COST Action E 52 - vTI - Bund.de

Fig. 7: Distribution of European beech and Nature Reserve Integrate units (NRI) in Albania according to districts
(prepared by H. Haska)
The daTa abouT heaLTh coNdITIoN oF euroPeaN beech
IN receNT years IN aLbaNIa
Albania has for many years been monitoring the health of its forests which has been undertaken by
a number of scientific institutions. For the entire country a national network with 299 permanent
sample plots has been created. The method used was applied firstly from the Germany and later
adapted by the European Commission.
The monitoring process took place in the districts with the highest forest production potential such
as Puka, Kukës, Mat, Shkodra, Tirana, Librazhd, Pogradec, Korça, Përmet, Berat, Vlora, Dibra,
and Kolonja. In the period 2005 – 200 , data on the forest health status were collected at country
level in order to evaluate the parameters and determine the needle and leaf fall, the level of tree
discolouration, pests, illnesses and other factors, with the final objective to control the situation as
regards forest health and give recommendations for improving the health of the forest.
The monitored species are black pine, fir, beech, oak, etc.
Below are some data for forests including E. beech forests, data collected over recent years.
20
Have not the beech
90-1000 ha
1000-7000 ha
7000-10 000 ha
10 000-15 000 ha
More then 15 000 ha
Reserve Nature Integrate
units of E. beech