The first National Parks were developed at the (Source: MCPFE 2007) beginning of the 19th century and the designation of new parks continued until the late 1990s, with the last period coinciding with the opening of the Iron Curtain. [...] In other words, forest management must adapt Sustainable forest management (SFM) has to be its practices to the rules and regulations of the adjusted (or be custom made) to the various require- respective protected areas in order to be regarded as ments of the different types of protected areas. [...] The status of the protected area determines the amount and intensity of forestry possible, as symbolised by the width of the arrows. [...] The main goals of current Natura 2000 and forests (European Communities management are to legally secure these areas and 2003) is available in English and other languages: ensure appropriate management plans, including the completion of inventories and the establishment of docs/nat2000/n2kforest_en.pdf. [...] The purpose of the After completion of a risk analysis to determine the immediate measures was to identify short-term risk of deterioration of the specific objects of conserv- management actions, taking into consideration existing forest infrastructure and forest planning instruments, Sensitivity Intensity of use Efficiency of the management Conservation status (incentives, measures) Relevance of