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Author-Name: Petra Palátová
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Forestry and Wood Economics, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Author-Name: Václav Kupčák
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Forest and Wood Products Economics and Policy, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Title: Forest economics within the activities of the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) is a professional and social institution whose basic mission is to influence the scientific level of research activities and education in its field of competence, to take care of its continuous development and to effectively popularize the acquired scientific knowledge. Within the CAAS and its Department of Forestry, the Commission of Forest Economics has been operating for a long time, focusing on forest and wood economics and policy. A total of 11 research directions are defined in the forthcoming Concept of Research, Development and Innovation of the Ministry of Agriculture for the period 2023+, the professional part of which is covered and guaranteed by the CAAS. The following directions are included in forestry and wood processing: "Forestry and related industries" and the direction "Forest and agricultural economics and policy" integrated with agriculture. The paper briefly describes the scientific focus of forest and wood economics and policy in this context and especially the activities of the Commission of Forest Economics of the Department of Forestry of the CAAS. In the temporal and factual context, it mentions the published monograph "Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and a Quarter-Century of the Commission of Forest Economics".
Keywords: Commission of Forest Economics, forestry, forest and wood economics, forest policy, Department of Forestry
Journal: Journal of Forest Science
Pages: 377-384
Volume: 68
Issue: 10
Year: 2022
DOI: 10.17221/56/2022-JFS
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Author-Name: Michaela Perunová
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Author-Name: Jarmila Zimmermannová
Author-Workplace-Name: Moravian Business College Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Title: Analysis of forestry employment within the bioeconomy labour market in the Czech Republic
Abstract: Climate change, biodiversity loss, and the increased occurrence of extreme weather events bring new challenges at a global level, not just in forestry. In response to the current situation, modified economic models such as circular economy, green economy, bio-based economy, or bioeconomy, are expected to move society towards a more sustainable future. The main aim of this paper was to evaluate forestry employment and its drivers within the bioeconomy labour market in the Czech Republic. The partial target was to provide a general view of the development of forestry employment within the bioeconomy labour market. The authors applied a mixed methods approach, using literature review, data analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis. A decreasing trend of the share of forestry employment in total bioeconomy employment and of the share of bioeconomy employment in the labour market in the Czech Republic was identified. Regarding the drivers of the forestry labour market, based on the results, employment in the forestry sector is positively dependent on wages/salaries and negatively dependent on GDP and forest land.
Keywords: bio-based economy, economic indicators, employment in forestry, regression analysis, Czechia
Journal: Journal of Forest Science
Pages: 385-394
Volume: 68
Issue: 10
Year: 2022
DOI: 10.17221/84/2022-JFS
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Author-Name: Lenka Halušková
Title: The Slovak forest policy arrangement: Post-1989 residues and changes
Abstract: After 1989, Central and Eastern European countries with planned economies launched a process of transformation. In the Slovak forest policy, the main changes have been in the structure of forest ownership, increasing the share of governance mechanisms within the decision-making, and the organization of the sector. The aim of the paper is to analyse the current Slovak forest policy arrangement in relation to the socialistic political history, via the Policy Arrangement Approach. The analysis is based on literature search and consultations with forest policy experts. In total, 55 scientific publications were analysed. Subsequently, the results were consulted with four national forest policy experts. Despite the three decades-lasting transformation process, in Slovakia, forest policy is characterised by a strong influence of governmental actors, centralisation, and prevailing hierarchical use of policy instruments. Nature protection actors enter the policy arena, for instance, to expand protected areas. The top-down planning has an impact on the forest owners' performance of rights to use their forests. Non-governmental actors attempt to enforce their interests through participation mechanisms, inter-ministerial commenting procedures, and voluntary instruments. Public opinion is turning towards nature protection and forestry as such has come under pressure with its traditionalist approach.
Keywords: actors, discourse, Policy Arrangement Approach (PAA), power resources, rules of the game
Journal: Journal of Forest Science
Pages: 395-412
Volume: 68
Issue: 10
Year: 2022
DOI: 10.17221/105/2022-JFS
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Author-Name: Michaela Korená Hillayová
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Forest Economics and Management, Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovakia
Author-Name: Kateřina Holušová
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Forest and Wood Products Economics and Policy, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Author-Name: Klára Báliková
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Forest Economics and Management, Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovakia
Author-Name: Ján Holécy
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Forest Economics and Management, Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovakia
Title: Comparison of the approach to determination of the rotation period of forest stands in the Czech Republic and in the Slovak Republic
Abstract: The exact determination of the rotation period is still a current and important essential issue of forestry. It attracts the attention of forest economists, managers and owners worldwide, not only of forest economists but also of forest managers. The rotation period is defined by physical, technical or financial parameters of forest management. Therefore, it is necessary to distinguish between the biological and the economic optimal rotation period. A fundamental challenge in forest management is the need for appropriate determination of the rotation period. The primary interest of our research was to compare the effective legislation for the determination of the rotation period in the Czech Republic and in the Slovak Republic. Scientific methods such as document analysis and questionnaire survey were applied. The results of the legislation analysis and other related documents were compared with the expert opinions of the relevant stakeholders. Those who affect the decision process related to the problem and those where are "affected" by the problem were involved in the study. Results show that respondents do not agree with the regulation of rotation period according to effective law. Moreover, they consider it as not usable as the conditions in forest ecosystems have changed recently, which is not considered in the legislation.
Keywords: cutting age, expert opinions, forest legislation, forest management practices, forest policy
Journal: Journal of Forest Science
Pages: 413-422
Volume: 68
Issue: 10
Year: 2022
DOI: 10.17221/107/2022-JFS
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Author-Name: Dalibor Šafařík
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Forest and Wood Products Economics and Policy, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Author-Name: David Březina
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Forest and Wood Products Economics and Policy, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Author-Name: Jakub Michal
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Forest and Wood Products Economics and Policy, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Author-Name: Petra Hlaváčková
Title: State of the raw wood growing stocks and prediction of further development of cutting in the context of coniferous stands calamity in the Czech Republic
Abstract: The extremely dynamic development of calamities caused by the effects of global climate change followed by the spread of under-bark insect pests mainly in coniferous stands and the ongoing incidental felling have raised concerns in the woodworking industry about the developments in the source material with respect to ensuring production in a short-term view. Since the overall standing stock in spruce stands of all age classes in the Czech Republic amounts to 399.6 million m3 (2017-2026) and the theoretical outlook of the logging potential based on the percentage of logging accounts for 112.62 million m3 (2017-2026), the concerns might be deemed justified. The article presents an updated view of the current situation based on official statistics and offers an analytic prediction of the possible development, considering the possible consequences, even in the production of the forestry sector. The statistical data on the current situation have been compiled for the last two decades of development. The results show that with a continued high rate of bark beetle calamities, assuming a total annual cutting with a permanent limitation on the planned harvests of more than 30 million m3, the complete stands of spruce from age class 5 onwards could be harvested in approximately 14-16 years.
Keywords: bark beetle calamity, development of logging, forestry, Norway spruce, logging potential, unplanned cutting, woodworking industry
Journal: Journal of Forest Science
Pages: 423-435
Volume: 68
Issue: 10
Year: 2022
DOI: 10.17221/76/2022-JFS
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