Assessment of Public Awareness of the Forestry Sector: Biodiversity, Certification and Ecosystem Services in Velingrad Municipality

By

Tsvetkov, Ivan
Atanassov, Ivan
Rusanov, Krasimir

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-6-30

Original Publication

Silva Balcanica

Volume

21

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

69--76

Subjects

Forestry sector , FSC , Natura 2000 , questionnaire , Velingrad Municipality

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Forest Research Institute - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (FRI-BAS) [2001]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/silvabalcanica.21.e54698

 

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to survey the current public awareness in Velingrad Municipality in terms of biodiversity preservation, certification and ecosystem services in the regional forestry sector. The answers to the questions related to the biodiversity and ecosystem services showed good aware- ness and a very positive attitude of respondents regarding the need for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as well as the improvement of ecosystem services. According to the conducted surveys, the awareness concerning the certification and standards in the local forestry sector as well as the regional NATURA 2000 protected sites was still weak or lacking.