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QUESTIONNAIRE A. General Information Please answer ALL questions in this table Answer Organisation: Directorate General of the State Forest Date: 14.05.2015 Country (and, if applicable, region) Poland represented: Organisation(s) represented: State Forests National Forest Holding Name of contact for enquires (including Małgorzata Czyżewska follow-up interview if required): Contact email address: [email protected] Contact telephone number: +48225898292 Languages spoken fluently by contact Polish person: Language for the interview if it is not Polish possible to conduct it in English Type of organisations you represent: other (please specify) – state owned forests are EU authority or agency / Member State administered by unit – State Forest authority or agency / business or industry / educational or scientific institute / nature conservation charity / recreation / individual expert / other (please specify). Sector represented: environment / water / forestry agriculture / forestry / fisheries / transport / energy / extractive industry / industry / housing and other buildings / recreation & tourism / science & education / other (please specify) Additional comments: 1 Effectiveness This section focuses on assessing the extent to which the objectives of the Birds Directive and Habitats Directive have been met, and any significant factors which may have contributed to or inhibited progress towards meeting those objectives. By 'objectives', we refer not only to the strategic objectives, but also to other specific or operational objectives required under other articles of both Directives (as set out in Annex I to this questionnaire). 'Factors contributing to or inhibiting progress' can relate to the Nature Directives themselves (e.g. the clarity of definitions) or be external factors such as lack of political will, resource limitations, lack of cooperation of other actors, lack of scientific knowledge, or other external factors (e.g. see those listed in the above intervention logic). We are particularly keen to learn of evidence that is not included in the Member State implementation reports1. S.1.1 What progress have Member States made over time towards achieving the objectives set out in the Directives and related policy documents? Please provide evidence on what progress has or is being made towards the achievement of the objectives set out in Annex I that are of relevance to you. Please address separately the objectives of the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive, and specify which objective(s) you are referring to, with references to the corresponding Articles. If possible quantify the progress that is being made. Answer: S.1.2- Is this progress in line with initial expectations? 'Initial expectations' refer to the expectations, positive or negative, held by different stakeholders at the time the legislation transposing the Directives came into force in your country. For example, government reports and plans might provide evidence of intended timetables for the identification and designation of Natura 2000 sites. We are seeking to understand the extent to which progress made to date has met, exceeded, or fallen short of such expectations. If possible, in your answer please address separately each of the objectives referred to in question S1.1 for which you have provided evidence. Answer: S.1.3 - When will the main objectives be fully attained? On the basis of current expectations and trends, please provide evidence that indicates the likely year or range of years that the main objectives will be met. By 'main objectives' we mean the strategic objectives of the Birds Directive (as set out in its Article 2) and the Habitats Directives (in its Article 2), as well as the specific objectives set out in Annex I to this document. Answer: 1 Habitats Directive Reports: http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/activities/Reporting/Article_17/Reports_2013/ Birds Directive Reports: http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/activities/Reporting/Article_12/Reports_2013/ 2 S.2 – What is the contribution of the Directives towards ensuring biodiversity? In particular to what extent are they contributing to achieving the EU Biodiversity Strategy* Objectives and Targets? By 'contribution towards ensuring biodiversity', we are referring not only to the conservation of the species and habitats specifically addressed by the Directives, but also to biodiversity more broadly defined: i.e. other species and habitats not targeted by the Directives; ecosystems (terrestrial and marine); and genetic diversity, both within and beyond the Natura 2000 network – in line with the EU’s 2050 vision and 2020 headline target and the Targets of the EU's Biodiversity Strategy to 2020. * For an overview of the EU biodiversity Strategy