Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XII
Written by Ghiţă Cristian CRAINIC, Florin COVACI, Nicu Cornel SBĂU, Silviu Ioan SICOE, Flavia IRIMIE (CIOFLAN), Marinela Florica BODOG, Călin Ioan IOVAN
The introduction of areas with a different use into the forest fund is relevant for several reasons considering the area of the forest fund in our country which is below the European average. In recent decades, silvo-pastoral systems, represented by common pastures with partially afforested meadow, have undergone a series of transformations. In a great measure they have been abandoned, which is why successions of pioneer species, with low ecological and economic value, have been triggered on these surfaces. As a result, the utility of these silvo-pastoral systems has been reduced considerably, in some cases their introduction into the forest fund being opportune or even necessary. The current legislation regulates the possibility of introducing into the forest fund some areas occupied by forest vegetation in compliance with some functional and administrative conditions - the consistency index > 0.4, the necessity to prepare a forestry management plan, the observance of the forestry regime, etc. The works necessary for the introduction of the silvo-pastoral systems into the forest fund involve a series of specific activities, namely precise delimitation and spatial positioning of the related areas, their mapping and evaluation, the establishing of the complexity of necessary silvotechnical interventions and, last but not least, the ensuring of their ecosystem stability. As a consequence, these works will be executed in stages, depending on the complexity of the conditions characteristic to these activities.
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