Year of publication 1983

The Fourth FAG/Austria Training Course on Mountain Forest Roads and Harvesting was held in the Forestry Training Centres of Ossiach and Ort, Austria, from 30 May to 26 June , 1983 . The course was made possible by a special contribution from Austria in support of FAO's Regular Programme activities in the field of logging. This report is a compilation of the lecture papers presented. The main objectives of the courses were to familiarize the participants with the problems encountered in the harvesting of mountain forests on a sustained basis, taking into consideration the effects of logging on the environment. Particular emphasis was placed on the practical planning, surveying, construction and maintenance of forest roads as well as the planning, choice and use of logging technology suitable for mountain forest conditions. Other important objectives were to draw the attention of the participants to work safety, health, ergonomics and productivity in logging. The participants included people from institutions such as ministries of agriculture and forestry, public forestry administrations, public and private forest enterprises and forestry training centres. It is hoped that also foresters from developing countries can profit from the information contained in this paper.