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Environmental management
Environmentalmanagement
Forests
Forestedareas inAndalusiaareof great significancebecauseof their large surface
andenormouspotential in termsof ecological, economical, cultural and social
productivity.Hence the importanceof ensuring the sustainablemanagement and
useof theAndalusian forestheritageand its resources.
Andalusia’s natural heritage is oneof the richest,most diverseand
valued in Europe. Apro-activeapproachmust be taken topreserve its
wide varietyof habitats,wild faunaandflora, and cultural landscapes,
byprovidingmitigationmeasures to copewith impacts causedby
humanactivities, and correctiveactions topromote environmentally-
beneficial traditional landuseswhichhavegraduallybeenabandoned.
Ownershipof the Public Forests
of Andalusia 2012
0
100,000
200,000 300,000
*
192,394
71,510
56,882
281,727
210,942
269,414
120,829
59,155
45
%
48
%
7
%
*Hectares
Regional
Administration
Others
1
Local
Administration
Almeria
Cadiz
Cordoba
Granada
Huelva
Jaen
Malaga
Seville
1,262,853
ha
Total Extension inAndalusia
Regional Administration
Local Administration
Other public entities
(1)
Public Forest Exploitations
inAndalusia 2013
Cork:
includesmale cork (of poorer quality),
"curruca"orwinter fellingmale corkandgentle
cork (of abetter quality).
Fruit:
includeswildolive
tree fruits, locust beans, almonds, chestnuts, pine
cones, acorns andother fruits.
Firewood:
includes
broad-leaved trees, coniferous andother firewoods.
Wood:
includesbroad-leaved treesand coniferous
wood.
Scrub:
includesmedicinal, aromaticand
ornamental plants, heathers, esparto, retamaand
other scrubs.
Pasture:
Includes firewall pastures.
Amount
30,660
Beehives
556.50
Bovineheads
273,184.13
t
6,215,153.63
kg
120,800.03
kg
5,848,321.60
kg
36,782,757.50
kg
357,682.40
m
3
3,969,876
kg
180,475.82
Bovineheads
150,150.50
kg
72,800
kg
Type
Apiculture
Acorn
Biomass
Cork
Manure
Fruit
Firewood
Wood
Scrub
Pasture
Mushrooms, truffles, lichens
Others
12.4%
16.3%
Percentage of treesdamagedby plagues bygroups
of species in sampled plots
[7]
2013
2010
2005
2000
1995
1990
1987
%50
40
30
20
10
0
Groups of species
Broad-leaved trees
Coniferous tree
Locationof sample plots
of SEDAnetwork: Campaign 2013
Assessedpoint
Occasionallynot available
Temporarilynot available
Definitelynot available
SEDAnetwork: Andalusiannetwork forDamage
Monitoring in Forest Ecosystems
2,072
ha
Burnt down forest area
inAndalucia 2013
58,985
ha
in Spain**
*
Trees consideredas damagedare thosewithmore
than25%of defoliation, including snags or
removed snags.
**
Provisional data for 2013providedby regional
governments. Source:MAGRAMA.
14.9
%
Percentage of trees damaged
in sampled plots* inAndalusia 2013
16.7
%
in Spain
