The survey is part of the HORIZON SMURF project. This is a survey aimed at collecting information on forest management accounting and records. In this way, both forest owners in Europe and forest holdings will be characterized. National Association of Owners of Private Forests "Gorovladeletz", as a forest owners association participating in the SMURF project, is to survey three small forest holdings. They will be selected from among the 15 surveyed forest holdings under activity 1.3. It is desirable that they are representative for the region. The results provided will help to analyze small forest holdings in terms of ownership and economic performance – income, costs, investments. Each of the three surveys must be completed by the project coordinator in a special form for this purpose. The areas must be recorded in hectares and the international system of units – SI – must be used. The following clarifications are made as key concepts for the correct completion of the form: - Forest owner - the owner of a plot of land that is legally considered a forest and is therefore the one who makes decisions about the fate of the property. - Forest manager - a person responsible for decisions in the forest, such as logging, thinning, afforestation, appointed by the owner. The forest manager is usually a professional forester with a university degree in forestry. - Forestry - a set of assets and rights organized in an economic manner by the holder, when exercising forestry activities mainly with a market purpose. The deadline for submitting the studies is 28.11.2025.
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