A corporate forest is a
forest
A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...
or
woodland
A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with woody plants (trees and shrubs), or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the '' plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunli ...
area owned by a corporate body rather than a state or individual.
For example, in
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
, a corporate forest () is, in accordance with Section 3, Paragraph 2, of the Federal Forest Act (''Bundeswaldgesetz''), a wood owned by a
public body
A statutory corporation is a government entity created as a statutory body by statute. Their precise nature varies by jurisdiction, but they are corporations owned by a government or controlled by national or sub-national government to the (in ...
such as a municipality or town (also called a communal, town or
municipal forest
A municipal forest or municipal woodland is a forest or wood owned by a town or city. Such woods often have a higher density of leisure facilities like play parks, restaurants and cafes, bridleways, cycle paths and footpaths. Unlike an urban forest ...
or even an "interested parties forest"), a university (then called a university forest) or other specified body.
Forests owned by
the Church are not automatically classified by the German federal government as corporate forests, but may be so classified by state law. The special features of corporate forests are regulated in the state forest laws. In Saxony-Anhalt, for example, it is stipulated that corporate forests serve the common good to a special degree, that the economic objectives must ensure the conservation and sustainable management of the forest as an overall resource, that the utility, protective and recreational functions form a unit and that corporate forests must be managed in accordance with ecological and economic requirements In Saxony, the regulations for corporate forests also apply to church forests.
Other types of forest may include
state forest
A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by a sovereign state, sovereign or federated state, or territory (country subdivision), territory.
Background
State forests are forests that are Administration (gov ...
s and
private forests.
See also
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List of types of formally designated forests
This is a list of types of formally designated forests, as institutionalisation, institutionalized around the world. It is organized in three sublists: by forest ownership, protected area, protection status, and usufruct, designated use.
By owne ...
References
External links
Bundesministerium der Justiz: Bundeswaldgesetz vom 2. Mai 1975 (BGBl. I S. 1037) (Vollfassung)Bayerische Forstverwaltung: Körperschaftswald
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Types of formally designated forests