National Policy on Forests 1997. Country/Territory Poland Document type Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Forestry, Land & soil, Cultivated plants, Water Keyword Agricultural land Climate change Policy/planning Sustainable development Sustainable use Forest management/forest conservation Forest fires Forestry protection measures Subsidy/incentive Ecosystem preservation Public forest Private forest Afforestation/reforestation Timber Timber extraction/logging Collecting/harvesting Protection of environment Recreational forest Biodiversity Fertilizers/nutrients Community management Protection forest Pesticides Plant production Plant protection Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries Entry into force notes 1997 - 2020. Abstract The National Policy on Forests developed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry is a nation-wide sectoral document for designating the complex of actions shaping relations between humankind and forests, with the aim of preserving the conditions for the indefinite maintenance of the multi-functionality of forests, their multi-faceted utility and protection and their role in the shaping of the natural environment, in line with the present and future expectations of society. The overall goal of the Policy shall be achieved by (i) increasing the country' s forest resources; (ii) improving the state of forest resources and providing them with comprehensive protection; (iii) reorienting forest management away from the previous domination of the raw-materials model towards a pro-ecological and economically-balanced model of multi-functional forest management, in particular enhancing their ecological, productive and social functions of both public and private ownership forests. Full text English Website klimada.mos.gov.pl