After 1990, political and economical changes were introduced in Slovenia, which in turo are bringing about marked changes in the ownership structure. The ownership structure of forests will be affected particularly by the process of undoing the nationalisation of forests that followed World War II. Recent surveys say that the average size of a forest property returned to the private sector is 30 hectares, which is to be shared on an average by three heirs. Forty percent of the rightful claimants or their heirs have not had a forest property so far. The process of denationalisation will lead to an increase in the number of forest owners, though the average size of a private forest property will remain virtually unchanged. Half of the rightful claimants or their heirs are non-farmers.
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