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Forest Management and forestry methods Robert Nörr, BDF

Forest Management and forestry methods Robert Nörr, BDF. Forest Management and forestry methods Robert Nörr, BDF. Bund Deutscher Forstleute. Importance : The turnover of the Cluster Forest/Timber is number 4 in Bavaria. Bund Deutscher Forstleute.

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Forest Management and forestry methods Robert Nörr, BDF

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  1. Forest Management and forestry methodsRobert Nörr, BDF Forest Management and forestry methodsRobert Nörr, BDF Bund Deutscher Forstleute

  2. Importance: • The turnover of the Cluster Forest/Timber is number 4 in Bavaria Bund Deutscher Forstleute • The Cluster Forest/Timber an Mechanical Engeneering provides more jobs than any other. The forests in Germany Robert Nörr, GCM Bulgaria 2006

  3. Bund Deutscher Forstleute The forests in Germany Legislation: • Federal Forest Act: Obligation to maintain forests, to increase condition/area of forests • Forest Act of the „Länder“ (e.g. Bavaria): • Sustainable forest management to fulfill all functions of forests • Site adapted forestry, as close to nature dynamics as possible • No clearcuts Robert Nörr, GCM Bulgaria 2006

  4. Bund Deutscher Forstleute The forests in Germany Structure of forest owners: • 34 % State forest • 46 % Private forest • 20 % Community forest Robert Nörr, GCM Bulgaria 2006

  5. Bund Deutscher Forstleute All questions about forests and forestry centralized in ONE office The role of foresters Structure of the State Forest Department Most of the „Länder“: Centralized forest office: • State forest: Management by State Foresters • Private forest: Free advice by State Foresters • Community forest: Management or advice by State Foresters Robert Nörr, GCM Bulgaria 2006

  6. Bund Deutscher Forstleute The role of foresters Political development in some „Länder“: Separation • management of the State Forest • management/advice of the Community forests, advice of Private forests and tasks of public supervision of all forest owners Robert Nörr, GCM Bulgaria 2006

  7. Bund Deutscher Forstleute The role of foresters changes – State Forest • Radical reduction of foresters, huge forest districts • The forester looses its role as contact person to the local people • Quality of forest works deteriorate • Timber sale mostly to wholesalers, no time for smaller saw mills or firewood for the local people Robert Nörr, GCM Bulgaria 2006

  8. Bund Deutscher Forstleute The role of foresters changes – Private Forest • Free advice is in discussion. • Forest owners co-operations politically promoted to assume part of the advice • The financial and personal support of private forest owners will decrease Robert Nörr, GCM Bulgaria 2006

  9. Bund Deutscher Forstleute The role of foresters changes – Community Forest • Management by the State Foresters in political discussion • Many comunities have neither the money nor the willing to pay for their forests • Starting discussion about the minimum-qualification of community foresters Robert Nörr, GCM Bulgaria 2006

  10. Bund Deutscher Forstleute Quality of forest works will deteriorate Consequences Robert Nörr, GCM Bulgaria 2006

  11. Bund Deutscher Forstleute • Private forest • Community forest Number of jobs for foresters will decrease dramatically Consequences Jobs for foresters • State forest • Forest owners ???co-operatives • Cluster Forest/Timber ??? Robert Nörr, GCM Bulgaria 2006

  12. Bund Deutscher Forstleute The forests and the people need the foresters! Thank you Robert Nörr, GCM Bulgaria 2006

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