INTRODUCTION
WHY DOES THE FOREST STILL EXIST? 

If you look at Europe from Space, through a digital eye of a satellite, you would notice a seemingly solid structure formed of vast, dark green woodland.

WHERE IS THE FOREST?
FOREST AREA AS A RESULT OF HISTORICAL CHANGES.

For the vast majority of Europe's terrain, forest vegetation is a target for succession in nature. If we abandoned the way in which we use our land today, then the forest area would take up around 90 % of the continent, excluding only the highest mountain areas above tree border line, travelling sand dunes on the sea coast, big river valleys and their proximity and man-made concrete jungles.

WHOSE IS THE FOREST?
OWNERSHIP OF FORESTS HAS AN INFLUENCE ON THERE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY.

Among European nations we can single out three groups of countries with a different percentage of public forests.

WHAT IS A FOREST?
THE WEALTH AND DIVERSITY OF FOREST IN EUROPE.

Plant formations in Europe have a parallel layout and are quite different. Their structure is influenced by the oceanic climate in the western part of the continent, and the continental climate in the east.

MAN AND FOREST
FOREST MANAGEMENT AND NATURE CONSERVATION.

Forests in Europe are usually saved in areas unsuitable for agriculture. There is also a small representation of forests, which are untouched by human hand.

WHAT WILL THE FOREST BE LIKE?
FUTURE AND THREATS.

As far as written documents date back to the beginnings of forestry, there have been signs of the production cycle being disrupted: the mass emergence of insect pests (gradations), natural disasters and freak climate changes – drought, strong winds, floods and severe frost.