Hungary

Abstract

Currently reliable data are available on wood volume in Hungary. Our data originated from both the systematic National Forest Inventory (NFI) and standwise forest management planning which covers the total forested area of the country.

The timber volume from projected loggings in forest management plans is only a theoretical value. In fact, the amount of harvested wood under sustainable forest management is considerably smaller, especially when ecological, economic and legal restrictions are considered. The amount of wood to be harvested in a given period of time (10, 30 or 100 years) is calculated by yield controls, which allows implementation of yield regulation as well. For 10-year projections both thinning and final felling volumes are considered, whereas 30-year and 100-year projections only take into account final felling volume.

Final harvest opportunities in the country can be predicted for the next 30 years based on data from the National Forestry Database (Standwise Forest Inventory).