In the future, the changes in the ownership structure of private forests in Slovenia will certainly be seen. It is to be expected that there will be more and more young forest owners who will be a part of the millennial generation. In the thesis, the students of the Biotechnical Faculty, whose families own forests and for whom there is a chance to inherit it someday were interviewed. Among the interviewed future forest owners, 53.0% were female, on average 22 years old, and the majority of them (37.0%) study at the Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources. Nearly half of the prospective forest owners interviewed (41.9%) are involved in forest management to a small extent and have little experience working in the forest. The interviewed future forest owners, who are often involved in forest management and have a lot of experience working in the forest, demonstrate a greater desire for forest management in the future. The majority of the future forest owners interviewed (65.0%) intend to manage their own forests in the future, and they place management objectives related to the biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation at the forefront of importance. Future forest owners differ from the current forest owners in their goals and motives for forest management. Therefore, in the future, in order to achieve the goals of forest management, adjustments will be necessary in advising future forest owners and in encouraging them to a more active forest management.
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