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Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable Development IUFRO Division 9: Forest Policy and Economics Research Group 9.06.00 (former 6.13.00): Forest Law and Environmental Legislation Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable Development Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium Cyprus Editors Rastislav Šulek, Peter Herbst and Franz Schmithüsen Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Economics and Management Technical University in Zvolen 2012 IMPRESSUM Rastislav Šulek, Peter Herbst, Franz Schmithüsen (Editors) Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable Development Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium, Cyprus The authors are fully responsible for the content of their articles included in the proceedings Published by: Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Economics and Management, Technical University in Zvolen, Slovak Republic Layout and design by: Rastislav Šulek Copy Right: Editors and Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen PREFACE 6.13.00 – this used to be the numerical code standing for forest law and environmental legislation, not only within IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations (cf. www.iufro.org)) but far beyond that. Now that code has been changed to 9.06.00 – the substance, however, remained untouched. IUFRO research group 9.06.00 has been operating world-wide over decades now to collect, evaluate and document, disseminate and also critically analyse developments in forest law and environmental legislation, with special emphasis on Central and Eastern European countries, not only, but in particular such with economies in transition. This within the unit's general and foremost objective, i. e. to foster exchange of information amongst researchers and practitioners active in the domain of forest law and environmental legislation, and to permanently review the state of the subject, thereby setting priorities concerning research and practice. There is a huge amount of publications published by this research group, and each of them proves how this unit meets its high standards (cf http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/90600/publications/). Thanks to the many lawyers amongst that group, it has also been highly successful in accomplishing the scientific transfer between traditional forestry communities and legal circles. The group's work distinctively contributed to ease long-standing deadlocks, by connecting policy and law in research and in real life as well as in policy and law design and foremost in policy and law implementation. Starting from 1998, the former IUFRO 6.13.00, now 9.06.00 has regularly been organising workshops to discuss legal aspects of European forest sustainable development in a non- formal and thus highly productive way. The 1st International Symposium on (then) "Experiences with new forest and environmental laws in European countries with economies in transition" was held in Ossiach, Austria in June, 1998. This meeting was followed by the 2nd symposium on the same topic, again in Ossiach, Austria in October 1999 (with presentation of its main results during the XXIst IUFRO World Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in August 2000). The 3rd International Symposium was held in Jundola, Bulgaria in June, 2001, followed by meetings in Jaunmokas, Latvia in August, 2002, then in Zidlochovice, Czech Republic (May 2003), and after that follow-up symposia took place in Poiana Brasov, Romania, in June 2004; in Zlatibor Mt., Serbia, in May 2005; in Istanbul, Turkey, in May 2006; in Zikatar, Armenia, in June 2007; in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in May 2008; as well as in Zvolen (Slovakia) in May 2009, and now in Lemesos (Cyprus) for the 12th Symposium on "Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable Development", in May/June 2010. On the occasion of their 12th International Symposium on “Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable Development”, IUFRO 9.06.00 entered uncharted territory, twice: Besides being the first ever scientific congress on the island of Cyprus covering such forestry topics, this meeting - unlike most other such meetings on European level, which usually are organized by scientific and/or state institutions - was hosted by a grass-root organisation, Cyprus’ largest farmers’ association, Panagrotikos. Forty-one researchers and practitioners originating from eighteen different countries met in Lemesos/Cyprus (31 May – 3 June, 2010) and used this opportunity to get acquainted, involved and familiar with the new legal situation not only in European forests, but, profiting from the presence of participants from across the world, also Cameroon, Japan and Iran. 3 The participants were surprised to experience the long-standing tradition of sustainable forestry on the host island, which combined with the amenities of the Mediterranean Sea helped to create the very right atmosphere for that meeting of experts reviewing the state of forest laws and environmental legislation. This time, the main focus was on the role of forests, the goals of forest management and the objectives of public policies addressing sustainable forest management. Specifically, issues like legal aspects of different types of forest land tenure, legal regulations of forest management plans as a tool for sustainable forest management, the status of compensation of forest owners for ownership restrictions in the public or private interest, legal and Institutional status of national parks as tool for sustainable forest management, as well as the legal and institutional framework for recreation and environmental markets for forest enterprises were analysed and discussed by international and local participants. The symposium was kindly hosted by Panagrotikos Sydesmos of Cyprus and supported by the respective governmental agencies and all institutions involved in the management of the local forests and natural environment of the Republic of Cyprus, as well as the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland. The meeting was organized by Nektarios Karios and his staff at Panagrotikos, as well as Peter Herbst (IUFRO 6.13.00). The high relevance of this meeting was emphasised by the attendance and active participation of the Leader of the Democratic Rally of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, as well as the Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment of Cpyrus, Mr. Demetris Eliades. Interested in IUFRO 9.06.00? You are welcome to visit http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/90600/ for more information, or directly contact the coordinator via email, <[email protected]>. Peter Herbst Coordinator IUFRO Forest Law and Environmental Legislation, 9.06.00 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OF FOREST HABITATS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 'NATURA2000' STANDARDS IN THE GEORGIAN LEGISLATION MAIA AKHALKATSI , MARIAM KIMERIDZE .................................................................................................................... 6 POLITICAL ASPECT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: PERCEPTION BY DEPUTIES IN THE PARLIAMENT OF SERBIA TOWARDS FORESTRY AS A SOURCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY DANKO ALEKSIC .................................................................................................................................................... 20 EU REGULATIONS ON TROPICAL TIMBER AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THE CONGO BASIN REGION SAMUEL ASSEMBE-MVONDO ................................................................................................................................... 32 RESULTS AND EXPERIENCES IN DEVELOPMENT OF NEW (DRAFT) MONTENEGRIN FOREST LAW WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO PRIVATE FORESTRY FRANC FERLIN, MILOSAV ANDJELIC .......................................................................................................................... 43 LEGISLATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF ALTERNATIVE FOREST USE AND PROCEDURES ANDRANIK GHULIJANYAN ........................................................................................................................................ 44 COLLISION BETWEEN NEW PRIVATE FORESTS AND LEASING OF HUNTING LANDS: IN SEARCH OF HARMONY VITALIE GULCA ...................................................................................................................................................... 50 ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMICS ASPECTS OF THE LAW ON FORESTS IN THE LAST TWO DECADES IN SERBIA LJILJANA KEČA, JELENA NEDELJKOVIĆ......................................................................................................................... 59 COMPENSATIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION IN FORESTS OF LITHUANIA IMANTAS LAZDINIS, AUŠRA ŠALTENYTĖ ...................................................................................................................... 67 LEGAL AND POLITICAL FRAMEWORK OF SMES IN THE FORESTRY SECTOR: EUROPEAN UNION AND WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES DRAGAN NONIĆ, NENAD RANKOVIĆ, MARKO MARINKOVIĆ, JELENA NEDELJKOVIĆ, PREDRAG GLAVONJIĆ .............................. 79 LEGAL GROUNDS OF FOREST OWNERS’ COOPERATIVES IN JAPAN AND THEIR POSSIBILITIES IKUO OTA ............................................................................................................................................................ 95 INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT FINANCING – STATE AND OPPORTUNITIES LIUBOV POLIAKOVA .............................................................................................................................................. 106 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMME JIŘÍ STANĚK .......................................................................................................................................................
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