eng natural values, forest stand, forest management type, Southwest Serbia. RAČIĆ, Miloš KANJEVAC, Branko MARTAĆ, Nikola MILETIĆ, Dejan PETROVIĆ, Nenad application/pdf 284243 bytes info:eu-repo/semantics/article Sustainable Forestry: Collection 87-88 Институт за шумарство, Београд, Србија https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:3780 doi:10.5937/SustFor2388155R ISSN: 1821-1046 2023 ASSESSMENT OF THE CONDITION OF NATURAL VALUES OF THE FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT “JASENOVO-BOŽETIĆI” IN THE AREA OF SOUTHWEST SERBIA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode This paper presents the assessment of the condition of natural values of forest stands in relation to the origin, structural form, mixedness as well as in relation to affiliation of the forest stand to forest management type. The object of the research is the Forest management unit “Jasenovo-Božetići” which belongs to the Western forest region in Serbia. Assessment of the condition has been performed in accordance with the method developed on the project entitled Contribution of Sustainable Forest Management to Low Emission and Resilient Development (GCP/SRB/002/GEF). The total area on which the assessment of natural values was carried out amounts to 1684.7 ha. Based on the final assessment of biodiversity, the stands of low natural value cover the area of 1205.6 ha (71.5%), the stands of lower medium natural value cover 300.9 ha (17.9%), the stands of higher medium natural value 178.2 ha (10.9%), while stands of high natural value are not registered.