The interest of the European Union is to build an economy based on renewable natural resources. Raw wood is one of the most widely used renewable sources worldwide. Production of the wood-based products in the Czech Republic has a long tradition due to sufficient supply of raw wood. However, the...

The longhorn beetle (Morimus funereus Mulsant, 1862) was first recorded in South Bohemia from an old collection of J. Mařan (undated specimen, locality: Pisek). Two other individuals were recently (2018 and 2019) found in Český Krumlov on the premises of a wood processing company next to Pinskrův...

Presented study evaluates the effect of regeneration felling on the nest-site occupancy of the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) at seven sites in the Chřiby Hills of southeastern Moravia (Czech Republic) between 2000 and 2018. The study used GIS to monitor a series of 1-km circles (an area of...

The aim of the paper is to assess the influence of specified factors on an intention of students who study at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences (hereinafter referred to as FFWS) at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, to work in forestry after graduation. The aim of this...

An effective, well-established process of knowledge sharing between current employees and former employees plays an important role in today's highly competitive environment, supporting innovation of the companies. The aim of this article is to evaluate whether forestry companies are focusing on...

At the peak of the bark beetle calamity, which is taking place in the Czech Republic, the main problem of forestry operators is to make the most of the harvested wood. The increase in the calamity is not related to the Czech Republic, as the whole European timber market is saturated. An attractive...

The law of the Czech Republic stipulates that the entrance to forests is allowed for the public within the framework of general use. The situation becomes more complex when forest roads classified in the Roads Act No. 13/1997 Coll. as specific-purpose are used. Forest roads are in the mode of...

The paper discusses the application of elementary financial analysis in two selected state-owned companies: Vojenské lesy a statky ČR (VLS) in the Czech Republic, and Vojenské lesy a majetky SR (VLM) in the Slovak Republic. Our work aims to assess the efficiency of these two state-owned forestry...

The aim of the study is to verify whether it is possible to determine the extent of the damage to the forest road wearing course using terrestrial imaging and compare this method with the current method of tacheometric measurement of the road surface damage. The 3D model was created using...

The paper focuses on measuring of the power consumption requirements of forest harvesting and logging machines. Results of measured technical (mainly energy requirements of driving and working mechanisms), ergonomic and technological parameters are published. There was measured a prototype of...