Private forest ownership in Europe
By: Franz Schmithüsen and Franziska Hirsch
Contributors: Hirsch, Franziska; United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Forestry and Timber Section
Series: Geneva timber and forest study paper -- 26; Geneva timber and forest study papers -- no. 26.
Publisher: United Nations; United Nations Environment Programme
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9789211170344
Subjects: Private forests
Description: More than half of Europe's forests, not including Russia and other CIS countries, are owned privately. Private forest owners play a key role in sustaining forest ecosystems, enhancing rural development and supplying resources to markets. Nevertheless, a significant lack of knowledge on private forest ownership in Europe remains. This study paper presents the main findings from the national country reports of 23 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It draws conclusions on the state of private forestry in Europe in terms of ownership distribution, holding structure, socioeconomic findings and trends, with regard to restitution/privatization, changes of ownership patterns and association of private forest owners.--Publisher description
Notes: At head of title: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Forestry and Timber Section, Geneva, Switzerland.

"ECE/TIM/SP/26."

"United Nations Publication Sales No. E.10.II.E.16"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-64).

Also available online. Address as of 4/6/2011: http://timber.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/publications/SP-26.pdf.