Acta Scientiarum Polonorum
Silvarum Colendarum Ratio et Industria Lignaria

The State Forests National Forest Holding implementing the statutory objectives shall bear the costs of forest management and protection, as well as significant capital investment, which are realized through external funds. The aim of the study was to analyse the activity taken by forest districts within the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Krosno (RDSF Krosno) with use external sources of financing, in 2007–2013. Data sources were the Report Annual RDSF Krosno Information for 2007–2013 and Report on the implementation of projects by forest districts for the years 2010–2013, an additional source of information were interviews with office workers. In the analysed period RDLP Krosno unit raised funds for the implementation of 62 projects in 26 forest districts. The total amount of funding actions taken in units RDSF Krosno was 84 953.1 thousand PLN. Vast majority of this amount came from EU funds (approximately 90%), the majority of funds came from the Operational Program Infrastructure and Environment and the Rural Development Program.