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Technical forestry plan Planning and Presentation of cultural values and performances MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Hier steht ein thematisches Foto Seite 1 21.08.2005 Survey ► Introduction: Specific Austrian background ► Legal foundation: Provisions from the Austrian forestry Act ► Technical basis: Data – Forest development plan - Framework ► Selected subjects and pilot – projects ► Subject: „Forest – Culture“ ► One example: „Forest and Culture in the Styrian Eisenwurzen“ ► Perspectives Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Almost half of Austria is covered by woodlands … 47,3 % or 3,960.000 ha Lower Austria ( + 10.000 ha per annual) Vienna Upper Austria Salzburg Styria Burgenland Vorarlberg Tyrol Tyrol Carinthia Österreichische Waldinventur 2000/2002 Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Austria is mountain – dominated ! Keyrole of the Protective function ! STORM EROSION Torrents and Mudflow AVALANCHE Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden High ecological and economical sensitiveness ! Extraordinary high production costs ! „Protection forest„ above a settlement in Salzburg Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Introduction – Austrian background Private Land and family farming dominates ! ► more than 80 % of all forest land is private ► strong connections between forestry and agriculture ► small - scale - ownership structures ! ► important: it exists an encreased awarness for all historical and cultural aspects ! Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Introduction – Austrian background There exist high cultural potentials ! ► extraordinary high number on sites, objects, monuments, projects, museums, etc. ► „Forestry – Cultural – Tourism“ should be connected: but they aren´t (enough) ! ► …. For Details see our other presentations: E. Johann, J. Garcia Latorre Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Introduction – Austrian background Law and competence: ► SFM is based on a well established framework, but …. ► the forest authorities are not direct responsible for preservation, documentation, etc. of sites, monuments ! Important institutions are: „Austrian office for the care of Monuments“ relevant museums universities etc. Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Introduction – Austrian background Conclusion: A planning instrument should …. ► consider the specific problems for Mountain-Forestry ► secure the property rights and land tenur arrangements ► motivate for new strategies and measures ! ► take into consideration the relevant (inter-)national agreements …. So we looked for a suitable instrument …. Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden The „Technical forestry plan“ is it ! ► he is prepared on the initiative of the forest owner/manager ► he is flexible ► he is open for all (new !) subjects ► he is suitable for a partnership - planning approach Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Legal foundations – the Austrian forestry act: The Austrian forestry act knows three planning tools: ► 1. The „Forest development plan“: - gives an overview (Text and Map !) - describes the mainfunctions and measures for all forests ► 2. The „Hazard zone plan“: - against all natural hazards (torrent, avalanche) … both have to be established by the authorities ! … they exist since 1975. Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Legal foundations – the Austrian forestry act: 3. The „Technical forestry plan“ (TFP): ► is prepared on the initiative of the forest manager or owner ► is suitable for specific or new subjects ► and for more detailled planning Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden TFP: Definition by the Austrian forestry act § 10 (1): “The technical forestry plan is a forestry plan drafted by the owner of the forest or by offices appropriate for this purpose, which includes representations and plans for the area of interest of the party responsible for the planning. § 10 (2): Graduates in forestry and civil engineers for forestry are authorised to devise the technical forestry plan.” Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Connection Forest Development plan – Forestry technical plan: A TFP will directly become a part of the Forest development plan: ► if the owner (Manager) submits a application ► the provincial governer (forest authority) verifies it … so they should not contain any contradictions ! Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Technical basis – Data: All existing official data – for example: ► Forest Development plan ► Digital Catastral map / Ortho - photographs ► Borders of protected areas etc. All data with relevance to the business management – for example: ► Forest management plans (Operants, statistics, …) ► Forest – historical data of the enterprise or region (Chronicles …) ► (Scientific) literature, historical and actual maps … Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Basis: Forest development plan ► is the most important official data source ► Obligatory ! Made by the forest authorities ! ► One „partial plan“ for each political district Text part: discribes the situation of forestry, the main functions and measures Map part: comprises the function area map, scale: 1 : 50 .000 Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Forest Development Plan Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Forest Development plan Example Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden „Framework draft“ for the Technical forestry plan … the Forestry act doesn´t define any formal requirements … so for our pilot projects, we had to create a „Framework draft“: ► it is a simple frame and basic concept ► serves as an orientation and is to facilitate work - it is oriented on usual project – concepts …. - describes the situation, the subject, goals - priorities, measures and costs - time schedule (Short - medium – long -) ► is to be supplemented depending on the subject or priorities Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Selected Subjects - Pilot Projects: ¾ Since 2002: 17 TFP Pilot – projects were initiated ! ¾ Financing: Ministry of Life; Costs vary from 5 to 10 Thsd. € ¾ Each Project describes a special Subject/problem ¾ …. the subject „Forest and Culture“ is only o n e of them: Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Selected Subjects - Pilot Projects: ►“Protection forest” (TFP as a basis for financial compensations in protection forests) ►“Forests and Water ►“Forests and Natura 2000” ►“Farm forestry across enterprises” ► “Forest and Game Management” Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Selected Subjects and pilot projects: ► “Tourism and forest enterprises” ► “Forests and youth” ► “The Technical Forestry Plan as a supporting planning instrument in official administrative procedures” ► “Forest and Culture” …. e published all projects (conference/ booklet … English edition in progress !) Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Subject „Forest – Culture“ Preamonstratensian Monastary - up to now we realised 3 projects: of Geras/ Lower Austria Foundation Prince Starhemberg Castle Reichenstein/Upper Austria Forest – Cultur for three Enterprises „Styrian Eisenwurzen“ Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Project – Area / Area of the enterprises Monastery of Admont Betriebsbereich Steirische ProvincialLandesfforestsorste of Styria Foundation Betriebsbereich PrinceForst Kal wLiechtensteinang Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden „The cultural services or three forest enterprises in the Styrian Eisenwurzen“ (TFP- Pilot-Project) Starting position: ► a region with a highly interesting (Forest-)history: ► settlements and exploitation of copper and iron since1700 B.C. ! ► complemended by agro - pastoral acitivities … ► climax of a „montanistic-oriented“ forestry 17th – 19th Century Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden „The cultural services or three forest enterprises in the Styrian Eisenwurzen“ (TFP- Pilot-Project) Planning forest Enterprises: ► Monastery of Admont ► Foundation Prince Liechtenstein ► Provincial forests of Styria Involved Experts: ► The Historian of the Convent College ► Montanistic University of Leoben Collection of Basic Data: ► 2 Students of a Secondary College of Forestry Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden „The cultural services or three forest enterprises in the styrian Eisenwurzen“ (TFP- Pilot-Project) Main objectives: ► collecting the available basic informations and data within the Framework of a Diploma Thesis (state of research …) ► developing for the first time a strategy on the subject ► preparation of a catalog of measures ► Cost planning (where expanses can be estimated) ►Perspectives for any further development Grieshofer – MCPFE Seminar, June 12 – 15 th 2005; Sunne/Sweden Site: Kölblalm Political district: Liezen Forestry directorate: Provincial Forests of Styria, Admont Forest administration: Admont Site Geographical position Concerned FDP – partial areas Short description Cadastral community, Serial Reference Guiding Serial number. Austrai map-sheet, number number function Era: Historical importance Status quo coordinates – area map, Map grid right/high size Provincial Antiquity; Mountain historical importance: The Kölblalm