Sustainable forest management in SE “Srbijashume” status and potential, through the example of the good prask of “Stara Planina” nature park

Abstract

This paper aims to present the potentials, condition of forests, basic business principles and development strategy of SE “Srbijašume”, which is primarily in the function of sustainable forest management. Applied forest management systems will be evaluated based on measurable parameters: time, area, wood volume, volume increment. The concept of sustainable forest management in PE “Srbijašume” is planned and implemented in protected natural resources as well. The paper analyzes the Nature Park (NP) “Stara planina”, which was chosen based on two facts: that it is part of the ecologically significant area “Stara planina” of the ecological network of the Republic of Serbia and that according to the IUCN it belongs to the 5. category of protected areas. The sustainability of forest management in NP “Stara planina” was analyzed on the forested areas owned by the state, which are managed by SE “Srbijašume” in relation to the functions of forests, purpose of space, time, area, wood volume and volume increment. The paper recommends long-term goals of sustainable forest management that can serve as models for other protected areas in Serbia.

Keywords

• nature park “stara planina”
• pe “srbijašume”
• sustainable management
• forest functions
• protected areas