Strategic and legal framework in forestry and related sectors: Climate change mitigation in European Union and Serbia
2016
Ranković, Nenad (Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Stanišić, Mirjana | Nedeljković, Jelena (Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Nonić, Dragan (Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade (Serbia))
The important role of forests in mitigating and adapting to climate changes is recog- nized and widely accepted. Therefore, it becomes a subject of universal interest and support. However, in the national strategies relating to climate change, the importance of the forestry sector in mitigating these changes is quite often not discussed in detail. In addition, the prob- lem of climate change is not fully represented and included in national forestry policies. The aim of this research was to determine the compliance and differences of strategic and legis- lative frameworks in forestry and related sectors, relating to climate change mitigation in the EU and Serbia. At the EU level, there are two strategies and a policy framework, and in Serbia, eight sectoral strategies, referring and discussing the climate change mitigation through for- estry. At the same time, these issues are highlighted as the primary objective, only in the Cli- mate and Energy Package of the EU and the Forestry Development Strategy in Serbia. In terms of legislative framework in Serbia, two laws have climate change mitigation through forestry as the primary objective, while for the analyzed relevant EU legislation, this is a secondary ob- jective. In Serbia, only the Forest law has a direct impact on climate change mitigation through forestry, while at EU level, there is no regulation, directive or communication, with the same direct influence.
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