Part 3: Employment in the forest management Part 4: Other related sectors Part 5: Conclusions

  3. Scope and objectives of the forest management Sustainable forest management and forest certification in Europe

  4. Country/ area Land area (1 000 ha) Population 2004b GDP 2004b Total (1 000) Density (population/km2) Annual growth rate (%) Rural (% of total) Per capita (US$) Annual growth rate (%) Italy 29 411 57 573 195,8 -0,1 32,5 19 344 1,2 Slovakia 4 808 5 390 110,5 0,0 42,3 4 488 5,5 Spain 49 944 41 286 82,7 0,5 23,4 15 079 3,1 Greece 12 890 11 075 85,9 0,4 38,9 11 885 4,2 Part 2: General aspects of the forest management Basic data on countries and areas

  5. Country /area Land area Inland water (1 000 ha) Total area (1 000 ha) Forest Other wooded land (1 000 ha) Other land (1 000 ha) 1 000 ha % of land area Total With tree cover Italy 9 979 33,9 1 047 18 385 - 723 30 134 Slovakia 1 929 40,1 - 2 879 32 93 4 901 Spain 17 915 35,9 10 299 21 730 - 655 50 599 Greece 3 752 29,1 2 780 6 358 - 306 13 196 Extent of forest and other wooded land

  6. Functions and characteristics of forests Designated functions of forest – primary function

  7. Country /area Forest Other wooded land Area (1 000 ha) Growing stock Area (1 000 ha) Total growing stock (million m3) By area (m3/ha) Total (million m3) Commercial(%) Italy 9 979 145 1 447 70,1 1 047 97 Slovakia 1 929 256 494 84,7 - - Spain 17 915 50 888 77,6 10 299 1 Greece 3 752 47 177 88,1 2 780 0 Growing and biomass stock in forest

  8. On the analysis of basic data on countries we can point out: • the highest GDP per capita is in Italy and the lowest is in Slovakia, but the highest annual growth rate of the GDP is in Slovakia (5.5% in 2004) • the highest forest coverage is in Slovakia (40.1%), the lowest is in Greece (29.1%) • the biggest changes in the extent of the forests are in Spain (2% in 1990-2000 and 1.7% in 2000-2005)

  9. the most public owned forests are in Greece, in other countries (Slovakia, Italy, Spain) is the share between 30 to 50% • the highest share of forest plantation is in Spain (about 8%) • the highest growing stock in m3/ha is in Slovakia 256m3/ha in 2005 opposite to 145m3/ha in Italy, 50m3/ha in Spain and 47m3/ha in Greece • average removals of wood products is about 1.3% of the total growing stock (the highest in Spain – 2.0% and the lowest in Italy – 0.7%.

  10. The most important problems of the forest resources management in the partner countries

  11. Italy • loss of commercial value of some forest productions influenced the profitability of the forest management, above all in the alpine areas. • Remuneration of the environmental and social services of the forest • Lack of the interest from the local administrators and lack of knowledge

  12. Greece • The lack of economic and human resources in the forest management • Absence of the well-organized and modern secondary wood processing industries in the region • Pasturage problems

  13. Spain • health conditions of the forests (biotic and abiotic factors) • Fires • Climate change phenomenon appearing

  14. Slovakia • restitution of the ownership’s rights • reimbursement for the restriction of ownership’s rights • remuneration for services provided by forests to the public

  15. Employment in the forest management Reported employment in forestry (excluding the wood processing industry) declined by about 10 percent from 1990 to 2000. Most of the decline occurred in the primary production of goods and can probably be attributed to increases in labour productivity.

  16. Other related sectors Diversification of the activities is very important aspect of raising the employment and opportunities to create new jobs. For these reasons are described other related sectors to forest management, such as nature and landscape protection, wood processing industry, rural development and game management.

  17. Taking into account the intersectoral links, the overall importance of forest employment for rural livelihoods and national economies was clearly higher than this official number suggests.

  18. Case studies– models of the best practise from partner regions: • „Ecopioppo“ – certification of the tree growing activity • Aspromonte national park – local population involvement in the fire prevention • Employment increase trough afforestation and biological fertilization activities • Social policy of the enterprise

  19. The most frequency added value in these case studies is: • Creation of new conditions, tools and methods for an effective management of the environment • An increasing of awareness of the natural resources value • High awareness of the employees on company’s care on natural environment • Involvement of the resident population in the management of the Protected Area • Creation of new conditions for development of the other sectors – tourism, gardening, etc.

  20. Ευχαριστώ πολύ Grazie per la vostra attenzione Muchas Gracias! Ďakujem za Vašu pozornosť Thanks for your attention

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