Division 02: Forestry and logging

Section A, Agriculture, forestry and fishing. 4 subcategories with ISTAT's explanatory notes and the ATECO 2022 codes they come from.

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  1. 02Forestry and logging

    This division includes silviculture and the production of roundwood as well as the extraction and gathering of wild-growing non-wood forest products. Besides the production of timber, forestry activities result in products that undergo little processing, for example, firewood, charcoal or roundwood used in an unprocessed form (such as pit-props or pulpwood). These activities can be carried out in natural, semi-natural or planted forests.

    Excludes

    • further processing of wood beginning with sawmilling and planing of wood, see division 1616
  2. 02.1Silviculture and other forestry activities
  3. 02.10Silviculture and other forestry activities
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • growing of Christmas trees, see 01.2901.29
    • operation of tree nurseries, except for forest trees, see 01.3001.30
    • gathering of mushrooms and other wild growing non-wood forest products, see 02.3002.30
    • production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities, see 16.1116.11
    • production of wood fire logs not associated with forestry activities, see 16.2616.26
    • activities relating to amenity tree care and arboriculture, see 81.3081.30
    • conservation and maintenance services of national parks, nature parks and reserves, see 91.4291.42
  4. 02.10.0Silviculture and other forestry activities
  5. 02.10.00Silviculture and other forestry activities
    From ATECO 2022: 02.10.00 Silvicoltura e altre attività forestali (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts
    • growing of coppice, pulpwood and firewood
    • operation of forest tree nurseries
    • growing of poplar and willow

    Implementation rule

    • These activities can be carried out in natural, semi-natural or planted forests.
  6. 02.2Logging
  7. 02.20Logging
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • growing of Christmas trees, see 01.2901.29
    • growing of standing timber: planting, replanting, transplanting, thinning and conserving of forests, and timber tracts, see 02.1002.10
    • gathering of wild growing non-wood forest products, see 02.3002.30
    • production of wood chips and particles, not associated with forestry activities, see 16.1116.11
    • production of charcoal through distillation of wood, see 20.1420.14
  8. 02.20.0Logging
  9. 02.20.00Logging
    From ATECO 2022: 02.20.00 Utilizzo di aree forestali (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • production of roundwood for forest-based manufacturing industries
    • production of roundwood used in an unprocessed form (e.g. pit-props, fence posts and utility poles)

    Also includes

    • gathering of firewood
    • gathering and production of forest harvesting residues (e.g. brushwood, stumps, wood chips from logging and other forest waste for energy)
    • production of charcoal in the forest (using traditional methods)
  10. 02.3Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
  11. 02.30Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • non-wild growing of any of these products (except growing of cork trees), see division 0101
    • growing of mushrooms or truffles, see 01.1301.13
    • growing of berries or nuts, see 01.2501.25
    • gathering of firewood, see 02.2002.20
  12. 02.30.0Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
  13. 02.30.00Gathering of wild growing non-wood products
    From ATECO 2022: 02.30.00 Raccolta di prodotti selvatici non legnosi (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • gathering of wild growing materials, e.g.:
      • mushrooms, truffles
      • berries
      • nuts
    • tree sap
      • balata and other rubber-like gums
      • cork
      • lac and resins
      • balsams
      • acorns, horse chestnuts
      • mosses and lichens
      • vegetable hair/eelgrass

    Also includes

    • collecting wild plants (e.g. reeds, sedges)
    • harvesting wild herbs and associated natural drying
    • gathering of maple syrup in the wild
  14. 02.4Support services to forestry
  15. 02.40Support services to forestry
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This class includes carrying out part of the forestry operation on a fee or contract basis.

    Excludes

    • operation of forest tree nurseries, see 02.1002.10
    • draining of forestry land, see 43.1243.12
    • clearing of building sites, see 43.1243.12
  16. 02.40.0Support services to forestry
  17. 02.40.00Support services to forestry
    From ATECO 2022: 02.40.00 Servizi di supporto per la silvicoltura (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • forestry service activities:
      • forestry inventories
      • forest management consulting services
      • timber evaluation
      • forest fire fighting and prevention
      • forest pest control
    • logging service activities:
      • transport of logs within the forest

    Implementation rule

    • Support activities here classified are performed on a fee or contract basis.

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