Impacts of FSC Certification System Application on Forestry Economics in Krkonoše National Park Management

Krkonoše National Park (KRNAP) is in the Czech Republic the only national park with the FSC certificate, which means that forests are managed by an ecologically friendly way. Therefore, the aim of bachelor thesis was to find out economic impacts to the KRNAP forestry economics after introduction of the FSC certification system. For these purposes, there were selected two periods, namely the years 2006-2008 as a period before the introduction of the certification system, and after the certification introduction in 2009-2011. There were monitored various indicators, and presented in the forms of tables and graphs that clearly showed results of the investigation. Based on comparison the two periods, there were found insignificant economic differences. This was supported substantially by the fact that KRNAP Administration began with the ecological friendly management of forests in the Park already in 2003 because they realized the need of change in the management