Zrównoważone użytkowanie różnorodności biologicznej współczesną formą ochrony przyrody

The author refers to the contemporary understanding of the terms: biological diversity, sustainable development, nature conservation. The most recent information about biological diversity of Polish forests was presented on the landscape, habitat, species and gene level. Differences were shown between sustainable use of biological diversity treated as the contemporary form of nature conservation and traditional conservation and biocoenotic methods. The author pointed out to difficulties in and lack of acceptance of the large−scale form of nature conservation in forests by some circles of professional nature conservationists.