Challenges of Organizing Private Forest Owners in Serbia |
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| Authors: | Dragan Nonic John C Bliss Vojislav Milijic Nenad Petrovic Mersudin Avdibegovic Milan Mataruga |
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| Institution: | (1) Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia;(2) Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA;(3) Faculty of Forestry, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;(4) Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Abstract: | Small-scale forestry in Serbia is characterized by high fragmentation of properties, a large number of parcels and forest
owners. Numerous activities for private forest owners in Serbia supported by the State, FAO and CEPF have resulted in an increased
interest of owners in forming private forest owners’ associations (PFOA). The goal of this paper is to explore preconditions
that are necessary for organizing private forest owners in Serbia into effective associations. In order to reach this goal,
results of PRIFORT project were used. The over-arching research questions of this paper are: “What is the level of interest
among forest owners in forming owners’ associations?”; “Why has forest owner interest in organizing developed so slowly?”
and “What are the necessary preconditions for the development of private forest owners’ organizations in the country?” In
order to answer these questions, quantitative survey with 42 close, open and Likert scale questions was conducted. Sample
size was determined following Malhotra’s proportion method and, in total, 350 private forest owners, from nine municipalities
were interviewed. Results of this paper show that majority of respondents are very little or not at all aware of existing
legislation. Almost half of respondents consider that their interests are not represented well. Although about 50% of interviewed
forest owners miss interest organization, only 0,3% are members of PFOA. More than 70% are ready to join association, if it
would provide some economic advantages. |
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