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SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT IN POLAND LJUBLANA, 25.05.2015 Piotr Otawski Undersecretary of State, Chief Nature Conservator Ministry of the Environment Ministry of the Environment Department of Forestry and Nature Conservation Forestry Forest management Forestry schools and forestry property International cooperation Hunting and game management Nature protection National Parks Environmental conventions Protection of environment GMO 2 National policies and programmes Safety and Environment Strategy National Biodiversity Strategy National Forest Policy National programme for the augmentation of forest cover National Forest Programme (under development) 3 Programs and activities supporting policy implementation Development of a National Forest Programme Promotional Forest Complexes (25, covering the area of 1,2 million ha) The Forest Data Bank National Forest Inventory 4 Forests in Poland • 9,3 mln ha of forests (almost some facts in numbers 30% of land cover). Poland is among the countries with the largest forest area in the region, after France, Germany and Ukraine. • 93% - share of forests under forest management plans • Timber harvest in Poland is 60% of the annual increment. • 13 000 ha - increase of forests in 2013 • 77,2% - share of forests managed by the State Forest Holding 5 Ownership structure of forests in Poland 1% 1% 2% under administration of the State Forests 18% other privately-owned individual private ownership 1% commune-owned other Treasury-owned national parks 77% 6 GROWING STOCK BY FOREST TYPE IN 2010 [MILION M3 O.B] 384 512 1476 coniferous broadleaved mixed 7 Age structure, 2009-2013. 8 Changes in artificial afforestation, 1991-2013. 9 The green economy Forestry sector is an important sector of the Polish economy. It provides around 2% of the GDP and offers direct employment to 25 thousand people, and indirect employment to 300 thousand in the forest and wood industry. 10 The green economy Since 1990 the amount of timber supplied to the market has more than doubled, to 36 million m3, with no detriment to the forests. The State Forests harvest timber in a exemplary way. Our forests hold international FSC and PEFC certificates, proving our belief in sustainable and ecologically-sound forest management. FSC - 7 million ha (5th in the world) 100% of State Forests are within the PEFC certification system . 11 Standing volume in Poland Polish forests rank high in Europe with regard to standing volume. The State of Europe’s Forests figures for 2011 demonstrate that the average for Poland, amounting to 247 m3/ha, is more than double of the European average (112 m3/ha, or 155 m3/ha excluding the Russian Federation). Poland, with a relatively large absolute area of forests and with a standing volume exceeding the European average, has significant timber resources which amount to more than 2.3 billion m3, according to State of Europe’s Forests 2011. 12 Environmental functions of forests 13 Polish State Forests were awarded the 2013 UNESCO Prize for Environmental Preservation . 14 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Piotr Otawski Department of Forestry and Nature Conservation Lublana, 25.05.2015