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The forest types identified refer to the following Categories and Types for Sustainable Forest
Management, Reporting and Policy (European forest types - EEA Technical Report No.
9/2006):
Table 1: Sustainable Forest Management types found in the Regional State Forests
7. Montane beech forest 7.3 Apennine‐Corsican montane beech forest
8. Thermophilous deciduous forest
9. Broadleaved evergreen forest
10. Coniferous forests of the Mediterranean, Anatolian
and Macaronesian regions
12. Floodplain forest
13. Non riverine alder, birch, or aspen forest
14. Plantations and self sown exotic forest
8.2 TURKEY OAK, HUNGARIAN OAK AND SESSILE OAK FOREST
8.7 Chestnut forest
8.1 Downy oak forest
8.8 Other thermophilous deciduous forests
9.1 Mediterranean evergreen oak forest
9.5 Other sclerophlyllous forests
10.6 Mediterranean and Anatolian fir forest
12.1 Riparian forest
12.2 Fluvial forest
13.2 Italian alder forest
13.4 Southern boreal birch forest
13.5 Aspen forest
14.1 Plantations of site‐native species
14.2 Plantations of not‐site‐native species and self‐sown
exotic forest
4. Discussion
A sustainable forest management of the 10 Regional State Forests could be implemented also
in the other forested areas. Among the factors of the degradation are the pressure of
urbanization on environment and landscape, pollution, widespread vulnerability of the soil
(erosion and geological instability), coastal erosion and desertification, the increasing fire
frequency, unsustainable touristic activities, lack of plans and forestry regulations at
municipalitiy level, lack of forest grazing regulations, poor dissemination and applications of
technological innovations in forestry. Nevertheless in these areas forested surfaces increased in
the last years. They are located within protected areas (Natura 2000, Regional and National
Parks, Marine Reserves andother Protected Areas) with high values of biodiversity (Figure 4) in
relation to the variety of habitats.
The main objectives to be pursued in the management of the State Forests, contained in the PFG,
concern the protection and improvement of biodiversity, in order to increase the stability and
bio-ecological features of the forest stands and to preserve the soil from erosion and
degradation.
The approval of the PTR and PFG provides the government of the Campania region the tools
for a sustainable management of urban, rural and mountain areas according to guideline aimed
at the protection of the landscapes. Sustainably managed State Forests could be used as pilot
areas for monitoring natural forest processes, testing different management options and
disseminating the results. Their geographic distribution makes these areas representative of the
major physiographic and ecological features present in the Campania Region.
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