State Forests ( pl, Lasy Państwowe, full name: ''Państwowe Gospodarstwo Leśne Lasy Państwowe'', literally National Forest Holding "State Forests", but usually referred to as State Forests National Forest Holding) is a Polish governmental organization that manages state-owned
Polish forests on behalf of the
Polish State Treasury
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*A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry.
*A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be state or royal property, church treasure or in ...
.
[Marek Matecki]
State Forests National Forest Holding
2010-06-16 The organization does not have a
legal personality
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and is required to be financially self-sufficient.
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The Act on Forests of 28 September 1991, with amendments, makes the State Forests responsible for "forest management to ensure general protection of forests, sustainable
maintenance, continuity and sustainable use of all forest functions and increase of forest resources".][The State Forests in Figures 2009]
It was founded in 1924 and oversees about 7.5 million hectare
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s (an area that constitutes about 25% of Poland's territory) of forested terrain.[ The territory managed by the State Forests covers about 77.8% of Polish forests.][Raport o stanie lasów w Polsce 2009]
(Report on the state of forests in Poland 2009), Centrum Informacyjne Lasów Państwowych, 2010 Notably, State Forests do not manage Poland's National Parks.[ They are, however, involved in managing of forests in Landscape Parks (which cover about 8% of Poland's territory).
As of 2008, the fixed assets owned by State Forests were worth ]