Министерство на земеделието и храните – Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests

The six State Enterprises (State Forest Enterprises) are established as per Article 163 of the Forestry Act in 2011. The state enterprises manage wooded areas in state ownership that are not assigned to be managed by government agencies or legal entities. The enterprises are legal entities having the status of state enterprises as per Article 62 (3) of the Commercial Act.

The principal subject of activity of the state enterprises as per Article 163 of the Forestry Act shall be:
1. the implementation of forestry plans within the wooded areas in state ownership;
2. the implementation of game stewardship plans in state game reserves and in state forest
enterprises;
3. performance of maintenance and/or regenerative activities within wooded areas in state
ownership as provided for in the protected areas’ management plans;
4. organization and implementation of measures for the protection of wooded areas in state
ownership;
5. organization and implementation of anti-erosion measures in forest areas;
6. maintenance of the diversity of ecosystems and protection of the biological diversity in
them;
7. organization and commissioning of design and construction of facilities in forests lands
within wooded areas in state ownership;
8. planting of new forests on agricultural lands;
9. protection of wooded areas in state ownership;
10. provision of public services.

The governing bodies of the state enterprises as per Article 163 of the Forestry Act are: the Minister of Agriculture and Food and the Management board.

The total forest area, managed by the state enterprises (as of 31.12.2014) is 2 909 179 ha.

Six Bulgarian State Forest Organizations 

• Southwest:  www.uzdp.bg
• Southcentral:  www.ucdp-smolian.com
• Southeast:  www.uidp-sliven.com
• Northwest:  www.szdp.bg
• Northcentral:  www.scdp.bg
• Northeast:  www.dpshumen.bg

• Total forest area managed by member: 2 792 960 ha
• Total number of: employees: people
• Annual harvest in: 4 800 000 m³