Limousin council’s best practice awareness of small private forest owners Genoa – October 11 th

1. Limousin council’s best practice awareness of small private forest owners Genoa – October 11th

2. Part I : the facts

3. 1 - Land use

4. Forest Owners 15 700 000 ha 3 500 000 5,2 ha 568 000 ha 140 000 4,0 ha 10 000 1,6 ha 16 000 ha

5. The deciduous forest prevails in Limousin softwood 65% Conifers 35%

7. 16 000 ha of forest 10 000 forest owners 67 % have less than 1 ha 92 % have less than 4 ha

8. A property with scattered plots

9. 2 – Wood market

10. Wood use

11. Wood prices Price of oak Price of beech Price of wood for industry (25cm and +)

12. Limousin prices (standing timber 2013) Industry (paper) (3 € /m3) Oak trunk 50 à 70 € /m3 Firewood (15 € /m3)

14. Deciduous trees Industry (3€-15€ /m3) Timber (50-70€/m3) Conifers Industry Timber

15. Marketing A large demand for wood for industrial use - Paper Better than drugs ? • Firewood (logs and wood chips) I’ll sell - Furniture (chipboard)

16. Marketing Agreements Looking for wood in the forest Prospecting

17. Prospecting Area to cut

18. 3 – Impact on the forest

21. Early clear cutting Deciduous forest is cut before providing best products

25. Viscious circle No management No quality Clear cutting Lack of care Natural growth Resulting in poor quality timber

26. French laws If you don’t have : Forest areas > 10ha + No management plan + You need an agreement before felling Cutting area (per owner) > 4ha + Cutting rate > 50%

27. French laws If you don’t have : Forest areas > 10ha + Clear cutting per owner + The regeneration of an identical forest after 5 years Area > 1ha

28. Part II : the tools

29. 1 - Communication with forest owners

30. 1 - Using the local media 90 Weekly radio chronicles broadcasted - Forest management - Trees - Laws and regulations - Respect for the forest - Etc.

31. 1 - Using the local media Special advice published in the local newspapers

32. 1 - Using the local media Special advice Published in council newsletters

33. 2 – Editing information Bookmarks

34. 2 – Editing information Bookmarks Advice

35. 2 – Publishing information Technical information

37. 3 – Direct contact Big events

38. 3 – Direct contact Free personal forestry advice given in the town halls in small towns

39. 3 – Direct contact Free personal forestry advice given in the owner’s forest

40. 3 – Direct contact Training courses for owners Next one : 24th October 2013

41. 2 – Other tools

42. 1 – Grouping together of logging sites ADELI - 3 owners - 4 km Funding given for sustainable management - 8 ha

43. 2 – The creation of owners’ associations One in each area Avantages : - Strength in numbers - The implementation of sustainable and multifunctionnal management - The avoidence of clear cutting - The pooling of facilities « A philosophy » Creating the forest of the future

44. 2 – The creation of owners’ associations One example in Isère (38) « ASLGF du Bas Dauphiné » 4 years = 38 members 800 ha One group manager Carbon credits given

45. Part III : the first results

46. Personal forestry advices given in the town halls - 8 towns - 50 owners adviced - Contacts with elected councilors Personal forestry advice given in the owner’s forest - 5 visits

47. Grouping together of logging sites - 1 logging site with 6 owners and 16,3 ha ADELI - 1 logging site with 4 owners and 7,5 ha - 1 logging site (preparating phase) - 1 project in Pays de Guéret - The statutes of the association are written creation of owners’ associations - Next step in october

48. Merci Thank you Grazie Köszönöm mulțumesc kiitos