Socio-economic and ecological objectives
The socio-economic objectives are expressed through the nature of the forest’s protective or socio-cultural products and services. For the forests under study, the socio-economic objectives aimed ¬at regulating their management, detailed by establishing production or protection goals at the level of management units (plot, subplot) are presented in the following table:
| No. | Group of objectives and services | Name of the objective to be protected or the services to be performed |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Land and soil protection | - protection of steeply sloping lands vulnerable to erosion and landslides |
| 2. | Wood products | - production of wood for lumber - production of wood for pulp, rural construction and other wood products |
| 3. | Accessory products | Game, berries, edible mushrooms, medicinal and aromatic plants, feed, raw materials for the varnish and paint industry, raw materials for handicrafts, etc. |
We consider the existence of the SMURF project to be of great importance for raising awareness among forest owners in Europe about the multifunctionality of forests and the rights of owners, as well as for building an intra-European network of forest owners.