eng Key words: birch forest, G191B, sustainable use, natural resources Ključne reči: šume breza, G191B, održivo korišćenje, prirodna bogatstva Beograd: Institut za šumarstvo Abstract: Roughly 10 million acres of forest disappears each year pointing to the gravity of the problem and calling for urgent tackling measures for stopping degradation and devastation of the existing forest ecosystems. According to the concept of ecocentric (biocentric) resource use the ecosystem represents the complexity of living organisms and has value in itself because it views differently the needs of people and their relationship toward Nature. The work is based on the Sustainable Development Concept and its focus on smaller territorial wholes (areas). The research was conducted in birch forest on Pešter Plateau (Southwestern Serbia). Bearing in mind the fact that destruction of plant resources over the centuries has brought them into jeopardy; thus having the direct consequence on the socio – demographic status of the people inhabiting the Pešter Plateau area. The aim of these researches is to define the condition of the natural resources, give priority to the activities for stopping the negative influences and set measures for improving the state of things. Apstrakt: Nestajanja šuma od oko 10 miliona hektara godišnje ukazuje na ozbiljnost problema i zahteva hitno preduzimanje mera na zaustavljanju degradacije i devastacije postojećih šumskih ekosistema. U konceptu ekocentičnog (ili biocentrično) korišćenja resursa ekosistem predstavlja kompleksnost živih organizama i ima svoju vrednost sam po sebi zato što razmatra na drugi način potrebe ljudi i njihov odnos prema prirodi. Rad bazira na Konceptu održivog razvoja i usredsređena je na manje teritorijalne celine (područja). Istraživanje je obavljeno u šumi breze Pešterskoj visoravni (jugozapadna Srbija). S obzirom da je vekovnim uništavanjem biljnih resursa na području Pešterske visoravni njihovo stanje ugroženo i to se direktno odnosi i na sociodemografski status stanovništva. Cilj ovih istraživanja je da se definiše stanje prirodnih resursa, odrede prioriteti aktivnosti za zaustavljanje nepovoljnih uticaja i zatim odrede mere za unapređenje stanja. Ratknić, Mihailo Nikolić, Biljana Veselinović, Milorad Rakonjac, Ljubinko application/pdf 4951679 bytes info:eu-repo/semantics/article Sustainable forestry volume: 57-58 startpage: 22 endpage: 34 All rights reserved Birch forests in Pešter plateau Šume breze na Pešterskoj visoravni 2008 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:9449 ISSN: 1821-1046