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MISSION of the Slovenia Forest Service

is to preserve Slovenian forests and all of their functions with close-to-nature forestry. Effective and sustainable forest management and use are essential for conserving nature within forested areas, benefiting both present and future generations.

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The Slovenia Forest Service is a public institution, established by the Republic of Slovenia, which performs public forestry service in all Slovenian forests, irrespective of ownership.

Our tasks and activities are connected with all fields of forest management on the national, regional and local levels: forest management planning, monitoring of forests, silviculture and forest protection, use of forest technologies, construction and maintenance of forest roads, monitoring of wild animal populations, hunting, forestry extension service for forest owners, research work, rural development activities, raising awareness and education.

The Slovenia Forest Service does not perform any felling, extraction, transport and selling of wood, nor forest trade.