INTERREG III B CADSES Programme Carpathian Project Activity 2.7: Forestry and timber industry Report on Current State of Forest Resources in the Carpathians ( Working Group: Tommaso Anfodillo Marco Carrer Elena Dalla Valle Elisa Giacoma Silvia Lamedica Davide Pettenella Legnaro, 20 January 2008 UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA DIPARTIMENTO TERRITORIO E SISTEMI AGRO-FORESTALI AGRIPOLIS – Viale dell’Università, 16 – 35020 LEGNARO (Padova) Tel. +390498272728-+390498272730 – Fax +3904982722750 – P.IVA 00742430283 Disclaimer: This publication has been produced by the Carpathian Project under the INTERREG III B CADSES Neighbourhood Programme and co-financed by the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union, of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), of the Carpathian Convention or of the partner institutions. Activity 2.7 Carpathian Project – University of Padova, Dept. TeSAF INDEX INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................5 The Carpathian Convention - SARD-F..............................................................................................................5 Objectives.........................................................................................................................................................5 Methods............................................................................................................................................................5 Overview of forest resources in the Carpathian area......................................................................................13 References .....................................................................................................................................................19 Annex 1: Minutes of the Second meeting of the Working Group on SARD-F of the Carpathian Convention..20 COUNTRY REPORTS....................................................................................................................................25 1. CZECH REPUBLIC.....................................................................................................................................27 1.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................27 1.2 FOREST AREA AND FOREST AREA CHANGE......................................................................................27 1.3 FOREST FUNCTIONS..............................................................................................................................28 1.4 FOREST COMPOSITION.........................................................................................................................28 1.5 FOREST STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................30 1.6 FOREST MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING ........................................................................................30 1.7 FOREST CONDITIONS............................................................................................................................33 1.8 WOOD SUPPLY .......................................................................................................................................34 1.9 PROTECTED AREAS...............................................................................................................................36 1.10 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................37 2. HUNGARY..................................................................................................................................................38 2.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................38 2.2 FOREST AREA.........................................................................................................................................39 2.3 FOREST FUNCTIONS..............................................................................................................................40 2.4 FOREST COMPOSITION.........................................................................................................................41 2.5 FOREST STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................42 2.6 FOREST MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING ........................................................................................43 2.7 FOREST CONDITIONS............................................................................................................................44 2.8 WOOD SUPPLY .......................................................................................................................................45 2.9 PROTECTED AREAS...............................................................................................................................46 2.10 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................47 3. POLAND .....................................................................................................................................................49 3.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................49 3.2 FOREST AREA AND FOREST AREA CHANGE IN THE CARPATHIANS...............................................50 3.3 FOREST FUNCTIONS..............................................................................................................................50 3.4 STAND COMPOSITION ...........................................................................................................................51 3.5 FOREST STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................53 3.6 FOREST MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING ........................................................................................54 3.7 FOREST CONDITIONS............................................................................................................................59 3.8 WOOD SUPPLY AND PRODUCTIVE FUNCTION...................................................................................60 3.9 PROTECTIVE FUNCTION........................................................................................................................62 3.10 SOCIAL FUNCTION ...............................................................................................................................64 3.11 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................64 3.12 ANNEX 1: Complete list of protected areas in the Polish Carpathians....................................................65 4 ROMANIA ....................................................................................................................................................68 Activity 2.7 Carpathian Project – University of Padova, Dept. TeSAF 4.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................68 4.2 FOREST AREA AND FOREST AREA CHANGE......................................................................................69 4.3 FOREST FUNCTIONS..............................................................................................................................70 4.4 FOREST STAND COMPOSITION............................................................................................................70 4.5 FOREST STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................72 4.6 FOREST MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING ........................................................................................75 4.7 FOREST CONDITION ..............................................................................................................................77 4.8 WOOD SUPPLY .......................................................................................................................................83 4.9 PROTECTIVE FUNCTION........................................................................................................................88 4. 10 REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................92 4.11 ANNEX 1: Protected areas in the Romanian Carpathians ......................................................................93 5 SERBIA........................................................................................................................................................95 5.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................95 5.2 DJERDAP NATIONAL PARK....................................................................................................................96 5.1.1