Italy

Pettenella, Davide and Klöhn, Susanne and Brun, Filippo and Carbone, Francesco and Venzi, Lorenzo and Cesaro, Luca and Ciccarese, Lorenzo (2005) Italy. ACTA SILVATICA ET LIGNARIA HUNGARICA: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL IN FOREST, WOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, 1 (Spec.). pp. 383-435. ISSN 1786-691X

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Abstract

In Italy all wood related economic sectors operate in a highly disconnected forestry- wood system with a fragmented and limited internal supply. Characteristic for Italian forests is a large amount of coppice and natural or semi-natural forests with a low utilisation rate. 60 % of the forests are privately owned, usually scattered without management plans. Only 1/3 of the annual increment is harvested. Lack of infrastructure makes access to forests difficult. In addition a strong regime of regulations and protected areas as well as a low mechanisation level make it difficult to harvest a sufficient volume of timber per surface unit. Work in forest enterprises is irregular, workers are often relatives and without professional education. Strict forest policy and low technological level lead to high harvesting costs and make domestic timber not competitive.

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