Abstract
Forest plantation cultivation for today and for the future is the most important factor of increasing wood resource in Ukraine. Therefore, it is important to develop special programmes for growing short-rotation plantations and their widespread introduction into forestry production to meet the industrial needs for wood and also wood as a renewable energy source. The conversion of part of the Forest Fund area (8-10 %) to forest plantation cultivation will make it possible to obtain significant amounts of wood (1.2-1.7 thousand m3/ha) for industrial purpose in a relatively short period of time, reduce the volume of cutting in primary forest stands, optimize the energy balance of the country due to the production of wood on energy plantations, part ially replace fossil fuels with cheaper and renewable wood raw material. The practical aspects of the introduction of forest plantations and energy plantations with the participation of fast-growing species in the territory of the western region of Ukraine are considered. Identified is the place of forest plantations in the general cycle of forest cultivation on the principles of species alternation.
Highlights
In the era of the global aggravation of the energy crisis, the search for alternative forms of energy has become a critical issue both in terms of meeting the resource and energy needs of humans and in view of the urgent need to reduce anthropogenic load on the environment
After the first stage of the main cutting of forest plantations in the area of 1,700 hectares in 50 years, primary forest stands are regenerated on this territory according to the type of forest, while a site of the same size of the secondary or low-yield primary stands is allocated for FP
We propose to lay out a FP in a relatively rich site types because in fertile site types priority should be given to planting indigenous species
Summary
In the era of the global aggravation of the energy crisis, the search for alternative forms of energy has become a critical issue both in terms of meeting the resource and energy needs of humans and in view of the urgent need to reduce anthropogenic load on the environment. Amid the progressive depletion of fossil fuels, there is a clear trend towards increased use of biofuels, including fuelwood as an alternative source of renewable energy (Korzhov, 2008; Lakyda & Domashovets, 2009). The rapid development of bioenergy worldwide is determined by the increase in the production and processing of wood as a renewable energy resource. According to the Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), when the price of oil is around $ 70 per barrel, biofuels today is more competitive, and in 15-20 years, renewable fuels can meet about 25 % of the world's energy requirements (Forest and energy, 2008). As oil prices tend to increase, biofuel production will be accelerated. Of natural forests and meeting industrial needs for wood resources obtained on a small area of land using fast-growing species with a short period of cultivation
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