Need Assessment of NonIndustrial Private Forest Owners in Lithuania

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Need Assessment of Non-Industrial Private Forest
Owners in Lithuania
by PhD student Aidas Pivoriunas
Lithuanian Forest Research Institute
Department of Rorest Resources and Economics
Supervisor Dr.Stasys Mizaras
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Forest Products and Markets
Supervisor Prof. Lars Lönnstedt
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Presentation
Introduction Need Assessmen
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Questions/Answers session
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Introduction
Forest Resources Ownership
Forest Industry Private Forest Owne
rs Organisations
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Forest Resources
Forestland area 31 (2 million ha)
Conifers account 61 Middle-aged stands
Growing stock 371 million m3
Great biodiversity Protected areas 17 of
forested area and mushrooms, berries.
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Ownership
Since 1990 - political, social and eco
nomical changes State owns 50 of forestla
nd (1 million ha) Private 30 , rest
allocated for privatisation Average private
forest holding 4 ha 202 000 forest owners
60 years old woman, living 55 km from the
forest Legal changes in ownership d
ue to EU.
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Forest Industry
Forestry sector makes 3 of GDP and 7
of export Total annual cut 5.5
million m3 (62 from State forests)
Selective sanitary cuttings
1000 small scale forest management
companies 500 small scale wood processing c
ompanies (100 employ more than 50 people).
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Need Assessment
Objective Methodology Results
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Objective
Empirical survey Current status of ow
nership, and Needs and expectations of the
NIPF-owners, related to forestry services
and cooperation.
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Methodology
Target group Non-industrial private forest
owners that are not the members of any
forest-based organisation (co-operative
or association) NIPF-owners from most repre
sentative 25 regions, where forest owners
co-operatives and local branches of Fores
t Owners Association of Lithuania are worki
ng 450 NIPF-owners were surveyed via teleph
one.
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Methodology

Figure 1. Respondents According to the Size of
Forest Holding
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Results 1
Figure 2. What Does the Forest Mean for its
Owner
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Results 2
Figure 3. Current Status of Forest Management
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Results 3
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Figure 4. Problems of NIPF-Owners
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Results 4
Figure 5. How Big the Forest Holding Should Be
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Results 5
Figure 6. Services Needed by NIPF-Owners
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Results 6
Figure 7. Asking for Forest Specialists Service
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Results 7
Figure 8. Most Preferable Source of Information
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Results 8
Figure 9. Arguments for Joining Forest Owners
Co-operative
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Questions/Answers
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Thank You.
This presentation has been prepared by
Aidas Pivoriunas