Rola zasad hodowli lasu w kształtowaniu trwałej wielofunkcyjności polskich lasów i leśnictwa

Against the background of the solutions laid down in successive editions of Principles of forest management the paper presents their vital role in the shaping of the sustainable multifunctionality of Polish forests and forest management. It has been demonstrated that that the „Principles” of 1953/1955, which were based on ecological foundations and approached forest as an ecosystem, allowed to meet the economic and social goals of forest management. The subsequent editions of the „Principles” were open to any proposal that takes account of the nature and forest−related knowledge, as well as of social and economic conditions of functioning of the forest holding.