City of Ljubljana –Urban forest ManagementZala Strojin Božič and Jurij Kobe Department for Environmental Protection

Final conference of project EMoNFUrMilano, 17.6.2014

www.ljubljana.si

Area

European green capital

• 4 applications, 2 finals• 12 environmental indicator areas• winner will be announced on 24th of

JuneJune

(2010 Stockholm, 2011 Hamburg, 2012 Vitoria-Gasteiz, 2013 Nantes, 2014 Copenhagen, 2015 Bristol)

2016: Essen, Ljubljana, Nijmegen, Oslo, Umea

European green capital

• climate change• green infrastucture• nature and biodiversity

• good preservation, high naturalness of forest• natural regeneration• free access• intensive recreational use

Urban forest

• intensive recreational use• 1444 ha protected by decree

• Strategic plan of the City of Ljubljana (2010)• Decree on Areas of Forests with a Special

Purpose (2010)• Forest management plan

Regulations

• Forest management plan• The City of Ljubljana Environmental

Protection Program (2007-2013; 2014-2020)• Strategy for local rural development

Urban forest

• ownership (fragmentation; private ownership)

• owners : visitors (over 1,7 mio visitors/year in urban forest Rožnik; official and unofficial

Challenges

urban forest Rožnik; official and unofficial paths and trails)

• ice storm (30-50 % damage of forests)

• Castle hill

� city center� core recreational area

Management

� core recreational area� one of the most important tourist spots in the

city� public ownership

Management

• Rožnik urban forest

� landscape park� green connection between city center and

Management

� green connection between city center and suburbs

� recreation hot spot� over 1,7 mio visitors/year � 1/3 public ownership

Management

• Šmarna gora periurban forest

� pilgrimage path/recreation hot spot� steep slopes; danger of hazardous or

Management

� steep slopes; danger of hazardous or demolished trees

� private ownership� infrastructure

Management

Thank you for your attention!

please contact: Jurij Kobe, jurij.kobe@ljubljana.si