A state forest or national forest is a

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that is administered or protected by some agency of a

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, or

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Background

The precise application of the terms vary by jurisdiction. For example: * In

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, a state forest is a

that is protected by

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s, rather than by the

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. * In

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

, the state forests are managed by the * In

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, a national forest is a protected area for sustainablility * In Canada, provinces administer provincial forests * In

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, a national forest is a forest owned by the French state * In

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, state forests are either federal forest called the ''Bundesforst'', which is controlled by the

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(''Bundesforstverwaltung''), or forest of the ''

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'' called ''Landesforste'' * In

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, forests managed by the

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are classified as national forests. * In

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

, a state forest is a forest that is controlled by the Ministry for Primary Industries. * In

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, state-owned forests are managed by the

State Forests A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign state, sovereign or federated state, or territory (country subdivision), territory. Background The precise application of the terms va ...

agency * In the

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, a state forest is any forest (usually

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s) owned and managed by the

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. England also has The National Forest project * In the

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, a state forest is a forest owned by one of the individual

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s while a national forest is owned by the federal government

Purposes

The purpose of a state forest varies between countries and the quality of the landscape it covers. In many places, state forests are divided into land for logging plantations, area for conservation, area for livestock grazing and area for visitor recreation. As an example, in the state of

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, the

Redwood National and State Parks The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) are a complex of one national park and three state parks, cooperatively managed, located in the United States along the coast of northern California. Comprising Redwood National Park (established 1968 ...

are a string of protected forests, beaches and grasslands along Northern California's coast. These are owned by both the

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, and the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:State Forest Types of formally designated forests

Background

Purposes

See also

References