Raising frequency of the wind throw disasters in spruce stands in the Central European region was one of the main reasons for local or even large-scale spruce decline in affected areas. Damages caused by abiotic factors created sufficient conditions for increasing of the bark beetles population followed by the infestation. The dynamics of insect outbreaks were exceptionally strong and intensive. The largest wind throw disasters affected Slovakia in 1996 and in 2004. Both protected as well as commercial forests were affected. Several policy options on the ways of how to manage the affected areas linked to the level of nature and landscape conservation were widely discussed in the public for last 5 years.
The workshop evaluated the development of storm damage management in Slovakia since the last large-scale windstorm in 2004. International experts and international organizations took part in the event to share their experiences on storm damage management in other countries.

Meeting documents

Agenda

List of participants

Reports

English

Zaverecna sprava (in Slovak language)

Statements

Strategic intentions of wind calamity management on protected territories
Statement of Minister of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic Mr. Ladislav Becík, presented by Prof. Július Novotný, Director General of the Forestry Section at the Ministry of Agriculture and Chargé d’Affaires of Government of Slovak Republic for the Protection of Spruce Forest and Spruce Biotopes

Strategicke zamery manazmentu veternej kalamity v chranenych uzemiach
Prejav ministra podohospodarstva p. Ladislava Becika, prezentovany Prof. Juliusom Novotnym, generalnym riaditelom sekcie lesnickej ministerstva podohospodarstva SR a splnomocnencom vlady pre ochranu smrecin a smrekovych biotopov

Strategic intentions of wind calamity management on protected territories
Pavel Toma, Director of the Department of Forest Management Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic

Strategicke zamery manazmentu veternej kalamity v chranenych uzemiach
Ing. Pavel Toma, riaditel odboru lesneho hospodarstva Ministerstvo podohospodarstva Slovenskej republiky

Presentations

Current status of forest ecosystems in the Tatra National Park affected by heavy windstorm in 2004
Peter Fleischer, Research Center of TANAP - Tatranska Lomnica

Forest Health in Slovakia
Andrej Kunca et al., National Forest Centre, Forest Research Institute, Forest Protection Service

The State Forests of TANAP

Storm damage management after 19th of November 2004 in the State Forests of Tatra National Park
Peter Liska, Pavol Fabian, State Forests of Tatra National Park Tatranská Lomnica

Nature is more effective
Juraj Vysoky, WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme

Current state of forest stands in Slovakia affected by windthrow calamity in 2004
Milan Zúbrik, Andrej Kunca, et al.

Policy options for storm damage management in protected areas focusing on bark beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
Peter Zach, et al., Institute of Forest Ecology SAS Zvolen