e-Forest protection of Slovenia (EVG) is an electronic information system for forest protection in Slovenia. The system EVG has two units: database and portal. The EVG database is central data warehouse for forest protection in Slovenia. Access to the database is restricted. Purpose of the EVG portal is to mediate knowledge about forest protection, to encourage communication in the field of forest protection, to be a tool for forester's everyday work, to inform public about events in the field of forest protection. The contents of EVG portal is: manual for determining causes of tree damages, electronic journal Forest protection news, educational material, glossary, forest protection yearly reports, archive of Reporting, prognostic-diagnostic service for forests (PDP) reports, forest protection legislation, current events in the field of forest protection, special surveys of harmful organisms related with forestry, publicly available data from EVG database. The EVG users are foresters from Slovenian Forestry Service (ZGS) and all users of PDP service, which is managed by Slovenian Forestry Institute. Development of EVG system considers following principles and directives: it is easy to use, it is user friendly, it is helpful tool at every level of ZGS, there is no duplicate data input, it enables traceability and control of records, and it is the source of knowledge. The EVG system will simplify the work of foresters in the field of forest protection; work will be more transparent, faster and results will be of better quality. With the information system of forest protection in Slovenia, fundamentals for prognosis in forest protection in Slovenia will be established. The EVG portal will raise the level of public awareness in the field of forest protection.
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