The Forest Owners Association of Slovenia (FOAS) connects private forest owners joined in 20 forest owners’ associations, three machine rings and one co-ownership community. As the FOAS faces the problem of non-permanent financial resources and the unprofessional nature of its work, its activities are limited to certain tasks, the most important of which is representing forest owners in the implementation of forest- related policy processes. With the aim of improving FOAS's performance, the satisfaction of FOAS members with FOAS’s performance was analysed and their expectations were determined. The aim was also to find out which areas of work the FOAS should devote more attention to in the future, in accordance with the needs of its members, and whether the members of the FOAS are prepared to enter into business cooperation with the FOAS. The data were obtained by interviewing the chairmen/representatives of the FOAS members. The members of the FOAS expressed their satisfaction with the work of the FOAS, especially because of its participation in the forestry policy process. They are also satisfied with the co-organisation of the auction of high quality timber and the promotion of the FOAS. In the future, the FOAS’s members would like the FOAS to organize excursions and to advise and assist members in the process of applying to forest tenders. It was found that it makes sense for the FOAS to organise coordinated sales of timber in future, as members are showing interest in this. One of the possibilities of business cooperation between the FOAS and its members is also the organisation of joint forest management for passive (urban) forest owners. However, as a basis for improved cooperation between the FOAS and its members, it is necessary that the contacts between the FOAS and its members become more frequent, which could be achieved by greater activity of the members.
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