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Sustainable forest management in Serbia: State and potentials

Medarević Milan (Šumarski fakultet, Beograd)
Banković Staniša (Šumarski fakultet, Beograd)
Šljukić Biljana (Šumarski fakultet, Beograd)

Starting from the internationally adopted definition of sustainable forest management, this paper points to the demands of sustainable forest management that can be satisfied by meeting the definite assumptions. The first part presents the objectives of forest and woodland management planning and utilisation, hunting management, and protection of protected areas, as well as the all-inclusive compatible goals of forest policy in Serbia. The second part presents the analysis of the present state of forests in Serbia, in relation to the Pan-European criteria for the assessment of sustainability, and the potentials of our forests to meet all the demands.

Keywords: Serbia, state forests, sustainability of forest management, potentials