The modern demographic growth and the socio-economic
expansion come along with an increasing worldwide demand
for forest resources. The
world’s forestlands have been cleared, degraded and fragmented
by timber harvesting, human-made fires and land-use conversion. It is estimated that about 13 million ha
of forestlands are converted to other land-uses every year. The way of forest management practices have a high
impact on soil-related forest ecosystems especially with
regard to its biodiversity , water quality
and the related ecosystem services.
For the European Union, forests are an important ecosystem
in terms of recreation, biodiversity, timber and carbon storage. They cover about 177 million ha (42.3% ofthe total land area)
of the EU27 territory and provide living space for ca. 4 million people.
The modern demographic growth and the socio-economicexpansion come along with an increasing worldwide demandfor forest resources. Theworld’s forestlands have been cleared, degraded and fragmentedby timber harvesting, human-made fires and land-use conversion. It is estimated that about 13 million haof forestlands are converted to other land-uses every year. The way of forest management practices have a highimpact on soil-related forest ecosystems especially withregard to its biodiversity , water quality and the related ecosystem services.For the European Union, forests are an important ecosystemin terms of recreation, biodiversity, timber and carbon storage. They cover about 177 million ha (42.3% ofthe total land area)of the EU27 territory and provide living space for ca. 4 million people.
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