see: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/info/pubs/docs/factsheets/Biod%20Strategy%20FS.pdf Answer: S.3 – Which main factors (e.g. implementation by Member States, action by stakeholders) have contributed to or stood in the way of achieving the Directive’s objectives? Please summarise evidence of the main factors that have supported or constrained progress towards achieving the objectives of the Nature Directives. As in previous questions, by 'objectives' we mean not only the strategic objectives set out in Articles 2 of both Directives, but also specific and operational objectives, as set out in Annex I to this document. Relevant factors might include, for example, resource limitations, lack of cooperation of other actors, lack of scientific knowledge, or other external factors (e.g. those listed in the above intervention logic). Answer: The State Forests National Forest Holding realises efficient actions in connection with the creation of 135 Natura 2000 bird areas covering 2217,7 thousand hectares, 722 Natura 2000 areas significant for the Community covering 1659,4 thousand hectares on areas under its management. In 2006-2007 the State Forests conducted a systemic periodic general inventory of plant species, animal species and other organisms with indicative meaning to forest state evaluation and prognosis of forest ecosystem changes. Actions realised on the basis of internal documents of the State Forests. Inventory subjects: Nature habitats: 16 types of forest habitats; 29 types of non-forest habitats. Species of wild flora: 8 species of forest plants; 24 species of non-forest plants Species of wild fauna: 35 species of forest animals; 15 species of non-forest animals Inventory of functional areas of 6 bird species: black stork, white-tailed eagle, lesser spotted eagle, eagle owl, black grouse, crane. Inventoried: 48 animal species - 45 species listed in the decision; 3 additional species. 23 plant species, 20 species listed in the decision, 3 additional species. 76 habitats – 45 habitats listed in the decision, 31 additional habitats; (6 types and 25 subtypes) Costs of the inventory 2006-2007: 22.000.000 złoty. Human resources: 800 specialists, ca. 6800 State Forests employees. The use of geomatic tools on the example of results of the nature inventory in the State Forests in the year 2007. Jolanta Starzycka http://cepl.sggw.pl/sim/pdf/sim21_pdf/188_sim21.pdf 3 Nature inventory in the State Forests – the next step on the road towards ecologisation of forest management. Romuald Olaczek http://cepl.sggw.waw.pl/sim/pdf/sim16_pdf/SIM16_A/SIM16A_02_Olaczek_INWENTARYZACJA_ PRZYRODNICZA_W_LASACH_PANSTWOWYCH.pdf Inventory of habitats and protected plant and animal species on the area of the State Forests. “Geomatics in the State Forests” part 1 collective work. Pages 488-492 http://geomatyka.lasy.gov.pl/web/geomatyka/nauka_public Commissioned by the State Forests NFH in order to deepen scientific knowledge and improve forest practice: the following research work of the broad field of issues associated with nature directives (available online in Polish language): http://tbr.zilp.lasy.gov.pl/pls/apex/f?p=102:1:0 32/11 Restraints and financial and organizational consequences connected with the functioning of the Natura 2000 network Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy, Poznań, Paweł Rutkowski, PhD,2011-2012 BLP-407 Nature inventory of areas under the State Forests management placed beneath electro- energetic grids on pilot study areas and elaboration of their management for the means of forest management and nature protection. Forest Research Institute, Wojciech Gil, PhD, 2013-2015 1/08 The behavioural code of protected species of invertebrates on Natura 2000 areas under conditions of sustainable forest management. (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy, Poznań Andrzej Łabędzki, Artur Chrzanowski, Robert Kuźmiński, Andrzej Mazur, Paweł Rutkowski , 2008-2009); BLP-356 Framework rules of forest management on Natura 2000 areas, Forest Research Institute (Janusz Czerepko 2010-2013) 23/12 Bat occurrence in forests depending on age, spatial structure and species composition of treestands (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy, Poznań, Andrzej Węgiel, PhD,2012-2015) BLP-357 Hermit beetle Osmoderma eremita in economic forests of Poland – environmental needs and protection possibilities (Forest Research Institute, Jacek Hilszczański, PhD, 2010-2012) 24/11 Defining the factors determinining the populations of the white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) and the three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) in the Białowieża Primeval Forest (SOP Krzysztof Kajzer, Wojciech Sobociński, Krzysztof Kajzer, 2011-2012) 29/12 Influence of forest management on the state of the woodlark population ( Lullula arborea) (Komitet Ochrony Orłów Eagle Protection Committee, Tadeusz Mizera, PhD, 2012-2014) We make