Deutsche Forstservice GmbH (DFS)
Deutsche Forstservice GmbH (DFS)
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Founded in 1979, DFS Deutsche Forstservice GmbH is a German consulting company specialized in all phases of project cycle management related to forest sector development co-operation, ranging from identification, design, appraisal, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation to backstopping of forestry projects world-wide, with considerable experience in forest resources assessment, monitoring, management for multiple purposes, and applied research. 

DFS Deutsche Forstservice GmbH relies upon a team of permanent and/or closely affiliated professional staff members specialized in natural resources conservation and development at large, and maintains intimate links with internationally leading academic and research institutes for specialized inputs. 

Clients regularly worked for comprise national institutions as well as bilateral and multilateral co-operation agencies, namely:

-African Development Bank (AfDB)

-Asian Development Bank (ADB)

-Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

-Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)

-European Commission (EC)

-International Timber Trade Organisation (ITTO)

-Japan Overseas Forestry Consultants Association (JOFCA)

-Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)

-Organisation of Petrol Exporting Countries (OPEC)

-World Bank (WB)

 

The extended experience of DFS Deutsche Forstservice GmbH in the field of forestry studies and projects, together with its highly qualified permanent technical staff at the company's headquarters near Munich, its national and international linkages, its profound technical training competence, its comprehensive documentation center, its modern communication facilities, its rigorous selection of experts for short- and long-term missions and its close and continuous back-stopping of the fielded experts guarantee the provision of services at the high quality standard that has made the company's reputation.

  

 

FIELDS OF EXPERTISE AND SERVICES OFFERED 


Forest inventory and forestry planning

Reliable information is a prerequisite to sound forestry planning.

National and regional forest inventories

Satellite navigation systems (NAVSTAR GPS, GLONASS)

Reconnaissance surveys, multi-resources inventories

Data processing, analysis, management information systems (MIS)

Biodiversity assessments, qualitative observations and statistical sampling

Land use mapping and planning

 

Forest resources monitoring

Forest resources management planning

Remote sensing, geographic and environmental information systems (GIS/EIS)

Forest evaluation, health and damage assessment

  

Natural forest management

Sustainable forest management practices contribute to the conservation of natural forests.

Definition of management goals and objectives

Forest rehabilitation and tending

Prioritisation and mapping of forest functions

Reduced impact utilisation of forest products

Conception and validation of management alternatives

Human resources development and training

Elaboration and implementation of integrated forest management plans

Capacity-building and institutional strengthening

Silvicultural treatments and guidelines

Forest policy advise and forest legislation

 

Protection of forests and environment

The understanding of the mechanisms of forest destruction constitutes the basis for the orientation of protection measures.

Participatory appraisal of the specific situation

Forest fire prevention and control

Soil and water resources conservation, erosion control

Forest resources protection and conservation

Adapted land use systems

Protected areas and buffer zone management

Watershed protection and management

Improvement of socio-economic framework conditions

 

Reforestation and plantation management

Natural forests and plantations are complementary in the fulfilment of the demand for multiple forestry goods and services.

Planning and appraisal of afforestation and reforestation projects

Site preparation and plantation establishment

Site mapping and selection

Maintenance and protection of established plantations

Tree species and seed selection, genetic improvement

Management models, silvicultural treatments and guidelines

Tree nursery practices and management

Sustainable utilisation and regeneration

 

Community and social forestry

Given a fair share of rights, responsibilities and revenues as well as an adequate relationship among all stakeholders, local communities actively engage in forest resources protection and conservation.

Design, planning and promotion of participatory forestry projects

(Re)negotiation and operationalisation of the stakeholders' roles

Identification of stakeholders and analysis of their respective roles

Capacity and training need assessment

Sensitisation and motivation of local communities

Elaboration of appropriate didactic materials

Assistance in community organisation

Collaborative research and capacity development

Promotion of framework conditions conducive to participatory approaches

Promotion of the exchange of know-how and experiences

 

Forest utilisation and forest products

The valorisation of the wide range of forestry goods and services is the key to the preservation and durable development of forests.

Comprehensive accounting of forestry goods and services

Fuelwood and charcoal production

Design and promotion of appropriate forest products utilisation methods

Local transformation of forest products into higher value-added commodities

Reduced impact logging through sound planning and the use of appropriate techniques

Promotion of artisanal processing of forestry product

Planning, establishment and operation of small and medium sawmills (incl. mobile sawmills)

 

 

Forestry studies

The appropriate allocation of the limited funds for technical and financial cooperation in the forestry sector requires sound and efficient prior investigations.

Forestry sector studies

Detailed project planning (goal oriented project planning, logical framework, etc.)

Identification and conception of forestry and natural resources management and conservation projects

Elaboration of terms of reference and of job descriptions, scheduling of project activities

Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies

Evaluation of forestry projects

Project appraisals

 

 

 

Forestry component within integrated projects

Agro-silvo-pastoral resources and their management play a major role in integrated rural development projects.

Short-term consultancies and backstopping

Preparation of sector plans

Forestry, non-timber forest products, ecology, wildlife, biodiversity, agroforestry and range management experts

Information campaigns and education towards sustainable forest resources management and conservation

Technical inputs, on-the-job training, coaching, seminars, workshops

 

 

 

 

 

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2 offices
1M - 5M
1979

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Company Offices

  • Germany (headquarters)
  • Wittelsbacherstr. 11, D-85622 Feldkirchen
  • Germany (headquarters)
  • DFS Deutsche Forstservice GmbH Wittelsbacherstr. 11, Feldkirchen