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Milan inko
University of Ljubljana Biotechnical faculty
Milan.Sinko@bf.uni-lj.si
Responsibilities (Forest policy landscape) Forest policy design Characteristics of policy making in Slovenia Existence of comprehensive scientific forest policy analysis
State of forests
Unbalanced age structure Underuse of the yield potential of private forests Management of state forest Illegal logging
Forest management
Ecosystemic approach and sustainable development of forest Preserve natural environment and ecological balance in landscape
Policy tools
Problems (salient issues) Forest policy goals (NFP 2007): Forest policy tools:
Informational tools:
Small country:
High degree of narrowness (a small number of organizations and persons doing research ) Small number of costumer Policy analysis/research as tool in politics (instrumental approach - e.g. research on forest owners association) Great impact of forest policy paradigm Lack of scientific pluralism
National projects
Efficiency of forest policy tools New post-transition forestry institutions Forest policy analysis as part of projects from other research areas (e.g. forest conversion) Projects of undergraduate and graduate students
Relationship between forest-focused (nominal) policies and forest related (functional) policies
Rural development policy Energy policy Water policy Nature conservation policy Environment (climate change policy) Economy (wood industry)
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