1. Soltau-Fallingbostel County
ECOREGION Rosenberg

2. Sustainable forestry –
established since 300 years
Industry
Forestry
Industry
Decision
Forestry
Output

3. Stormdamage due to climate change
Industry
Wood production machine becomes its own product
Forestry

4. Storm damage – mitigation of
subsequent damage
Inventory
Value
conservation Reforestation – adpation to
storms and other CC impacts;
Cost fast-growing trees for timber
minimizing balance
Damage in
survived
Storage stands
Trans-regional balance

5. Damage events – societal
aspects
Labour safety
Protection of Re-designing of
natural and landscapes
cultural heritage
Impacts on
recretion and
tourism
Regional
economy
aspects

6. Initiating a cooperation of
regional stakeholders
Regional Economy and Private Forest
Management Finances Owners
Water Agency State Forests
Cooperation
Nature Conservation Forest
Agency Owners´Associations
Forest Supervising
Forest Consultants
Authority

7. Developments in Soltau-Fallingbostel
in relation to the 5 Steps of the IMS

8. Analysis of the local/regional situation
Which priority issues did you identify in your Region?
1. First Measures and Survey of Damages Needed:
2. Strategies and Personnel Management
3. Salvage Logging and Work Safety Forest Inventory on stand basis
4. Timber Storage
* 4.1 Wet Storage
5. Forest Protection
6. Timber Transportation
7. Regeneration and Afforestation Site inventory (soil, water)
8. Subsidies and Public Relations
12.12.2011

9. Setting targets for your region
• Site mapping Soltau FOA
Site inventory on 23.000 ha (appr 960.000 €)
soil types - water supply - nutrient supply, GIS-Based
• Updating forest inventories Soltau & Walsrode FOA
Field inventory on 43.000 ha (appr 860.000 €)
species – age – storeys – quality – basic plannung 1 decade

10. Implementing measures
Applied for financial support schemes, co-financed by state,
Federal republic and EU
•site assessment only national means, but approved by COM
•Stand inventory co-financed from EAFRD

11. Establishing a Cyclical Management
• Forest Inventory:
Regular updating after 1 decade
• Site assessment
To be updated if major changes e.g. water regime after appr
40ys
8000 ALh 7000 ALh
7000
ALn ALn
6000
Blöße Blöße
6000
5000
Buche Buche
5000
4000
Douglasie Douglasie
Hektar
Hektar
4000
Eiche 3000 Eiche
3000
Fichte Fichte
2000
2000
Kiefer Kiefer
1000 1000
Lärche Lärche
0 0
0-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
81-100
>180
101-120
121-140
141-160
161-180
0-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
>180
81-100
101-120
121-140
141-160
161-180
Altersklasse/Jahre
Altersklasse/Jahre
Rosenberg
ECOREGION
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12. Politician III Regional responsibilities for sectors
often sectors not under regional responsibility
(my comment to Bjarne)
Region acting “on
State subsidiary behalf” Special state agency
National level
Genuine regional government
Regional level (e.g. County)
Region acting “on
behalf”
Local level (e.g. Municipality)
Umbrella org. Special umbrella agency
For local units For local tasks
Rosenberg
ECOREGION