COST Action E 52 - vTI - Bund.de

characTerIsTIcs aNd ForesT maNaGemeNT
The principles of protection, sustainable development and management of the forests of Georgia are
based on the Constitution of Georgia (web-site: www.parlamet.ge), the Declaration “On Principles
of Sustainable Development of Forests” of the UN International Conference on Environment and
Development in Rio de Janeiro, 1992 and on the principles, established by Article 5 of the law of
Georgia (web-site: http://aarhus.ge/uploaded files/ ee5a802ed 8f 21815 f48f182 cce5 edfe. pdf) “On
Protection of Environment”; the principle of preservation of biological diversity is one of the most
important of these.
Photo 1, 2: Fagus orientalis LIPSKY (Z. Manvelidze)
In Georgia, typological analysis of forest flora has special significance for sustainable management
of forestry from the point of view of observance of principles of sustainable forest management and
preservation of sustainability of separate parameters of biological diversity (Makhatadze 1962,
Japaridze 2003).
According to typological point of view Fagetum of Georgia can be said to be studied widely. Studies
have been undertaken by the following: Gulisashvili (1964), Dolukhanov (1968), Tumajanov
(1938), Makhatadze (1965), Svanidze, Abuladze, Parjanadze (19 8), Svanidze (2001),
Kvachakidze (1992, 2001), Bakhsoliani (2002), Manvelidze, Memiadze, Gorgiladze (2004),
Dolidze (2006) and others.
The phytocenological spectrum of Georgian beech forests over time has been significantly determined
by orographic, climatic, soil and anthropogenic factors (Kvachakidze 2001). In the beech forests of
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