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III. RESTORATION PROCESS  III.4. GENERAL TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 1. Structures and facilities developed (if any) within the project. Roads: A network of forest roads was constructed before and during the project implementation. Today the total road density is 57m/ha and the width of the road is 6m.  Fire protection ( fire breaks, ...): During the project implementation a network of fire breaks was constructed reaching today a total length of 86+600 km. The width of firebreaks is 8-30m.  - Livestock (enclosure, passageways, etc.):   Recreational facilities, for children, school groups, tourist, other: Special places for recreational activities have been developed during the last two decades.  Technical measures of erosion control (ditches, dams, etc.): Special measures have taken place, line terraces, ditches, dams, especially after the last fire.  - Special measures for electrical lines or gas transmission pipes:   - Other infrastructure:   2. Has any traditional technology been applied? Yes Description: Low planting in pits handly and planting two plants in every pit-planting.  3. Has any innovative technology been applied? No Description:   4. Are there any quality standards for the seedlings? Yes - No - Unknown Description: The seedlings were extracted from the nursery and transported to the field without any checking in the nursery. Before the planting the seedlings were checked in relation to root and shoot damages. On  5. Are there quality standards for the work?  Yes - No - Unknown Description: Plantations were performed during cloudy days avoiding frosty or windy days. Seedlings were planted within the same day or on the next one day after the extraction from the nursery. Generally seedlings were planted with the main axis to be vertically  6. Are there defined success criteria for the project? No Description:

REACTION: This research is supported by the "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" programme, under contract EVK2-2002-80025