Ühinenud Metsaomanikud MTÜ 2015 Overview of activities 6. 04. 2016
What are we talking about. . . How did we start? Where are we today? What’s next?
2012 Pärnu county-PMS, Saarde, Vändra, Halinga, Seenemetsa, Mädara, Kikepera (7 Forest owners' associations ) Viljandi county- Karksi, Sakala, Viljandimaa MS, Viljandmaa PÜ (4 Forest owners' associations) Valga county- Valgamaa, EMO (2 Forest owners' associations)
Where are we located? Pärnu County 1 st floor, Kerese 4, Pärnu
Valga county 3 rd floor, Lipuväljak 13, Otepää
Viljandi county Suure-Jaani Vallamaja, Lembitu 42, Suure-Jaani
General Information Started in 2012 – joined 4 forest owners’ associations We operate all over Estonia 583 forest owners Total of forest land 154 000 ha oannual turnover 2, 6 miljon eur
Board members and executive team 6 board members 3 foresters 3 regional leaders
Services we provide forest owners Consulting Organising reforestation Ordering Forest Management Plans Organising pre-commercial thinnings Organising logging and timber sales Forest land melioration Applying for grants Contracts between land owners and hunting clubs concerning hunting areas 10
Consulting 2015 Individual counselling - approx. 600 forest owners Group counselling – approx. 90 forest owners in 3 meetings Forest related activities for schools 11
Ordering Forest Management Plans 2015 1500 ha of forest inventoried 83 forest owners 12
Reforestation in 2015 Preparing the ground - 58 ha Reforestation - 52 ha Plants - 390 110 planted Forest cultures care - 40 ha 13
Deforestation for maintenance purposes in 2015 Cutting young forest - 98 ha Thinning - 45% of everything 14
Cutting and selling wood in 2015 + 15070 m³ wood chips 15
Forest Thinning
IT Forest Administration
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Supporting figures for 2015 Reforestation € 75 729, 28 Support for Forest Management Plans € 43 111, 36 Cultural heritage € 2121, 20 EU support € 22 739, 00 Associations co-operations support € 45 000 21
Protection of interests and cooperation Ühinenud Metsaomanikud is a member of the Private Forestry Association of Estonia (Eesti Erametsaliit) Ühinenud Metsaomanikud is the founder member of Estonian Timber Trade Centre (Eesti Puidumüügikeskus) Contracts between the association and hunting clubs Pärnumaa Jahimeeste Liit (11523 ha) and Valgamaa Jahimeeste Ühistu (9167 ha) Compensation for 800 ha 22
What’s next? Growing number of members (on average 10 per month) Better planning and more work Cooperation between diferent organisations FSC certificate
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