Valstybinių miškų urėdija

The State Enterprise Valstybinių miškų urėdija (VMU) was created following the reorganisation on the January 8, 2018.The reorganisation was carried out through a merger of the 42 State Forest Enterprises, that were merged into the SE State Forest Management Institute, which is participating in the reorganisation. Following the reorganisation, the newly created VĮ VMU took over all the state-owned assets, as well as the rights and obligations held in trust by the reorganised dorest enterprises. The area of forests held in trust by the State Enterprise VMU amounts to approximately 1.1 million ha, of which 0.3 million ha are forests located in the territory of nature reserves and other protected areas of Lithuanian forests. The VMU carries out complex forestry activities and is an important player in the development of the country’s forestry sector. The company takes care of the country’s forest cover, introduces advanced technologies for afforestation, restoration, protection, management and use of resources, maintains roads in state and private forests and protects forests from fires. The activities of the VMU can be divided into the following groups: forest management; timber harvesting and marketing; afforestation, reforestation and maintenance; tree nursery activities; maintenance of forest infrastructure and implementation of social functions; nature conservation activities and development of other commercial activities.