Slovenian Forestry Institute

The Slovenian Forestry Institute is a public research institute of national importance, which conducts basic and applied research on forests and forest landscapes, forest ecosystems, wildlife ecology, hunting, forest management, and other uses of the resources and services forests provide. The scientific knowledge from these fields helps further the research on forest biodiversity and its management in relation to climate change.

As part of its research programme and related studies, the Institute also provides forestry and environmental services in the public interest. The Institute’s research programme is organized into six departments, all of which study forests from the standpoint of the sustainable development of society, in balance with the environment. It also conducts tasks within the public forets service and public environmental service.

Powers conferred by public law under the Forest Act:

• issuing certificates for forest seed and seedlings in accordance with regulations on seed and seedlings
• performing expert and health supervision of forest seed and seedling activities