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1 REPUBLIC OF CROATIA Ministry of Agriculture Direcotrate for Forestry, Hunting and Wood Industry FORESTS IN CROATIA Goran Videc, MSc Head of Forestry Sector 24th meeting of the UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on monitoring sustainable forest management Zagreb, Croatia September 2016

2 Republic of Croatia: Central European and Mediterranean state Land area km2 Total (sea and land) area km2 Population Population density 75.2/km2 Rural population 56.5 % GDP - per capita: (2014) Declaration of independence: 8 October 1991 Joined the European Union: 1 July 2013

3 Climate moderatly warm continental climate mediterranean climate Biogeographical regions 3 terrestrial biogeographical regions: Continental, Alpine and Mediterranean 1 marine biogeographical region: Mediterranean

4 250 years of SFM in Croatia Forst map of Lika region, 1765.

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6 Forests & forest lands - 48% of land territory National definitions: FOREST is the land covered with forest trees in a form of a stand with a surface area larger than 10 ares. FOREST LAND is the land where a forest is being cultivated or land which, due to its natural characteristics and management conditions, has been foreseen as the most favourable for forest cultivation.

7 Ownership Forest (stocked forest land) Area of Forests and Forest Lands (ha) Other forest land (unstocked forest land) Barren Productive Non-productive Total State ownership , , , , ,16 Private ownership , , ,20 411, ,89 Total , , , , , : ha 2006: ha

8 Forests according to vegetation forms Scrub 3% Garigue Macchia 2% 4% Plantations 3% Bush 18% Coppice 14% High-forest 56%

9 Forests designation Special purpose forests 17% Protective forests 29% Production forests 54%

10 Forest designation 3,000, ,500, ,000, ,500, ,000, , Gospodarske Productive Zaštitne Protective šume Special Šume posebne purpose Ukupno Total šume namjene ,416, , , ,688, ,425, , , ,759,

11 Growing stock Tree species State owned - Croatian forests Ltd. Growing stock (1 January 2016) State owned - others Private 1000 m 3 Quercus robur Quercus petraea Quercus cerris Fagus sylvatica Fraxinus angustifolia Carpinus betulus Robinia pseudoacacia Other hard wood broadleaves Alnus glutinosa Other soft wood broadleaves Abies alba Picea abies Pinus nigra Other conifers Total Total

12 Growing stock (1000 m 3 ) 450, , , , , , , , , State Republika owned State Republika owned Šumoposjednici Private Total Ukupno C. Hrvatska Forest Ltd. HŠ d.o.o. Hrvatska - others ostali pravne osobe , , , , , , , ,618.00

13 Increment Tree species State owned - Croatian forests Ltd. Gross annual increment (1 January 2016) State owned - others Private Total m 3 Quercus robur Quercus petraea Quercus cerris Fagus sylvatica Fraxinus angustifolia Carpinus betulus Robinia pseudoacacia Other hard wood broadleaves Alnus glutinosa Other soft wood broadleaves Abies alba Picea abies Pinus nigra Other conifers Total

14 Age structure (even-aged stands) Age classes Area Growing stock Gross annual increment year ha % m 3 % m 3 /ha m 3 i v (%) m 3 /ha ,75 6, , ,20 0, ,54 7, , ,17 1, ,47 9, , ,17 5, ,53 8, , ,41 6, ,48 8, , ,64 7, ,20 8, , ,07 7, ,61 8, , ,77 7, ,75 8, , ,49 7, ,32 9, , ,26 7, ,19 7, , ,06 7, ,09 6, , ,88 7, ,21 5, , ,76 7, ,28 3, , ,72 7, ,01 1, , ,56 6,34 > ,85 1, , ,51 5,77 Ukupno ,28 100, , ,58 6,29

15 Diameter distibution (uneven-aged stands) Diameter classses cm cm >50 cm Total Growing stock Gross annual increment m % 35,98 38,91 25,11 100,00 m 3 /ha m iv (%) 2,71 2,18 2,51 2,25 m 3 /ha 3,75 4,28 2,98 11,01 Area (ha)

16 Planned fellings Tree species State forests Private forests Total m 3 % m 3 % m 3 % Quercus robur , , ,40 Quercus petraea , , ,79 Quercus cerris , , ,33 Fagus sylvatica , , ,65 Fraxinus angustifolia , , ,15 Carpinus betulus , , ,17 Acer pseudoplatanus , , ,59 Robinia pseudoacacia , , ,69 Castanea sativa , , ,79 OTB Other hard wood broadleaves , , ,63 Tilia sp , , ,90 Alnus glutinosa , , ,95 Salix sp , , ,66 Populus x euroamericana , , ,27 OMB Other soft wood broadleaves , , ,15 Abies alba , , ,06 Picea abies , , ,74 Pinus nigra , , ,36 Pinus strobus , , ,44 Other conifers , , ,25 TOTAL AREA (ha)

17 Fellings Plan Realisation State owned Ownership Croatian forests Ltd. Area Planned removals Area Realised fellings ha m 3 ha % m 3 % , , Other , , Total , , Private , , TOTAL , ,

18 Fellings Year State owned Croatian forests Ltd. State owned Others Removals (m 3 ) Private Total Total

19 Mine suspected area (MSA) s: km 2 (UN estimates) : 471 km ha of forests and forest land

20 Forest fires Number of fires Mediterranean area Contitnental area ,000 70, January June 2016: 42 forest fires ha burned 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 Burned area Mediterranean area Contitnental area 20,000 10,

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22 Other biotic and abiotic disturbances 2014: freezing rain icebreaks floods Today: bark beetles on spruce m3, ha change of forest structure

23 Spruce bark beetles

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26 Thank you!!!

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