Conflict management in protected areas: Private forests in Nationa park Djerdap

Conflict management in protected areas: Private forests in Nationa park Djerdap

Abstract:

Protected areas cover approximately 6 % of Serbian state territory, on the
other hand, more than 15 % of Serbia is covered with private forests, and 35 % of total
areas of protected forests are private.
National Park Djerdap is one of the largest protected areas in Serbia, and
approximately 17 % of its territory consists of private forests. Existing private
entrepreneurial initiatives related to forestry within and around national park, apart
from encouraging rural development of the region, may cause conflicts with nature
protection regime within national park.
The objective of this paper is to analyze role of forest owners in nature
protection framework and relations between private forest owners and administration of
NP Djerdap.
Key words: protected areas, private forests, regulations, relations, conflicts