The document provides an overview of forestry in Slovenia, including key facts and figures. It notes that Slovenia has 1.2 million hectares of forested land, with 29% owned by the state and other public entities. The growing stock is estimated at 357 million cubic meters with an annual increment of 7.6 million cubic meters. Forest management plans aim to harvest 4.1 million cubic meters annually, representing 61% of the total increment and 15% of the growing stock. Private forest ownership has increased over time and now accounts for 71% of forests.

1. Slovenian Forestry
Overview
Mirko Medved
mirko.medved@gozdis.si
SLOVENIAN FORESTRY INSTITUTE
VIGO UNIVERSITY
FORESTRY FACULTY PONTEVEDRA
Lecture: 13. 11. 2007, 13.00-14.00

3. Basic data SLO
Land area 2 mil. ha
Population (2004) 2.0 mil.
GDP/inhab.(2004) 11 1000 US$
Productive forest: 1.1 mil. ha
State&other forest: 29 %
Growing stock: 357 mil. m3
“ “ : 283 m3/ha
Increment: 7.6 mil. m3
Source: FAO GFRA 2005, Slovenian Forest Service 2005

4. Flight route
The share of
primary sector, 2005 EU 27
by regions, NUTS 2
Up to 5 % Galicia - Slovenia
5 up to 10 %
10 up to 15 %
15 up to 20 %
20 and more %

5. General data on development of
forests and forestry in Slovenia
Year 1900 1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005
Forest area (000 ha) 737 860 1 008 1 027 1 077 1 142 1169
Growing stock (m3/ha) - 126 175 185 192 234 257
Private forests (%) - 68 63 64 62 68 71
Average annual net
felling (000 m3) - 2 900 3 100 3 300 2 300 2 300 2 800
SOURCE: Statistical Office of the Republic Slovenia, Slovenian Forest Service

6. Slovenian Forests 2005
• Forest area: 1,2 mil. ha
• Ownership : 29 % State & other public
• Growing stock: 301 mil. m3 (SFS 2005)
• Growing stock: 357 mil. m3 (GFRA 2005)
• Increment: 7,6 mil. m3
• Allowable cut: 4,5 mil. m3 (gross)
• Actual cut 2005: 2,8 mil. m3 net (3,3 gross)
• Forests/inhabitant: 0,6 ha
• Growing stock/inhabitant: 150 m3
• Increment/inhabitant: 2,5 m3
Source: FAO GFRA 2005, Slovenian Forest Service 2005

7. Forestry institutions in Slovenia
• Minstry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
• Forestry Inspectorate
• Slovenian Forestry Institute (1947)
• University Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty,
Department of renewable forest resources and forestry (1947)
• Slovenian Secondary Forestry School Postojna (1948)
• Slovenian Forest Service (1994)
• Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry (1999)
• NGO – Local Societies of Forest Owners (2001->)
• Association of Slovenian Forest Owners (2006)

8. Financing and co-financing of forestry
from the national budget
• Budget covers all expenses for the operation of
public forestry services
• Public forestry service provides forest owners
with all necessary knowledge, advice and free
management plans
• Budget co-finances forestry measures such as
regeneration, tending, forest protection, road
maintenance etc.

9. Financing of forestry from the state
budget from 1991 till 2005
25
Public forestry services
20
Forest investments
000 000 $
15
10
5
0
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005

10. The Forestry Act – 1993
National Forestry Development
Programme -1996
Private forest owners are limited in exploitation
of their forests by strict management
regulations:
• free public access to all forests (recreation,
mushroom and berry picking, hunting etc.)
• no fencing to protect the property is allowed,
• harvesting according to management plans,
• no clearfelling,
• obligatory individual tree marking with forestry
expert.

11. Forest management in Slovenia
The potential felling in forest management
plans 2001 – 2010 has been set at the
level of:
• 61 % of the total increment
• 15 % of the growing stock
• = 4,1 mil. m3 (gross volume)

12. Forest management plans (FMP)
Produced for all forests (made by SFS
foresters, budget paid):
• FMP on district level 2001-2010 (14)
• FMP for forest mamagement units (240)
• Plans for managing wildlife
• Silvicultural plans

13. Sivicultural plans &
tree marking
Compartment 138A: 22,54 ha
37 parcels
Average estate: 0,63 ha (0,11ha-1,86 ha)
Alloved cut 1995-2004: 680 m3
Actual cut 1995-2004: 110 m3
5 full farmers, 5 part time farmers, 18
pensioners, 8 employed
The borders are known by 10 owners,
partly knowing 13, do not know borders
13
Common silvicultural plan
Tree marking
Source: Robek R./Mori J./ Medved M., 2004

14. Basic management area of
one field forester (SFS)
Area (ha) (N)

15. Ownership structure of
Slovenian forests
Private forests in
Slovenia:
0,83 mil. ha
0,3 mil. properties
0,1 mil. active annualy
LEGEND
Private forests
State forests
Slovenian Forest Service
November 2004

16. Forests in Slovenia cover 60 %
(1,2 mil. ha / 2,0 mil. ha) Hungary
(20 %)
Austria
(47 %)
PRIVATE
O
W A
N 82%
E
R
PRIVATE PUBLIC S SLO
H 71%
I
P
I
S 66%
T
Italy Croatia R
U
H
(34%) (37 %)
C 35%
T
U CRO
R
E 22%

17. Tree species in SLO forests
High quality deciduous.: Acer pseudoplatanus, Acer platanoides, Fraxinus excelsior, Fraxinus
Oxycarpa, Ulmus sp., Tilia sp.
Other hard-wooded deciduous: Carpinus betulus, Ostrya carpinifolia, SPrunus sp., Sorbus
aria.,Acer campestre, Fraxinus ornus
Soft-wooded deciduous: Populus sp., Alnus sp., Betula sp. Sorbus aucuparia, Salix sp.,
Fagus sylvatica
31,7%
Other conif.
0,3%
Larix sp.
Quercus sp.
1,2%
7,0%
Pinus sp.
5,7% Other Other hard-wooded
21,3% decid.
Abies alba 8,0%
7,6% High-qulity decid.
4,6%
Soft-wooded decid.
1,7%
Picea Abies
32,3%
Some other data about Slovenian forests:
http://www.zgs.gov.si/eng/slovenian-forests/forests-in-slovenia/forestation-and-variety-of-forests/index.htm

18. Population trends in Slovenia
(1857-2003)
2,0
Population 000,000
1,5
1,0
0,5 F arm ers
Total
0,0
1850 190 0 1950 20 00
Year

19. Ownership & socioeconomic trends
in Slovenian forests
100%
80% State forests
?
60%
Non-farm private forestst
40%
Farm forest
20%
0%
1951 1970 1985 2000 2020

20. Ownership structure (2005)
State and other
Non-farm forests
family forests 29%
38%
Family farm
forests
33%

21. Propery structure of
all family forests (2005)
< 1 ha
1-5 ha
> 100 ha
5-10 ha 30-100 ha
10-30 ha

22. Structure of private properties (2000)
100%
Over 100 ha
80%
30 to 100 ha
60% 10 to 30 ha
40% 5 to 10 ha
1 to 5 ha
20%
Up to 1 ha
0%
No. of properties (N=315 000) Forest area (806 000 ha)

23. Thank you for your attention !
E-mail: mirko.medved@gozdis.si
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