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Forest owners in Slovenia are state, private persons, enterprises, local communities, church and forest cooperatives. Forestry is a part of ministry for agriculture, forestry and
food in Slovenian government. There is also a research institute for forestry in Ljubljana. The faculty for forestry in Ljubljana cares about education of new foresters. The latest law of forest was approved in Slovenian
parliament on June the 25, 1993. It made a basis for organization of forestry civil service. Civil service started to work on May the 1, 1994. It is organized in Slovenia Forestry Service (SFS). Work on felling, wood
skidding, wood transport is carrying out by forestry enterprises or forest owners. Forest enterprises work mainly in state forests. Realization of law of forests is controlled by forestry inspection that is also a part of
ministry for agriculture, forestry and food. Penalties for violation of law for forestry are financial. Most common violations of law for forests are:
felling without an administrative decree
felling against rules described in decree.
Slovenia forestry service SFS is centrally organized with the
main seat in Ljubljana. Further there are 14 region units of SFS in Slovenia. Region units are divided in local units. In region unit Maribor of SFS there are 8 local units. SFS works in all forests regardless on their
ownership.Main tasks of SFS are:
to provide public interest above the use and management of forests,
to balance the public interest with the interest of forest owner in the limits according with present situation of forest ecosystem,
to advise the forest owners,
to accompany the situation and development of forests,
to provide the protection for forests,
to guide the construction of forest roads and its maintenance,
to provide the young forest tree and bush plants,
to inspect the work that was accomplished by forest owner if the work is partially financed from the budget.
On the basis of these main tasks SFS has needed databases and in the same time provides their permanent renewal. SFS also makes forest-managing plans, detailed forest-developing plans, hunting plans for wild animals, etc. One
of SFS tasks is also popularization of forests and forestry in public. For this reason SFS maintains so called forest school ways on which the foresters employed in SFS provide leadership for guests. Usually
the guests on these ways are children from elementary schools. SFS is also preparing and holding lectures about forest ecology, problems in forest, etc. Main goals of SFS are to manage with forests in the way balanced with
nature. SFS is trying to strengthen the forest health condition and to strengthen the ability of forest to provide all, in particularly social (for example recreational, touristical, estetical) and protection (for example
against erosion), functions of forest. SFS is also trying to balance the relationship between wild animals and forests. SFS is trying to reach all these goals with measure's as much kind to nature as possible. |
