Basic projections of the action programme of sustainable development of Serbian forests
2012
Aleksić, Predrag (Public Enterprise Serbiaforests, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Tomović, Zoran (Public Enterprise Vojvodinašume, Petrovaradin (Serbia)) | Jović, Predrag (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Belgrade (Serbia). Forest Directorate)
The Action Programme of Sustainable Development of Serbian Forests originated within the reform process of the forestry sector. According to the analysis of the present forest condition and the organization and functioning of forestry sector institutions, necessary measures, activities, processes and financing methods have been defined with the aim of meeting developmental objectives set in the Forest Strategy. Developmental processes are based on the following principles: (1) sustainability of forest and forestry development, (2) multifunctionality (by accepting all the forest functions, not only the economic functions), (3) development of rural areas, (4) participation of stakeholders in the decision-making process, (5) publicity of information about forests and forestry, (6) increase of area covered by forests and their productivity, (7) commitment to accepted international obligations, (8) preservation of the forest health condition, (9) prevention of degradation and assessment of environmental influences, (10) enhanced research, education and staff training. Within the Action Programme, support has been defined to be necessary for the development of institutions of public forest management, inspection and public forestry services, as well as for the development and enhancement of forests, as follows: economic functions of forests, raising and tending of new forests, biological reproduction of existing forests, recovery of damaged stands, provision of forest seeds and planting material and preservation of the gene pool in forest trees, construction and maintenance of forest roads, marketing and the use of wood and non-wood forest products, sustainable development of wood industry and forestry planning. Within the Programme, financial needs are represented, as well as the sources of funding of the projected development of forests and the forestry sector.
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