There are no measures being executed that are conflicting with these natural processes. The aim is to keep the forest ecosystem healthy and intact and to manage the forest in such a way that it is able to fulfil the multiple use function as much as possible. In Pro Silva management the adaptation to natural processes serves as a means to diminish the risks concerning the production of wood, but with Integrated Forest management all functions of the forest are important with the emphasis on wood production and conservation of the natural ecosystem. With these systems the forest products, like wood, are produced in a sustainable way. As far as the quality of the stand permits, natural regeneration is used as much as possible, which also has the advantage of keeping the investment costs low.
Selective thinning is in both methods the most important management measure.
It is a way to control the forest development, among other things the composition of the forest. These thinnings provide the majority of the timber yield. Beside harvesting wood, thinnings are also important for amelioration of the wood quality and for bringing more light to the forest to stimulate natural regeneration.