European Forest Institute Research Report Volume 17
M.J. Schelhaas, I.F. Buksha, M. Cerny, E. Cienciala, P. Csoka, W.Galinksi, T. Karjalainen, L. Kolozs, G.J. Nabuurs, V.P. Pasternak, A.Pussinen, M. Sodor and J. Wawrzoniak
Forestry in Central and Eastern European countries is going through aturbulent phase, caused by an uncertain economic situation, ownershipchanges and envisaged memberships of the European Union. Additionally,recent developments in the environment give reasons for concern, likethe effects of air pollution, acidification and possible climate change.Another recent development in Europe is the tendency to shift towards amore nature oriented forest management. The aim of the book is to giveinsight in possible future development directions of the forests of CECand NIS countries in order to contribute to current discussions aboutsustainability, the future biological potential, management options andimpacts of environmental changes. With a large scale scenario model(EFISCEN), a quantitative assessment of future wood production in CzechRepublic, Poland, Hungary and Ukraine, its degree of sustainabilityunder various scenarios of forest growth and timber harvest, and theoverall consequences of forest decline and climate change on future woodsupply was made.
2004; x+116 pages ISBN 90-04-13727-0 Price: EUR 57/US$ 77
