1. Implications of the LULUCF Regulation for the Polish forest based sector.
Marta Nurczyńska
Tomasz Grzegorzewicz
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Brussels, 25th of September 2018

2. FORESTS IN POLAND
FOREST COVER IN POLAND

3. TIMBER RESOURCES IN POLAND
2.6 billion m3
ANNUAL INCREASE
35 mln m3
STATE FORESTS
The increase of timber resources in the SF in the last 20 years: 530 mln m3

4. GROWING STOCK 280m3/ha* 286m3/ha* GROWING STOCK IN POLAND’S FORESTS
2017
280m3/ha*
GROWING STOCK IN THE STATE FORESTS
2017
286m3/ha*
Growing stock in 2015*
European average: 163m3/ha
Polish forests: 273 m3/ha
*State of the Europe’s Forests
*According to the National Forest Inventory
GROWING STOCK IN THE STATE FORESTS
2017

5. AGE STRUCTURE The average forest age is over 60 years
Stands representing age classes III and IV prevail in the forest structure and cover 24.9% and 19.4% of the forest area
The number of tree stands aged over 80 years is rising

6. TIMBER INDUSTRY IN POLAND
There are about 64,000 entities dealing with wood processing, more than 40% are furniture companies
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The wood industry accounts for 2 % of GDP annually
Poland occupies the 5th place in the world in terms of furniture export

7. FRL according to the LULUCF Regulation
Article 8(5) As defined in the LULUCF Regulation, the FRL “shall be based on the continuation of sustainable forest management practice, as documented in the period from 2000 to 2009 with regard to dynamic age-related forest characteristics in national forests, using the best available data”.
Continue the SFMP as documented in the period from 2000 to 2009
Use the best available data
Exclude the future impact of policies and markets

8. ESTIMATING THE NEW FOREST REFERENCE LEVEL
CONTINUATION OF SFMP FROM
HARVEST INTENSITY
LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF HARVEST
PROBLEMS
SF cover over 90% of the demand of the domestic industry and residents.
HARVEST IN 2017: mln m3
(about 70% of the increment)
HARVEST IN THE SF

9. ESTIMATING THE NEW FOREST REFERENCE LEVEL
USE THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA
THE LACK OF DATA FOR PRIVATE FORESTS
NFI START IN 2005
MISSING DATA ABOUT THE INCREMENT
PROBLEMS

10. ESTIMATING THE NEW FOREST REFERENCE LEVEL
EXCLUDE THE FUTER IMPACT OF
POLICIES AND MARKETS
DISORDERED AGE CLASSES STRUCTURE
STANDS ON AGRICULTURAL LAND
CLIMATE CHANGE
PROBLEMS
The third one is:
EXCLUDE THE FUTER IMPACT OF POLICIES AND MARKETS
PROBLEMS
Comparing with the historical period , our approach to the use of forests has changed.
Disordered age classes structure resulting from afforestation and renewals after World War II. The trees planted after the War are at the age of 80 at present. They simply come into the cutting age.
We have in Poland about 2,5 mln ha of the stands on agricultural land. So these forests have been planted on rather poor soils. This is also related to the insects and fungi gradations. It needs tim untill the soil is better.
Climate change
We do note the climate change in our forests. Drought and catastrophic phenomena, insect gradations will also require a reaction/change of approach and the use of appropriate measures. We will need to rebuild the stands. The dominant forest forming species in Poland are pine and spruce. There is a need to introduce more broad-leaved species.
Natural disturbances, also related to the climate change:
As you may know, last year in August we have faced the bigest windstorm disaster in the history of the State Forests
A strong hurricane wind brought down thousands of trees.
79,7 thousand ha of the stree stands,
Including 39,2 thousand ha to a complete renewal
THE CONSEQUENCE OF ALL THIS IS THE NECESSITY TO INCREASE HARVEST INTENSITY. What happens in Poland in principle after We are afraid that because of the the LULUCF Regulation the long term sustaiability of harvest will be disordered
Extra harvest above FRL do not necessarily leads to LULUCF debits: it may be compensated by extra increment (But this is something we do not know yet. It might be that our fears are exagereted.)

11. THE METHODOLOGY
DESCRIPTION AND IMPLMENTING OF DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SCENARIOS
BUILDING OF REGIONAL BONITATION MODELS
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING OF ALLOMETRIC EQUATIONS FOR FOREST FORMING SPECIES

12. Pan-European indicators for Sustainable Forest Management

13. Thank you for you attention!
The State Forests National Forest Holding ul. Grójecka Warszawa tel , fax