<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper provides general information about forests and forestry in Poland against a background of other EU Member States. Based on the data published in various international sources of statistical data it presents the information of forest resources, forest health condition, protection of forests, occurrence of forest fires, employment in forestry and related sectors, as well as selected aspects of production and trade of wood and wood products and also generation and use of renewable energy. The paper concludes that Poland is characterized by vast forest and timber resources, however in view of a large area of the country and large population share of forest lands in the total area of the country and the average forest area per inhabitant are low. The high share of protected areas makes Poland one of the leaders in forest protection, however Polish forests are very vulnerable to fires. Poland is a significant producer of wood-based panels, sawnwood and pulpwood, as well as paper and cardboard.</p></abstract>

The paper provides general information about forests and forestry in Poland against a background of other EU Member States. Based on the data published in various international sources of statistical data it presents the information of forest resources, forest health condition, protection of forests, occurrence of forest fires, employment in forestry and related sectors, as well as selected aspects of production and trade of wood and wood products and also generation and use of renewable energy. The paper concludes that Poland is characterized by vast forest and timber resources, however in view of a large area of the country and large population share of forest lands in the total area of the country and the average forest area per inhabitant are low. The high share of protected areas makes Poland one of the leaders in forest protection, however Polish forests are very vulnerable to fires. Poland is a significant producer of wood-based panels, sawnwood and pulpwood, as well as paper and cardboard.

Forests and forestry in Poland and other EU countries

Forest Research Institute, Department of Forest Resources Management, Sękocin Stary, Braci Leśnej 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland, fax: +48 22 7153837, phone +48 22 7150671

Forest Research Institute, Department of Forest Resources Management, Sękocin Stary, Braci Leśnej 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland, fax: +48 22 7153837, phone +48 22 7150671,

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The paper provides general information about forests and forestry in Poland against a background of other EU Member States. Based on the data published in...

Forests and forestry in Poland and other EU countries

Published Online: Aug 04, 2015

Page range: 185 - 193

Received: Aug 27, 2014

Accepted: Nov 27, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2014-0021

Keywords
forestry statistics, forest economics, EU Member States, sustainable forest management

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Forests and forestry in Poland and other EU countries

Published Online: Aug 04, 2015

Page range: 185 - 193

Received: Aug 27, 2014

Accepted: Nov 27, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2014-0021

Keywordsforestry statistics, forest economics, EU Member States, sustainable forest management

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
forestry statistics, forest economics, EU Member States, sustainable forest management