MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NON-STATE FORESTRY IN BULGARIA

Ministry of Agriculture and FoodsExecutive Forest Agency

UEF GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING10 OCTOBER, 2014, NESSEBAR

Forest areas- 4,14,18080 millionmillion hhааTotal afforested area - 3,3,811811 millionmillion hhааBroadleaved forests - 6969..55 %. %. Total volume - 646444 million million м3 м3 standing standing

volumevolumeDistribution of timber volume by tree

species - Coniferous – 44.644.6 %, %, Broadleaved– 55.455.4 % %

Average annual increment - 14,414,4 million million м3м3

Harvested timber in 2013 - 6.6.7676 million million м3м3 State– 7766 % % ((3 3 172692172692 haha))Municipal – 1212,5,5% (% (520887520887 haha)) Private physical persons and legal

entities, religious – 1111.5.5%% ((486486  538538 haha))

Bulgarian forests:

HISTORY:

Restitution SupportFairness

The change of the forests ownership is on the agenda

2001 ......

Membership in ЕU:

Flexible low

Education

€

Financing

StateHeavy low

Owners and incomes

THE NEW/OLD OWNERS HAD EXPECTED...

Regulation of relations in joint activities

Simplified procedures for using (timber harvesting)

Sufficient information

Effective protection

Respect of interests

Financial support

Good legislation

Fair reinstatement

Advises and consultations

THE SOCIETY WANTED MORE CHANGES:

PoliticiansNGOs

Owners

WorldCitizens

Mayors

State

Business

•Sustainable management•Public interests and owners’ rights•Social tasks•Market competition

The forest reorganization Goals

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

New functions and requirements

Forest productive functions:

Annual increment and felling: Mean annual increment per 1 ha – 3.9 м3 Natural regeneration and felling with long regeneration period

Timber harvesting:

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670

6785

4634

1429

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630

5676

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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.

Management of non-state forests:

Contribution•energy supply•low-carbon economy •Protection of resources•Rural Development

Challenges:

GuidelineEnsuring sustainable and competitive development of the forestry sector, in accordance with the principles of multifunctional forestry

Problems:

• 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

Technological innovation

Consultations, advices and

services

Competence and honesty by

forestry professionals

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"

Lows, Regulations, Ordinances

directions, directions, directions.......

Forest government official

Thank you for the attentionThank you for the attention!!

Cenko Cenov Ph.D.Cenko Cenov Ph.D.

Director “Forests and Forestry” Directorate

Executive Forest Agency

Sofia 1040, 55 “Hristo Botev” Blvd. cenko_cenov@abv.bg

Main forest functions:

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.

Forest planning:

Forest strategy and national strategic plan; Regional plan for development of forests areas; Forest management plan and programme

Exercise of forestry practice- 8049 nr

Registered traders - 2871 nr

Forestry practice and registered traders