Projects & Practice

Nizna Boca – Restoring the production potential of damaged forests

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Environmental sustainability, Forestry, Job creation, Mountain area, Social inclusion
Countries:: Slovakia

Restoring the production potential of damaged forests through clearing, afforestation and preservation of young forest stands.

Investing in preventive actions against forest fires

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Forestry, Job creation, Mountain area, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Protected areas, Tourism
Countries:: Slovakia

Restoration of a deteriorating forest road and the construction of a wooden lookout tower in order to protect 1500 ha of forest from forest fires.

Reconstruction of a forest road for effective protection from forest fires

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Forestry
Countries:: Slovakia

Support from the Slovakian rural development programme financed the reconstruction of a forest road as to improve access for fire protection vehicles.

Upgrading a forestry company’s machinery in order to produce biomass in Czech Republic

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Forestry, Renewable energy, Renewables
Countries:: Czech Republic

A company managing publicly-owned forests purchased new machinery to turn forest residues and logging waste into valuable biomass fuel.

Improving the sustainability of a Slovak forest

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Forestry, Mountain area
Countries:: Slovakia

A Slovak state enterprise used EAFRD funding to plant new forest seedlings and develop a forest road for maintenance activities, strengthening the forest’s sustainability.