Coppice silviculture: are laws and regulations in line with current conditions in Italy?

Forest

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Andrea Cutini¹  Walter Mattioli¹  Gianfranco Fabbio¹  Valerio Quatrini¹  Piermaria Corona¹  Federico Roggero²  Raoul Romano¹ 

[1] CREA;Università degli Studi di Teramo

关键词: Forest Management;    Silviculture;    Forest Laws;    Forest Regulations;   

DOI  :  10.3832/efor2772-015

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Societa Italiana di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale (S I S E F)

【 摘 要 】

Coppice silviculture: are laws and regulations in line with current conditions in Italy? Despite a less intensive management in the recent decades, coppices still cover a large part of Italian woodlands. Currently, they are characterized by relatively large wood volumes, especially with respect of those stands classified as “aged”. The current European and national strategies to reduce the use of fossil fuels and the related increasing demand of renewable bio-energy sources are giving a new boost to the coppice system, so that the need for an improved management of these stands is emerging. Under this perspective, this note highlights the opportunity for an overall revision of current forest laws and regulations at regional level in Italy, in order to embed recent scientific achievements and harmonize some aspects such as definitions, rotation, conversion to high stands, standards, cut size and administrative procedures.

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