1. IMPORTANCE OF DEAD WOOD IN FOREST

2. What is dead wood and how it looks like ? Wood in various stage of decay People find it to be a mess or disorder in forest Situated mostly in untouched virgin forest Irreplaceable component of forest ecosystem, plays plenty of roles in nature

3. What is dead wood and how it looks like ? Standing woodFallen to the ground

4. Importance of dead wood Preservation of biodiversity

5. Environment for organisms Importance of dead wood

6. Water storage Importance of dead wood

7. Life cycle – from dead wood to new life Importance of dead wood

8. Aspects – dead wood Environmental – nature conservation, biodiversity, life cycle, etc. Economical – lost of revenues from timber selling Social – less safety in forests, visitors find it like disorder

9. Interview s With forest specialist With forest visitors about his/her wishes

10. CASE FOREST Slovak & Czech Team