Table 11 Responses of FM. All figures in percentage of the total responses for the respective question (n)

1

Do you consider genetic diversity of forest trees to be important?

Yes

100

100

100

100

96

94

n = 510

No

0

0

0

0

1

2

Uncertain

0

0

0

0

3

4

2

Do you consider forest genetic diversity in your management plans?

Yes

81

91

84

79

87

76

n = 510

No

12

9

10

11

11

18

Uncertain

7

0

6

11

2

6

3

Do you feel you are well-informed about forest genetic diversity?

Yes

50

73

44

53

84

34

n = 510

No

41

14

38

32

7

54

Uncertain

8

14

18

16

9

12

4

Do you consider climate change in your management planning?

Yes

91

64

92

84

38

88

n = 508

No

8

14

4

16

48

8

Uncertain

2

23

4

0

14

4

5

Do you expect changes in your forest area due to climate change?

Yes

95

82

93

100

69

85

n = 510

No

4

5

3

0

9

6

Uncertain

1

14

4

0

22

9

5.1

If yes, will it have any influence on the management objectives?

(a) Will be easier to reach

6

11

12

11

4

9

n = 433

(b) Will be more difficult to reach

81

72

72

53

36

74

(c) Management objectives will change

13

17

16

37

61

16

(d) No influence

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

Do you consider planting and afforestation/reforestation activities in order to improve forest ecosystem services, in particular to increase forest stability in climate change?

Yes

95

95

97

63

84

96

n = 507

No

5

5

3

21

4

0

Uncertain

0

0

0

16

12

4

6.1

If yes, how do you select FRM?

(a) I use material of our own forests (seeds, seedlings…)

63

62

54

67

84

48

n = 507

(b) I use material from the closest nursery

30

29

43

25

14

33

(c) Other

7

10

3

0

2

19

(d) I have never used FRM in the area

0

0

0

8

0

0

6.2

If yes, do you take national regions of provenance into account when selecting the planting material?

(a) Yes

98

100

97

100

100

98

(b) No

2

0

3

0

0

2

n = 447

(c) Uncertain

0

0

0

0

0

0

(d) Never used FRM

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.3

Have you ever used planting material in this area from other regions outside your country?

(a) Yes

18

14

22

19

2

4

n = 495

(b) No

75

86

75

75

97

96

(c) Uncertain

7

0

3

6

1

0

6.3.1

If yes, why?

Unavailability of domestic seeds/seedlings

56

33

43

100

43

33

Less expensive reproductive material

6

0

7

0

14

33

Better genetic material (i.e., better growth, stem form)

17

33

21

0

29

0

Better adaption to expected climate conditions

22

33

29

0

14

33

6.4

Would you use planting material from other regions outside your country?

Yes

24

23

43

26

13

24

n = 503

No

64

64

41

53

55

73

Uncertain

12

14

17

21

32

2

7

Have you ever received subsidies for planting activities?

Yes

27

95

77

89

67

58

n = 489

No

72

5

23

11

33

42

Uncertain

1

0

0

0

0

0

8

Please rank the following aspects regarding the importance for the management activities in the area:

n = 507

8.1

Plant tree provenances fit for climate change (also from other countries)

(a) Very important

47

41

49

11

19

42

n = 506

(b) Important

39

36

40

63

59

46

(c) Less important

9

9

8

26

15

6

(d) Not important

3

0

2

0

1

4

(e) No answer

2

14

1

0

6

2

8.2

Keep the tree composition of the area the same

(a) Very important

26

14

7

21

68

14

n = 507

(b) Important

51

41

49

32

31

36

(c) Less important

19

27

34

47

0

42

(d) Not important

3

14

9

0

0

8

(e) No answer

1

5

2

0

1

0

8.3

Use of domestic seeds and plants

(a) Very important

54

68

27

68

48

60

n = 509

(b) Important

36

27

57

32

46

32

(c) Less important

9

5

14

0

6

8

(d) Not important

0

0

2

0

0

0

(e) No answer

0

0

1

0

1

0

8.4

Minimize anthropogenic influence in the area

(a) Very important

3

64

3

37

31

38

n = 506

(b) Important

30

27

13

42

52

46

(c) Less important

38

9

54

11

16

10

(d) Not important

25

0

28

11

0

4

(e) No answer

5

0

3

0

2

2

9

Do you think the national legislation on seed transfer is well-adapted in times of climate change?

Yes

28

18

34

16

36

48

n = 501

No

26

41

31

26

19

30

Uncertain

45

41

35

58

45

22

10

Do you think the European legislation on seed transfer is well-adapted in times of climate change?

Yes

9

5

14

5

11

10

n = 498

No

27

9

19

37

8

22

Uncertain

64

86

66

58

81

68

11

How big is the forest area of your organization (ha)?

Not answered

12

Please specify the ownership of the forest:

(a) Public

29

50

62

61

3

2

n = 496

(b) Private

67

45

21

33

83

20

(c) Both

1

0

15

0

4

0

(d) Other

3

5

3

6

10

78