{"id":30493,"date":"2021-03-21T15:05:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T13:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cins.rs\/?p=30493"},"modified":"2021-10-20T16:19:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T14:19:49","slug":"wood-industrys-profit-before-natural-floodplain-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cins.rs\/en\/wood-industrys-profit-before-natural-floodplain-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood Industry\u2019s Profit Before Natural Floodplain Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"

A small lake can be glimpsed through a narrow part of the forest belt of old willows and white poplars. With a loud splash of water, a multitude of storks and herons take flight from the lake and hide in the nearby trees. There are reeds and swamps all around, in which the tracks of wild boars and roe deer are clearly discernible. Several willow trees have been chewed on so much that they will collapse soon \u2013 beavers have been feasting here, too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

From the edge of this forest idyll there is a view of clear space. It is ruled by silence, with only the occasional frightened doe running through in search of shelter. There used to be a forest there, but it is gone now.<\/p>

Forests along the big flatland rivers, such as Tisa, are very important for people and nature \u2013 they are vital to the conservation of drinking water sources, they provide protection from floods and are the habitat of numerous plants and animals.<\/p>

However, there are very few such floodplain forests \u2013 as they called due to being in the floodplains of rivers \u2013 left in Europe. As much as 90% of their total surface area is gone and what is left is often in critical condition. Floodplain forests are considered the most endangered natural ecosystems in Europe, which is why the European Habitats Directive marks them as \u201cthe priority type of forest habitat.\u201d<\/p>