Sustainable Forest Management – An Opportunity and a Challenge for Society

For sustainable fisheries

- Abridged Version -

This abridged version of the 2011 Agricultural Policy Report outlines current challenges, political measures taken by the Federal Government and the state of agriculture over the past four years. It illuminates the profile of a sector that moves within a dynamic field.

The forests provide us with a place for recreation, they make a crucial contribution to our climate and they supply the renewable ressources of wood. But their role in history has many a surprise in store.

One third of Germany covered with forests. Germany ranks among the densely wooded countries in Europe. Around 11 million hectares corresponding to one third of the national territory are covered with forests. In regional terms, the proportion of woodland cover varies widely, ranging from 10 percent in Schleswig-Holstein to over 40 percent in Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, the most thickly wooded Länder (federal states).

Concept for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Forest Genetic Resources in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Facts and Figures: Production in gardening and fruit cultivation (Economic data, structure), Horticultural Services (Garden construction and landscaping)

A Strategy of the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Harmonised seed testing and global seed trade

The International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) takes pleasure in inviting you to its 29th Congress, to be held in Cologne, Germany, from 16–22 June 2010.