PART ONE: EXISTING SITUATION
1. General information for the forest
1.1. Position – area – property: geographical position of the Forest, distances from around urban and rural areas, municipality, property status, leasing, grants, licenses for land uses (map).
1.2 Legal status of the area: declaration in public forest, urban planning classification and zones, forest protected areas, NATURA 2000 areas, normative and administrative acts which determined legal regime, obligations that arise from legal regime etc (map)
2. Natural environment
2.1 Abiotic environment
2.12 Topography – landscapes: topography map, altitude, main characteristics of landscapes, evaluation of landscapes according to scientifically reliable methodology, dominating elements, caves, gorges, slopes, orientation, etc. (map).
2.1.3 Geology: brief description of the rock, including information about corrosity, water permeability and other specific characteristics of the rock types (map).
2.1.4 Soils: brief description of main soil types and their main characteristics: depth, composition, pH, organic material, problematic soils, etc. (map, if available).
2.1.5 Climatic and atmospheric conditions: recent meteorological data, rain falls and temperature trends, rain-heat diagrams, winds, pollution sources, etc.
2.1.6 Hydrology and water resources: main streams and rivers, hydrographic network, water springs and uses, hydrologic basins, etc. (map)
2.2. Biotic environment
2.2.1 Land cover types: forest covered, partially forest covered, etc.(map).
2.2.2 Vegetation and natural habitats: general vegetation characteristics, plant formation/zones with main species, degree of authenticity of forest vegetation, natural sites, according to the Habitats Directive, area, quality, percentages (map).
2.2.3 Flora: higher plants: important species., endemic species, threatened species according to the Red Book, protected species, species of the Habitats Directive, other important species, mosses and lichens, tables in the Annexes. For the species of the Directive and the threatened species, population data, classification, habitat – GIS map illustrating the position of the threatened species.
2.2.4 Macro-fungus: reference to the known species, with emphasis on those with economic value, description of habitats.
2.2.5 Fauna: all categories separately with reference to the most known species, the threatened and the protected ones, comprehensive lists in the Annexes: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and other spineless species – distinct session for Agrino and other important species.
3. Socio-economic conditions
3.1 Human populations: villages, population, trends, relation with the forest, expectations from the forest, etc. (map).
3.2 Land uses and human activities: main land uses in the surrounding area, with emphasis on those affecting the management: agriculture, industry, pasturing, tourism, etc. (map).
3.2 Cultural and historic information: main historic and cultural data for the region, origin of the area name, old bridges, churches, etc. (map).
3.3. Road network and other infrastructures: access to the Forest, road network, forest road network, road density, fire safety zones, water tanks.
4. Specific description of the forest
4.1 Administrative and geographic classification of the forest: classification of the Forest in valleys, parts, apartments, ranking to Forest Region etc (map).
4.2 Recording of the horizontal structure
4.2.1 Criteria and mapping procedure: how maps are prepared, based on which criteria, accuracy, scales, collection of data with polygons, etc.
4.2.2 Development of geographical database: description of the database, GIS, layers, etc.
4.2.3 Creation of thematic maps: maps that can be created by the database.
4.3 Census of the forest
4.3.1 Census methods: description of the census system applied for the various forest species, goals, periodicity, sampling, data acquisition, etc.
4.3.2. Census results: results of recent census, analysis, main conclusions.
5. Management – Administration
5.1 Management history: previous forest management, pasture, reforestations, anti-corrosion works, old forest stations, etc.
Current management and administration: management objectives, policy priorities, main management activities –protection, forestry, recreation, personnel, forest stations, etc.
5.3 Protection
5.3.1 Forest fires: fire risks, number of fires according historic records, causes, damages, protection system – personnel, equipment, infrastructures, protection measures, etc.
5.3.2 Other threats: threats for the forest, vegetation, flora, fauna, etc., protection measures.
5.4 Forest products
5.4.1 Wood products: yields, προσαύξηση, fire woods, significance, etc.
5.4.2 Other forest products: prey, mushrooms, aromatic plants, etc.
5.5 Forestry: reforestation, forest stands management, thining,diseases prevention.
5.6 Recreation and forest tourism
5.6.1 Recreation Sites: existing RS historic evolution, demand trends, capacity, services, users, visitors numbers, attitude, operation, maintenance, improvements, etc.
5.6.2 Paths: paths map, providing information about the length, starting-ending position, time to cross, difficulty, maintenance, problems, etc.
5.6.3 Other recreation opportunities: tours, driving in the forest, flora studies, special tourism, camping, etc.
5.7 Hunting: hunting zones, actual hunting characteristics, infrastructures, prey management, etc.
5.8 Other uses: quarries, land uses licenses etc.
6. Evaluation
6.1 The Forest as a natural habitat
6.1.1 Evaluation of natural habitats with emphasis on those of priority, the main forest habitats and plant societies.
6.1.2 Flora evaluation
6.1.3 Fauna evaluation
6.1.4 Evaluation of aesthetic values and landscapes
6.1.5 Evaluation of other elements of the nature
6.1.6 Evaluation of hydrological conditions
6.1.7 Evaluation of other data: cultural data, like churches, bridges, kilns, etc.
6.2 The Forest as a habitat of Renewable Energy Resources.
6.2.1 Evaluation of wood yields and other forest products
6.2.2 Evaluation of the forest recreation and forest tourism
6.2.3 Hunting evaluation
6.2.4 Evaluation of risks and threats: fires, soil corrosion, climatic changes, interventions, pressures, other uses, etc.
6.2.5 Evaluation of the Forest infrastructures: fire prevention strips, roads network, etc.
6.2.6 Evaluation of the administration and management: the degree to which the existing management structure is capable to respond to the MP is evaluated.