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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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

INNO-FOREST 2006, Zvolen Forestry process innovations

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!