National Forestry Programme of the Czech Republic in brief

• Published in: Journal of forest science (Praha) 2004-11, Vol.50 (11), p.500-504
• Main Author: Vančura, K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: czech republic; interdepartmental and intersectoral programme; national forestry programme; state forest policy
• ISSN: 1212-4834; 1805-935X
• DOI: 10.17221/4646-JFS

The basic principle from which the Czech National Forestry Programme proceeds is the management of forests in a permanently sustainable manner whilst limiting the administrative interference of the state to the unavoidable minimum under the circumstances of the motivating operation of state forestry policy for the support of public interests and whilst increasing the responsibility of forest owners for their property. The National Forestry Programme is supposed to be an interdepartmental and intersectoral programme respecting not only the needs for the branch development of forest management, but also emphasising the place of forests in the environment and landscape creation, non-production functions of forests, the importance of the forest as a renewable source of ecologically advantageous raw material and the significance of the use and processing of wood for the economy of the country and thus for the society as such. The first idea of National Forestry Programme has been presented in 1993. The current version of the Programme has been conceived for the period 2003-2006. In addition to the basic information about the current state of forests and forestry management in the Czech Republic, it contains chapters with themes focussing on forestry problem issues.