Resources & links

Collection of resources & links for the forestry sector

Good management practices for Natura 2000: Forests

A series of case studies illustrating good forestry management practices in relation to Natura 2000. Examples are drawn from Germany, the UK, Sweden, Italy and Belgium

METSO - Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland 2003-2007

In October 2002, the Finnish Government made a decision on the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland 2003-2007, called the METSO Programme. METSO is followed-up and an evaluation report was published in Nov 2006. The Government's decision of a new Forest Biodiversity Programme for the period of 2008-2016 was made in March 2008 together with an upgrade of Finland's National Forest Programme

Natura 2000 in Croatia - Forestry

Croatia has a long-standing tradition of sustainable forestry that dates back over 250 years. As a result, today Croatia has some of the most extensive, healthy and naturally self-sustaining forests in Europe. All of the forests are considered semi-natural. They did not change substantially in the last hundred years, but this does not mean they have not been used by man. Thanks to its location at the crossroads of several different geographic regions, Croatia’s forests are exceptionally diverse. There are over 60 different forest associations covering more than 2 million hectares. But there are also a number of rarer and more unusual forest types listed in the Habitats Directive which also require protection under NATURA 2000