Hungarian initiatives towards a continuous cover forestry

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Hungarian initiatives towards a continuous cover
forestry

• 1Zoltán Somogyi, 1Tamás Tobisch, 2Péter Csépányi
• 1Forest Research Institute, Budapest
• 2Pilis Park Forestry Company Limited by Shares,
  Visegrád

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Current situation in Hungary

• even-aged, mixed, little structured stands

Transition is necessary
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Why?

• Pressure from green movements
• Ministerial conferences
• Requirements for the long-term sustainability of
  forests
• Many disadvantages of the current practices

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Transition is necessary
Abiotic damages

• Proliferation
• of weeds

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New initiatives?

• Silviculture must observe the laws of Nature
  (Roth 1935)
• Hidegvízvölgy- Timber yield parameters are
  worse- But more diverse
• Forest Mother

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General initiatives

• Dauerwald
• Plenterwald
• Ecological forestry
• Close-to-nature forestry
• Continuous cover forestry
• NATURE ORIENTED FORESTRY

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Recent Hungarian initiatives

• Forest reserves
• Pro Silva Hungaria
• Initiatives of some forestry companies (incl.
  Pilis SC)
• Research by the Forest Research Institute

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Forest reserves
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PRO SILVA HUNGARY(since 1999)

• Raises awareness of and endorses methods of
  transition towards continuous cover forestry.
• Multilevel network of demonstration areas.
• Books brochures trainings.

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Enterprise-scale initiatives in Pilis I.
Group selection system in beech forest on 1464
ha ( 47 of the total beech area).
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Enterprise-scale initiatives in Pilis II.
Green tree retention system in oak forest on
hundreds of hectares.
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Enterprise-scale initiatives in Pilis III.
Transformation of coniferous stands into native
broadleaved forest types on hundreds of hectares.
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Enterprise-scale initiatives in Pilis IV.
Single-tree selection as pilot project in a mixed
beech stand.
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Research at FRI I.Traditional methods

• Natural regeneration the shelterwood system
• The growth of seedlings determined by canopy
  closure

• Artificial regneration
• There is no difference between tending treatments

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Research at FRI II.Regeneration in gaps
7 8 species in the regrowth
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Game must be fenced out!
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Conclusions

• There is a need
• But the transition is long, and requires
• Research
• Demonstration

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Thank you for your attention!!!