Forest Management and Productive Function

Abstract Forestry originated as a science under the need to manage forests for timber production in sustainable way. Since then, sustainability has been broadened include variety of values and services recognised important human well-being, while at maintaining relevant productive function. Hence, silviculture exists humankind not their continued existence. Sustainability is obtained by adopting correct silvicultural practices adjusting planning view most suitable management able ensure goals, example, carbon balance climate warming scenarios. National forest inventories provide reliable information that needed effective policies. This chapter shows area estimates on some variables production, such accessibility, presence roads or tracks, terrain roughness availability wood supply (Sect. 8.2). Silviculture are actualised utilisation modes, which also related logging modes. Section 8.3 statistics these well those growing stock biomass annually removed from forest. 8.4 regulations influence aspects forests. The type may vary consistently due overlapping authorities protecting Italy, so different levels was emphasised.