Forests

Within the rural development policies, the forestry sector plays the productive division role with environmental, social and recreational functions thanks to sustainable management.

Forests and their productive function

Forestry is considered one of the productive function of forests aiming at enhancing the economic and added value of forest products.

Good practices can be found on the following websites:

www.centrocollina.unito.it (scientific literature, development and research projects and programs pertaining to national and European hill areas related to Resources and Forestry activities)

Forests and their social function

Forests can also play a social role with recreational functions.

Forests and their environmental function

The Kyoto protocol gave forests environmental functions: climate and biodiversity protection.