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BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Pilar Ara Lázaro Forest Management Service DG of Natural environment and environmental assessment of the Regional Government, Valencia

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Contents Where are we? Forest surface Public Utility Forest Forest Management Service Forest investment Innovative practices Conclusions

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Where are we? Valencian Region is in the Mediterranean basin

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Forest surface Private; 55% 1,280,602 hectares Public; 39% Unknow n; 6% 273,282 ha 460,605 ha (60%) (36%) NATURA 2000 55% of Comunitat Valenciana’s surface Forest Surface managed by Regional Government

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Public Utility Forest Forest Surface: 1,280,602 ha The first Public Utility Forests surface: 414,050 ha protection figure (32%) in the world Creation: Madoz disentailment Year 1855 Catalogue of Public Utility Forests Last approval year 1970 Natura 2000 delimitation

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Public Utility Forest Cannot be sold Forestry Act 2003 strengthens the protection Cannot be seized of Public Utility Forests Possession does not prescribe PUBLIC DOMAIN

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Forest Management Service (Regional Government) Forest harvesting Forest planning, management Inspections for legal timber trade and forestry treatments Defence of forest heritage (public utility forest and livestock trails) Forest health (pests and diseases control

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Forest Management Service (Regional Government) Cortas de madera (m3 con corteza) 60.000 54.197 51.932 51.264 50.000 45.083 45.081 44.534 40.000 36.664 36.982 35.698 30.000 30.605 Forest statistics 20.000 10.000 Forestry restoration works 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Alicante Forest communication and education Recreational uses

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Innovative practices According to the EU Forest Strategy Executive Framework Level Practice Innovative approach Strategic planning Valencian Environmental services approach Community Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Forestry Territorial Action Plan Tactical planning Forest Resources Environmental services approach Management Plans Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Operational Forest digital https://visor.gva.es/ Available to the public. visor/ planning cartography Cartography according to European Directive INSPIRE 2007/2/EC PROFORBIOMED Promotion of forest biomass in the project Mediterranean basin LIFE RENAIX EL Adaptive forestry for the recovery and BOSC project conservation of Tilio-Acerion forest formations LIFE TECMINE Demonstration project to test new project environmental and sustanainable restoration techniques in mining forest areas

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Innovative practices According to the EU Forest Strategy Executive Framework Level Practice Funds Innovative approach   Operational Forest management Environmental services approach  planning plans in public and Forestry for fire prevention  private forests Water forestry to generate forest (grants) masses that consume less water   Forestry treatments Adaptive forestry to generate local  Forest Health rainfall  Adaptative forestry for increasing  Environmental carbon capture and storage restoration of areas capacity affected by forest fires, drought or pests  Hydrological-forestry restoration projects  Reforestation projects Building the forests of the 21st century Forests that protect themselves Forest that generate rainfalls Forest that harvest water Forests that mitigate climate change Forests that defend life

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Innovative practices According to the EU Forest Strategy Legal Framework Legislation development Forest harvesting Forest management plans Harvesting truffles Temporary forest plantations Administrative procedures Forest management plans Timber inspections Temporary forest plantations

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Forest investment 35.000.000 € 30.000.000 € 25.000.000 € 20.000.000 € 15.000.000 € 10.000.000 € 5.000.000 € 0 € 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Conclusions  We manage 36% of the forest surface  Our forests are not economically profitable  Private owners don't manage  Public investment is not enough  Our forests are stagnant  We need forest prepared to climate emergencies  We need European funds to increase investment  Natura 2000 is located in forest areas  Natura 2000 Directive requires actions to be carried out in the natural environment  The European Forestry Strategy has not developed Directives that oblige states to act in the forest environment  Forests must be preserved to preserve Natura 2000

BEST PRACTICES ON FOREST INNOVATION IN VALENCIAN REGION - SPAIN Thanks for your attention Pilar Ara Lázaro ara_pil@gva.es For ores est and and livestock tr trails ls web ebsit ite http://www.agroambient.gva.es/es/web/medio-natural/montes Socia So ial l ne networ orks Twitter: @GVAagroambient Facebook: @GVAAgroambient