Strategic options for forest policy development
Working Group I - Social and environmental services, property, wood and industry | |
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Strategic line of action 1: Increasing the area that is covered with forest vegetation | |
Goal: The forests should occupy more of the surface of Romania, the aim being to extend the forest vegetation on as many surfaces with potential forest use as possible | |
Strategic line of action 2: Continuous provision of ecosystem services | |
Goal: The forest continuously fulfills its functions at a level that is established as mandatory and agreed by the society, and the necessary exceedances of this level are specified and actively supported | |
Strategic line of action 3: Increasing the socio-cultural role of forests | |
Goal: Forests play an increased role in providing recreational and health improvement services to the society in a spirit of respect for the natural environment and the landowner | |
Strategic line of action 4: Stimulating the financial viability of the forest property | |
Goal: Supporting the growth of the value of forest property as well as medium and long-term investments by ensuring the financial viability of a responsible forest management, in order to increase the interest in maintaining this property | |
Strategic line of action 5: Continuity of sustainable timber production | |
Goal: Forests sequester carbon at a level that is as close as possible to their maximum seasonal potential and continuously provide superior wood assortments. | |
Strategic line of action 6: Reducing the socio-ecological impact of exploitation activities | |
Goal: The exploitation of wood is achieved by using environmentally friendly methods and taking into account the reduction of the negative social impact. | |
Strategic line of action 7: Supporting the superior and multi-cyclical usage of wood | |
Goal: Favouring the industrialisation of the superior wood assortments and promoting the multi-cyclical uses of wood in order to contribute to the long-term carbon storage effort, but also to maintain an active market of local wood | |
Strategic line of action 8: Ensuring the competitiveness and legality of the timber market | |
Goal: The timber market is ethical and competitive, with competitors ensuring the transparency and legality of the wood supply chain. | |
Strategic line of action 9: Socio-economic development of local communities | |
Goal: Increasing local added value through the use of goods and services provided by the forest. | |
Strategic line of action 10: Ensuring energetic security for vulnerable communities | |
Goal: The integration of biomass and alternative energy sources and making it more efficient in order to balance the local demand and supply of firewood |
Working Group II - Climate change, biodiversity and protected areas, functionality and state of forests | |
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Strategic line of action 1: Strengthening the management system of the national network of protected areas | |
Goal: A unitary system of protected natural areas, representative for the conservation of biodiversity, based on science and managed in a professional manner | |
Strategic line of action 2: Integrating biodiversity conservation into forest management | |
Goal: Natural, stable forest ecosystems with a high biodiversity value, forests that are actively managed included | |
Strategic line of action 3: Conservation of genetic resources | |
Goal: Maintain an appropriate level of genetic diversity to ensure the adaptability of populations and species in a changing environment | |
Strategic line of action 4: Adequate management for the stability of forest ecosystems | |
Goal: Forest management integrates the options that were established and tested for adapting forest ecosystems to increasing disturbances in the context of climate change | |
Strategic line of action 5: Adequate management for the forest sector's contribution to a climate-neutral economy | |
Goal: Stimulating emission reductions by improving land use and timber use and managing greenhouse gas quantities |
Working Group III - Regulation and funding, forestry administration, education, research and communication | |
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Strategic line of action 1: Streamlining the education, awareness and communication system | |
Goal: Forest education is done systematically to increase society's awareness of environmental issues | |
Strategic line of action 2: Rigorous evaluation of forestry policies | |
Goal: The forestry policy has clear and transparent objectives, based on clear data and is continuously monitored through relevant indicators | |
Strategic line of action 3: Streamlining the forestry sector regulatory framework | |
Goal: Simplified, coherent and efficient framework for regulating forest management . | |
Strategic line of action 4: Efficiency and transparency of the forest management framework | |
Goal: Efficient forest administration and total transparency of the administrative act in forests that are publicly owned. | |
Strategic line of action 5: Professionalisation of the forestry administration | |
Goal: A professional forestry administration, with an efficient performance control system. | |
Strategic line of action 6: Efficiency and transparency of the regulatory control system | |
Goal: The control exerted by the authority is efficient (it follows the real and important problems) and transparent (it is done according to correct and explicit rules) . | |
Strategic line of action 7: Ensuring the legality of the timber market | |
Goal: An efficient and transparent system for assessing, authorising and marketing timber based on the requirements of European standards regarding timber placement in order to monitor the legality and traceability of inputs. | |
Strategic line of action 8: Increasing the role and adaptability of research in the forestry sector | |
Goal: Applied research brings obvious benefits in the forestry practice, addressing current issues of priority in the sector. | |
Strategic line of action 9: Regular and sustained consultation of the stakeholders | |
Goal: Developing a mechanism for consulting those interested in the forestry sector in order to communicate, evaluate and adjust the forestry policy. |