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Limousin councils best practice awareness of small private forest owners Genoa October 11 th Slide 2 Part I : the facts Slide 3 1 - Land use Slide 4 568 000 ha140 000 16 000 ha 10 000 ForestOwners 3 500 00015 700 000 ha 5,2 ha 4,0 ha 1,6 ha Slide 5 softwood 65% Conifers 35% The deciduous forest prevails in Limousin Slide 6 Slide 7 16 000 ha of forest 10 000 forest owners 67 % have less than 1 ha 92 % have less than 4 ha Slide 8 A property with scattered plots Slide 9 2 Wood market Slide 10 Wood use Slide 11 Wood prices Price of oak Price of beech Price of wood for industry (25cm and +) Slide 12 Limousin prices (standing timber 2013) Oak trunk 50 70 /m3 Firewood (15 /m3) Industry (paper) (3 /m3) Slide 13 Slide 14 Deciduous trees Conifers Timber (50-70/m3) Industry (3-15 /m3) Industry Timber Slide 15 A large demand for wood for industrial use Ill sell Better than drugs ? Marketing - Paper -Firewood (logs and wood chips) - Furniture (chipboard) Slide 16 Agreements Looking for wood in the forest Prospecting Marketing Slide 17 Area to cut Prospecting Slide 18 3 Impact on the forest Slide 19 Slide 20 Slide 21 Early clear cutting Deciduous forest is cut before providing best products Slide 22 Slide 23 Slide 24 Slide 25 No management No quality Clear cutting Natural growth Resulting in poor quality timber Viscious circle Lack of care Slide 26 French laws You need an agreement before felling No management plan Cutting area (per owner) > 4ha + + Cutting rate > 50% Forest areas > 10ha + If you dont have : Slide 27 Clear cutting per owner Area > 1ha + The regeneration of an identical forest after 5 years + Forest areas > 10ha French laws If you dont have : Slide 28 Part II : the tools Slide 29 1 - Communication with forest owners Slide 30 90 Weekly radio chronicles broadcasted 1 - Using the local media - Forest management - Trees - Laws and regulations - Respect for the forest - Etc. Slide 31 Special advice published in the local newspapers 1 - Using the local media Slide 32 Special advice Published in council newsletters 1 - Using the local media Slide 33 Bookmarks 2 Editing information Slide 34 Bookmarks 2 Editing information Advice Slide 35 Technical information 2 Publishing information Slide 36 Slide 37 Big events 3 Direct contact Slide 38 Free personal forestry advice given in the town halls in small towns 3 Direct contact Slide 39 Free personal forestry advice given in the owners forest 3 Direct contact Slide 40 Training courses for owners 3 Direct contact Next one : 24 th October 2013 Slide 41 2 Other tools Slide 42 ADELI 1 Grouping together of logging sites - 3 owners - 4 km - 8 ha Funding given for sustainable management Slide 43 One in each area - Strength in numbers - The implementation of sustainable and multifunctionnal management - The avoidence of clear cutting - The pooling of facilities A philosophy Creating the forest of the future Avantages : 2 The creation of owners associations Slide 44 One example in Isre (38) ASLGF du Bas Dauphin 4 years = 38 members 800 ha One group manager Carbon credits given 2 The creation of owners associations Slide 45 Part III : the first results Slide 46 - 8 townsPersonal forestry advices given in the town halls - 50 owners adviced - Contacts with elected councilors Personal forestry advice given in the owners forest- 5 visits Slide 47 ADELI - 1 logging site with 6 owners and 16,3 ha Grouping together of logging sites - 1 logging site (preparating phase) - 1 project in Pays de Guret creation of owners associations - 1 logging site with 4 owners and 7,5 ha - The statutes of the association are written - Next step in october Slide 48 Merci Thank youGrazie Ksznmmulumesckiitos