Forests owned by the state or local self-governing communities are managed by various administrators who must adhere to legal regulations and bylaws and handle them in accordance with the principles of economy, publicity, and transparency. In practice, difficulties arise in ensuring these principles and adhering to the applicable property management plan. The aim of this thesis is to determine how selected municipalities ensure transparency and publicity in the disposal of immovable property, i.e., forests, and how they deal with potential difficulties in adhering to the property management plan.
The thesis comprises theoretical and empirical components. Various research methods (descriptive, comparative, inductive, and deductive) are employed, with semi-structured in-depth interviews being the central research method used to obtain answers to the research questions.
Based on the literature and acquired responses, it was found that both the Municipality of Kočevje and the Municipality of Loški Potok ensure transparency and public access to forest disposal as prescribed by law. The pre-emptive right has a positive impact for the Municipality of Kočevje, while the Municipality of Loški Potok does not have pre-emptive rights in municipal regulations on forest land and therefore does not enforce them.
The thesis and findings can benefit individuals and legal entities in familiarizing themselves with the procedures and regulations of forest disposal and ensuring its transparency and public access by public administration, the importance of pre-emptive rights, and other related topics covered in the thesis. Based on the findings, further research is recommended on the potential introduction of a unified public registry with information on the disposal of state, local, and private forests.
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