non-stocked forest land | unstocked forest land

forest [ woodland ]

classified forest [ protected forest ]

practice educator | practice-based educator | practice placement facilitator | social work practice educator

land and forest descriptors

forest conserving | restoring forests | conserve forests | conserving forests

methods of forest management | practices of forest conservation | forest conservation | techniques for forest management

Sustainable forest management means using forests and forest land in a way, and at a rate, that maintains their biodiversity, productivity, regeneration capacity, vitality and their potential to fulfil, now and in the future, relevant ecological, economic and social functions, at local, national, and global levels, and that does not cause damage to other ecosystems.[4]

It is a dynamic concept with international, regional and local layers that need to be implemented by forest managers on the ground.

C. whereas around 40% of the EU’s forests are under public ownership and around 60% of the EU’s forests are owned by more than 10 million private forest owners, so that both private and public stakeholders have a responsibility for forest protection and the sustainable use of forests through the implementation of SFM on the ground,

33. Calls on the Commission to proceed with the drafting of a White Paper on Forest Protection in the EU, taking into account the results of the public consultation on the Green Paper, the widely perceived need to be prepared for climate change, the policy options study and the adaptation options study; considers that the White Paper, in addition to confirming the contribution of forests to the economy through wood and non-wood forest products and services, should focus on maintaining and increasing European forests, as they help European societies to mitigate climate change and adapt to its effects; considers further that a higher lev ...[+++]el of protection must be ensured for high-quality habitats and protective forests with functions in countering flooding, landslides, fires, desertification, loss of biodiversity and extreme weather catastrophes; considers adequate financial resources, knowledge exchange and the promotion of research and information to be indispensable aspects of the Commission's proposals;