FOREST IN WOMEN’S HANDS (FEM4FOREST) REPORT ON CURRENT SITUATION AND POSITION OF WOMEN IN FORESTRY IN DANUBE REGION Deliverable: D.T1.1.1 Project number: DTP3-500-1.2 Fem4Forest FEM4FOREST – Report on current situation and position of women in forestry in Danube region Imprint This document is issued by the consortium formed for the implementation of the Fem4Forest project (DTP3-500-1.2 Fem4Forest) by the following partners: ✓ Slovenian Forestry Institute (Slovenia) – (from here forward referred as GIS) ✓ Forest Trainings Center PICHL (Austria) ✓ NOWA Training Counselling Project management (Austria) ✓ Bavarian State Institute of Forestry (Germany) ✓ Forest Owner Association Styria (Austria) ✓ PRIZMA Foundation for Improvement of Employment Possibilities (Slovenia) ✓ Croatian Chamber of Forestry and Wood Technology Engineers (Croatia) ✓ Croatian Union of Private Forest Owners Associations (Croatia) ✓ Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region “FORZA” (Ukraine) ✓ Forestry and Environmental Action (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ✓ University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry (Serbia) ✓ University Ştefan cel Mare of Suceava (Romania) ✓ Czech University of Life Science Prague (Czech Republic) ✓ Association Economy and Democracy (Bulgaria) Lead partner of the project Project partner responsible for deliverable Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije/ Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald- und Slovenian Forestry Institute Forstwirtschaft / Bavarian State Institute of Forestry Contact: Contact: Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald- und Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije Forstwirtschaft (LWF) Večna pot 2 Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz Platz 1 SI – 1000 Ljubljana D – 85354 Freising Dr. Nike Krajnc Dr. Kathrin Böhling Phone: 00386 1 200 78 17 Phone: 0049 8161 4591 710 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 2 Authors of the Report on current situation and position of women in forestry in Danube region are: Slovenian Forestry Institute (Slovenia): Polona Hafner, Darja Stare Forest Trainings Center PICHL (Austria): Dagmar Karisch-Gierer, Helga Pretterhofer, Kathrin van Zeist NOWA Training Counselling Project management (Austria): Eva Janusch, Heidi Gaube Bavarian State Institute of Forestry (Germany): Kathrin Böhling, Roland Schreiber Forest Owner Association Styria (Austria): Maximilian Handlos PRIZMA Foundation for Improvement of Employment Possibilities (Slovenia): Janja Viher, Karmen Vaupotič Croatian Chamber of Forestry and Wood Technology Engineers (Croatia): Maja Merc Kiš, Silvija Zec Croatian Union of Private Forest Owners Associations (Croatia): Miljenko Županić, Irina Suša Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region “FORZA” (Ukraine): Lesya Loyko, Radmila Ustych, Iryna Shchoka, Nataliya Voloshyna Forestry and Environmental Action (Bosnia and Herzegovina): Ajla Dorfer, Tarik Nalbantic, Amina Trle University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry (Serbia): Jelena Nedeljković, Marina Nonić, Mirjana Šijačić-Nikolić, Dragan Nonić University Ştefan cel Mare of Suceava (Romania): Laura Bouriaud, Ramona Scriban Czech University of Life Science Prague (Czech Republic): Petra Palátová, Vilém Jarský, Michal Hrib, Roman Dudík, Marcel Riedl, Martin Jankovský Association Economy and Democracy (Bulgaria): Daniela Ventsislavova Georgieva April 8, 2021 Disclaimer The information and views set out in this project document are those of the author(s) (DTP project Lead Partners and partners) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union/Danube Transnational Programme. Neither the European Union/Danube Transnational Programme institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. FEM4FOREST – Report on current situation and position of women in forestry in Danube region CONTENT 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................8 1.1 Previous research .....................................................................................................................9 2 Women in the Forest Sectors of Countries in the Danube Region ................................. 13 2.1 Country Report: AUSTRIA ....................................................................................................... 14 2.1.1 Forest sector ........................................................................................................................ 15 2.1.2 Labour market and job opportunities in the area of forestry ............................ 18 2.1.3 Forest ownership ................................................................................................................ 24 2.1.4 Forest administration ........................................................................................................ 27 2.1.5 Companies and enterprises in forestry and related services ............................. 28 2.1.6 Forest-focused interest groups ..................................................................................... 30 2.1.7 Education and training in the field of forestry ........................................................ 32 2.1.8 Overview of initiatives and projects to support women in forestry ................ 34 2.1.9 Literature ............................................................................................................................... 36 2.2 Country Report: Bosnia and Herzegovina ......................................................................... 37 2.2.1 Forest sector ........................................................................................................................ 38 2.2.2 Labour market and job opportunities in the area of forestry ............................ 42 2.2.3 Forest ownership ................................................................................................................ 44 2.2.4 Forest administration ........................................................................................................ 47 2.2.5 Companies and enterprises in forestry and related services ............................. 51 2.2.6 Forest-focused interest groups ..................................................................................... 58 2.2.7 Education and training in the field of forestry ........................................................ 62 1.1.1 ................................................................................................................................................... 64 2.2.8 Overview of initiatives and projects to support women in forestry ................ 65 2.2.9 Literature ............................................................................................................................... 66 2.3 Country Report: Bulgaria ............................................................................................................. 70 2.3.1 Forest sector ........................................................................................................................ 71 2.3.2 Labour market and job opportunities in the area of forestry ............................ 78 2.3.3 Forest ownership ................................................................................................................ 82 2.3.4 Forest administration ........................................................................................................ 84 2.3.5 Companies and enterprises in forestry and related services ............................. 87 2.3.6 Forest-focused interest groups ..................................................................................... 88 4 FEM4FOREST – Report on current situation and position of women in forestry in Danube region 2.3.7 Education and training in the field of forestry ........................................................ 91 2.3.8 Overview of initiatives and projects to support women in forestry ................ 93 2.3.9 Literature ............................................................................................................................... 94 2.4 Country Report: Croatia ............................................................................................................... 97 2.4.1 Forest sector ........................................................................................................................ 98 2.4.2 Labour market and job opportunities in the area of forestry .......................... 100 2.4.3 Forest ownership .............................................................................................................. 103 2.4.4 Forest administration ...................................................................................................... 105 2.4.5 Companies and enterprises in forestry and related services ........................... 108 2.4.6 Forest-focused interest groups ................................................................................... 109 2.4.7 Education and training in the field of forestry ...................................................... 110 2.4.8 Overview of initiatives and projects to support women in forestry .............. 114 2.4.9 Literature ............................................................................................................................. 115 2.5 Country Report: Czech Republic ............................................................................................. 117 2.5.1 Forest sector 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