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Under the State Forests Management: 20,8% 27,8% 29,3% • 7.2 Million Ha Managing forests: thinking big and creatively 22nd COFO, Rome, June 2014 FOREST COVERAGE IN EUROPE SoEF 2011) 2 FORESTS IN POLAND Changes in forest area and coverage in Poland • Forest area in Poland: 9.3 million ha • Under The State Forests management: 20,8% 27,8% 29,3% • 7.2 million ha 1946 1990 2013 total In The State Forests 3 WOOD RESOURCES IN EUROPE SoEF 2011) 4 The State Forests organizational units operate on nationwide, regional and local levels. We employ 25.000 people and are the biggest organization of this kind in the European Union Our revenues exceed 1.8 billion euro. In around 90% they come from wood sales. Due to a special financial mechanism we are economically independent and don’t rely on taxpayers suppor 5 THE STATE FORESTS OF POLAND: FOR FOREST, FOR PEOPLE Protective function Social function Productive function WE MANAGE FORESTS SUSTAINABLY 6 DECISION SUPPORTING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OF MOUNTAIN FORESTS Aerial laser scanning: 6 (10) p/m2 fullwave Aerial Photography: ortophotomaps (20 cm resolution), off-nadir (skew) photos Satellite imagery: 3 times a year (2012-2016) Project implementation area covering 12 mountain forest districts in the Sudetes and the Beskids (310 000 hectares) 7 DECISION SUPPORTING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OF MOUNTAIN FORESTS Laser scanning as a source of stands Photorealistic terrain model and forest increament thus biomas presenting the mountain forests in a and carbon storage dedicated online service 8 DECISION SUPPORTING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OF MOUNTAIN FORESTS Wood flow analysis for the first decade. Analysis of inventory stock levels of Dark green colour identifies forest stands harvested wood with data on species from which wood will be harvested with structure and product-type structure in one of exit roads and anticipated loads the forest stand 9 DECISION SUPPORTING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OF MOUNTAIN FORESTS Tree stands health analysis carried An example analysis of damage out on the basis of satellite images caused by animals, taking into account the location of hay racks 10 SMALL WATER RETENTION Project’s costs: 100 million € On lowlands: In mountains: 178 forest districts involved 55 forest districts involved 11 SMALL WATER RETENTION By the end of April 2014 Planned Completed No. of hydro 6800 6220 facilities Retentioned water 32,3 30,3 (million m3) 12 INNOVATIVE TOOLS IN THE TIMBER TRADE SYSTEM The State Forests deliver 90% of timber used in Poland In the last 25 years we have increased supply of timber by 100% without any harm to the environment We sell annually more than 37 million m3 of timber of which over 30 million m3 are assigned for industry Timber sales in The State Forests of Poland (million m3) *planned 17 25,8 33,7 37,1 37,4* 1990: 17 2000: 25,7 1990 2000 2010 2013 2014 13 Thank you! Dyrekcja Generalna Lasów Państwowych ul. Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r. nr 3 02-362 Warszawa [email protected] tel. +48 22 322 33 44, fax +48 22 233 44 55 14 TIMBER TRADE SYSTEM Ca. 16% of timber is dedicated to retail sale for individual customers. SYSTEM BASED ON These are, among other, assortments not for industrial use and often purchased for furnace fuel. It can be purchased directly in forest INTERNET BIDDINGS districts which set the price A little more than 1% of timber is A small amount of unique used by The State Forests for quality is sold on auctions their own purposes, mainly for and submissions of valuable construction of infrastructure wood. They are organized crucial for multifunctional forest like classic auctions (i.e. The State Forests are harvesting management those of art ) over 37 million m³ timber yearly A part of the timber sold on The major part of it goes to the sale PL-D is reserved for More than 80% of system of limited tenders in the companies investing in our supply is online Forest-Wood Portal (PL-D). It increase of their production dedicated for sale to is available to entrepreneurs who had capacity. It is a step to companies in the earlier been customers of The State support the development of timber, paper, Forests. This procedure guarantees present and new customers of furniture sector them purchase of up to 70% of the The State Forests average amount of timber acquired in previous 3 years The remaining amount of timber goes to Internet auctions in the online application e-Drewno, accessible for all entrepreneurs – present and new ones. This is also the place where the timber which was not sold in PL-D is is transferred for sale on a free market rules 15 .
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