Forest functions of the state of Brandenburg

Forest functions represent the effects of the forest, which serve the general public as a service of general interest. These effects are recorded and mapped using the Forest Function Mapping (WFK) tool.
WFK is carried out by the lower forestry authority on a cross-ownership basis.
Each forest area is used for protection, use and recreation to varying degrees.
Within the framework of forest function mapping, only forest areas with a special significance for protection and recreation are recorded.

A distinction is made between forest functions that exist on the basis of legislation and are taken over by notification (such as nature reserves, water protection areas, etc.) and forest functions that are established ex officio by the lower forestry authority (such as soil protection forest, noise protection forest, visual protection forest and recreational forest).