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City of Ljubljana –Urban forest ManagementZala Strojin Božič and Jurij Kobe Department for Environmental Protection
Final conference of project EMoNFUrMilano, 17.6.2014
www.ljubljana.si
Area
European green capital
• 4 applications, 2 finals• 12 environmental indicator areas• winner will be announced on 24th of
JuneJune
(2010 Stockholm, 2011 Hamburg, 2012 Vitoria-Gasteiz, 2013 Nantes, 2014 Copenhagen, 2015 Bristol)
2016: Essen, Ljubljana, Nijmegen, Oslo, Umea
European green capital
• climate change• green infrastucture• nature and biodiversity
• good preservation, high naturalness of forest• natural regeneration• free access• intensive recreational use
Urban forest
• intensive recreational use• 1444 ha protected by decree
• Strategic plan of the City of Ljubljana (2010)• Decree on Areas of Forests with a Special
Purpose (2010)• Forest management plan
Regulations
• Forest management plan• The City of Ljubljana Environmental
Protection Program (2007-2013; 2014-2020)• Strategy for local rural development
Urban forest
• ownership (fragmentation; private ownership)
• owners : visitors (over 1,7 mio visitors/year in urban forest Rožnik; official and unofficial
Challenges
urban forest Rožnik; official and unofficial paths and trails)
• ice storm (30-50 % damage of forests)
• Castle hill
� city center� core recreational area
Management
� core recreational area� one of the most important tourist spots in the
city� public ownership
Management
• Rožnik urban forest
� landscape park� green connection between city center and
Management
� green connection between city center and suburbs
� recreation hot spot� over 1,7 mio visitors/year � 1/3 public ownership
Management
• Šmarna gora periurban forest
� pilgrimage path/recreation hot spot� steep slopes; danger of hazardous or
Management
� steep slopes; danger of hazardous or demolished trees
� private ownership� infrastructure
Management
Thank you for your attention!
please contact: Jurij Kobe, [email protected]