Budapest, 24 March 2016 - The National Council for Sustainable Development discussed the proposed amendments to the Forest Act
     The National Council for Sustainable Development (NFFT) Thursday's meeting discussed the concept of government proposals to amend the Forest Act; the meeting agreed that a long-term issue for the future of the country is concerned, it should be preceded by broad social and professional debate.
    Bitay Marton Örs, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture recalled the meeting held in the Parliament building that since 2011 working on renewal of the act. According to the Secretary of State realistic, forward-looking, sustainable and dynamic nature protection needed for Hungary's forests. This means that the "reservation notion" more effective method is needed, therefore, is not to "close the woods, and we give the key to the owl." They are trying to increase economic interest without having to go to the expense of environmental protection. The concept is that the triple functions of the forest - the public welfare, protection and the economy - even with each other harmoniously meet the objectives of the future generations. He said that in the last hundred years, about 10 percent is forest could be increased to 21 percent since 1990 to 200 thousand hectares of forest have been planted. Indicated that the new legislation is important because forests will be installed in the coming years based on this, this is the current generations will be too noticeable consequences. He touched upon the changes in social demands, they have been spent on state forest holdings in the past six years, HUF 15 billion in tourism boots. He said Hungary is about 500 thousand private forest owners out there who possess one million hectares of land, and they benefit from the production of primary interest. He stated that it is your task to find the natural interest of the same economic interest. The meeting of forestry experts said, not looking for a sustainable state, but also to be dynamically formulate sustainability, so the change find a balance between social needs and environmental constraints. According to a more flexible with less regulatory constraints, time can be resistant.
Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zsolt V. Németh spoke of the growing sensitivity of people towards nature conservation, everyone is feeling the effects of climate change. According to him, the nature of the cause today, two attitudes can be observed; one of the "civil society", which can not afford anything, and if necessary, there chained yourself every tree, while the other listens to those who argue against the irrational, stupid rules.
Marcel Szabó care to protect the interests of future generations Deputy Commissar - In response Bitay Marton Örs words - expressed the view that "legitimate idea" and legitimate, necessary concept is to "let owl key" to the protected forests are a part of. According to him, the management of natural forest is needed to strengthen and the basic goal is that the state forest property and protected areas can preserve for future generations unchanged.
Laszlo Kövér, the President of Parliament, also talked about the National Council for Sustainable Development, a common concern in the protection of nature, and in all of its sensitivity to the problem. At the same time he indicated that there are bureaucratic rules, which is to be changed, because it was detrimental to the credibility of environmental protection, and if they are not taken out, you will lose the protection of nature.