Regional forest planning - Forest function map

The Regional Forest Plans (RWP) are intended to safeguard public interests in the forest, ensure coordination with spatial planning and define the development intentions for the forest area. The forest function map, which is part of the RWP, shows areas on which, according to regional forest planning, individual or several forest functions are prioritised in a binding manner by the authorities. Forest functions include those tasks that are to be performed by the forest. The spatial representation in the forest function map is limited to the classic forest functions of wood production, biodiversity, protection against natural hazards as well as leisure and recreation, which are anchored in the legal bases. Detailed information on the impact of the map entries that is binding on the authorities can be found in the reports of the respective region. A regional forest plan (RWP) is drawn up for each forest department. Currently, there is an additional perimeter Seeland-Biel/Bienne, which will be integrated into the perimeter of the Mittelland Forest Department in the future.