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inventories. All countries, except Albania, FYR
Macedonia, Kosovo,
1
and Federation BiH (one of the
two Entities within BiH),
18
have adopted new forest
legislation aiming to introduce multifunctional and
sustainable of forest management. A number of
nature protection regulations have been integrated
into forest legislation.
Forest and nature protection legislation has not been
designed specifically to deal with climate change
adaptation.The legislation does, however, cover many
important aspects for climate change mitigation and
adaptation through the sustainable use of forests
and nature, preserving biodiversity and maintaining
the functions of ecosystems. Such laws regulate
the conservation and restoration of biological and
landscape diversity, environmental monitoring,
establish a system of protection for natural areas and
areas of high conservation value, as well as providing
safeguards from harmful social and economic
activities. Forest legislation provides the framework
for the conservation and management of forests (e.g.
silviculture, exploitation and afforestation). It also
covers water protection, climate, biodiversity and
other social values of forests through establishing a
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Albania
Croatia
FYR
Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia
Kosovo*
Regional
(Joint responses)
Bosnia
and Herzegovina
FORESTRY AND BIODIVERSITY
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/99 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Policy Evaluation Matrix
Mainstreaming
of adaptation
goals and targets
Adaptation
targets
4
3
2
1
Availability of
implementation
tools
Mountain
adaptation
considerations
Regional/transboundary
adaptation considerations
Monitoring
and Evaluation
Participation
Gender
issues
1- low or not considered at all
2- low or mentioned at least
3- somewhat integrated/present
4- high or fully integrated
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According to Law on Forests in Serbia (Article
16), the owner or user (either state or private)
of the forests shall perform rehabilitation and
reforestation measures on specific areas. These
include bare lands as a result of a natural disasters
(fire, wind, snow, etc.), areas where rejuvenation
and afforestation have failed, and devastated
surface areas from illegal clear cutting, forest
clearing and illegal cutting of rare tree species.
According to Article 80, the budget of Serbia
and Vojvodina shall include resources for
the implementation of priority measures and
development for programmes aimed at:
• Increasing forest cover by afforestation
• Improving the state of coniferous forest
plantations
• Conversion of coppice into higher silviculture
forms
• Production of forest reproductive material
(seeds and seedlings).
Afforestation measures prescribed
by forest legislation in Serbia
framework of forest areas conserved and managed
for such purposes (e.g. water protection zones, seed
forests, high conservation value forests, recreation
forests and protected forest areas). These laws also
provide financial frameworks for afforestation and
reforestation by establishing special purpose funds,
which in most cases are replenished from profits of
forest utilization, and taxes on air polluters such as
vehicles and/or industry.
With the exception of Kosovo,
1
all the Western
Balkan countries have ratified the Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD) and have adopted
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action
Plans (NBSAPs) as the principal instrument for
implementing the Convention at the national level.
19
Nevertheless, Kosovo
1
has adopted a NBSAP as
unilateral commitment. Often these policies serve
more than one goal by including sustainable use of
resources, nature protection, and a climate change
adaptation perspective.
Protected areas
Protected areas – which have been recognized as
an essential tool for conserving biodiversity – are