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EFFICIENCY OF FOREST RESOURCES IN EUROPEAN MEMBER STATES

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Authors

Konstantin Kolev; Maya Tsoklinova; Nevena Shuleva

DOI

10.5593/sgem2025/3.1/s13.47

DOI Issue

10.5593/sgem2025/3.1

ISSN

1314-2704

ISBN

978-619-7603-81-1

Language

English

Volume

Issue

3.1

Editor

• Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA• Prof. DSc. Ildiko Tulbure, GERMANY• Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE

Scientific Area

Forest Ecosystems and Sustainable Forestry

Abstract/ Foreword

The efficiency of the possessed forest resources in relation to gross value added (GVA) produced in forestry of fourteen European Union member states (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden) in 2022 is assessed by means of Data envelopment analysis (DEA), an input-oriented BCC model with variable returns to scale (VRS). On this grounds is established that in the forestry of 7 EU member states (Austria (0,89), Bulgaria (0,71), Croatia (0,82), France (0,92), Germany (0,66), Poland (0,81) and Romania (0,92)) the forest resources are not used efficiently. The average value of the efficiency coefficient – 0.8185 means that the produced level of GVA in the forestry of the 7 EU member states in 2022 should be achieved with an average of 18.14% less input forest resources from the possessed. From the efficiency coefficient values presented in the brackets above can be concluded that in 2022 the forest resources are used most inefficiently in the forestry of Germany. The GVA produced by the country's forestry should be achieved with 34.00% less forest resources than the possessed. After the forestry of Germany in terms of the level of inefficient use of forest resources is the forestry of Bulgaria. The GVA produced by it should be achieved with 29.00% less forest resources than the possessed. On the grounds of the values of the efficiency coefficient conclusions for rational use of possessed forest resources are done.

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The publication contents results from research that is financed by Scientific and Research Sector (???) of University of Forestry – Sofia, contract ? ???-?-1410/16.05.2025.

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EFFICIENCY OF FOREST RESOURCES IN EUROPEAN MEMBER STATES

Proceedings Тitle

Proceedings of 25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 3.1

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25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 3.1, 29 June - 6 July, 2025

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Proceedings Paper

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STEF92 Technology

Series

International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM

Organization

SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.

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403-410

Date

29 June - 6 July, 2025

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10394

Keywords

forestry, DEA, area of wooded land, growing stock, net annual increment, roundwood removals under bark.