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"The EU does not have a common forestry policy. However, the importance of forestry has prompted the creation of the EU Forestry Strategy, and the Commission is preparing an action plan for its implementation.
The EU forestry sector is incredibly diverse in terms of forest types, sizes, ownership structures and social-economic conditions. Around 60% of forests are private.
The 10 new Member States have more state-owned forests than the former EU15. In Lithuania, 50% of forests are state-owned, 33% private and 17% are reserved for the restoration of ownership rights.
In Lithuania, forest management is the responsibility of the Ministry of Environment. State and private forests are managed by different sections of the ministry. Three thousand workers work in state forests, while private ones are run by just 120 officials. Not only is forestry management complex, there is also a gap between timber growers and processors. The question arises whether it would not be better if forests were administered by an independent Forestry Ministry?
Perhaps the Commission could provide some examples of good practice experience in forestry management?"@en1
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