Vol. 51 (1), 2009: 5-11

FOLIA FORESTALIA POLONICA
Series A - Forestry, 2009, Vol. 51(1), 5–11.

Farmland afforestations: new goals and guidelines for Poland

Jacek Zajączkowski¹ , Kazimierz Zajączkowski^2
1 Department of Silviculture, Warsaw Agricultural University, Nowoursynowska 159/34,
02-776 Warsaw, Poland, tel.: 4822 5938010, fax: 4822 5938008,
e-mail: jacek_zajaczkowski@sggw.pl, Corresponding author.
² Department of Forest Genetics and Tree Physiology, Forest Research Institute, Sękocin, Poland

Abstract
Farmland afforestations (FAs), i. e. groups of trees and shrubs scattered in agricultural landscape, were for long considered mostly as supplementary timber resource and wind mitigation tool. The contemporary shift to other, environment- and social-related functions of FAs is discussed in the paper and example guidelines for the establishment of new FAs proposed. The concept of “farmland afforestations’ needs” is presented as atool to incorporate FA issues in land- use planning.

Key words
farmland afforestation, shelterbelt, agricultural environment, land-use planning