Strategic options for forest policy development
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Working Group I - Social and Environmental Services, Property, Wood and Industry | |
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Strategic direction 1: Increase the area covered with forest vegetation | |
The forests have a greater weight in the surface of Romania aiming at an extension of the forest vegetation on as many surfaces with potential forest use as possible | |
Strategic direction 2: Continuous provision of ecosystem services | |
The forest continuously fulfills its functions at a level established as mandatory and agreed by the company, and the necessary exceedances of this level are specified and actively supported | |
Strategic direction 3: Increasing the socio-cultural role of forests | |
Forests play an increased role in providing recreational and sanogenic services to society in a spirit of respect for the natural environment and the landowner | |
Strategic direction 4: Stimulating the financial viability of forest property | |
Support the growth of the value of forest property and medium and long-term investments by ensuring the financial viability of responsible forest management in order to increase the interest in maintaining their property | |
Strategic direction 5: Continuity of sustainable timber production | |
Forests sequester carbon at a level as close as possible to their maximum seasonal potential and continuously provide superior wood assortments. | |
Strategic direction 6: Reducing the socio-ecological impact of exploitation activities | |
The exploitation of wood is achieved by using environmentally friendly methods and taking into account the reduction of the negative social impact. | |
Strategic direction 7: Supporting the superior and multi-cyclical recovery of wood | |
Favoring the industrialization 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 direction 8: Ensuring the competitiveness and legality of the timber market | |
The timber market is ethical and competitive, with competitors ensuring the transparency and legality of the wood supply chain. | |
Strategic Directorate 9: Socio-economic development of local communities | |
Increasing local added value through the use of goods and services provided by the forest. | |
Strategic direction 10: Ensuring energy security for vulnerable communities | |
Integration of biomass and alternative energy sources and their efficiency for the local balancing of the demand and supply of firewood |