• assists the Executive Director in setting national priorities in the field of forestry;
• assists the Executive Director in carrying out activities related to the implementation of national forest policy, national strategic forest documents, programs and other documents in the field of forest policy;
• develops a Strategic Plan for the Development of the Forestry Sector;
• controls the implementation of the forest management plans and programs, as well as:
a) the establishment of forests in forest territories, on agricultural lands and in areas for recultivation;
b) production and trade with forest reproductive materials;
c) protection of forest territories from erosion and torrents;
d) selection and introduction of forest tree species and conservation of forest genetic resources;
e) approval and registration of basic material of forest seed production base;
f) execution of fellings in forests;
g) the use of timber and non-timber forest products and grazing in forest territories;
h) protection of forest territories from diseases, pests and other damages;
i) activities of persons performing sylvicultural practice and activities in forest territories, etc.
• coordinates and controls the activity of the Seed control stations, Forest protection stations, Nature parks directorates and other specialized territorial units, established by order of the Executive director;
• develops drafts of regulations in the field of afforestation, management and protection of forests;
• organizes and coordinates the activities of the Agency related to participation and implementation of international, European and national programs and projects in the field of forestry;
• creates and maintains an electronic database and documents for forest reproductive materials in Bulgarian and English language;
• creates and maintains a system for forecasting and signaling for diseases, pests and other damage in forest territories and maintains information system with data base on the health condition of forests;
• organizes the commissioning, development and implementation of plans, projects and programs for protected territories and protected areas in non-exclusive state forests and for the protection of forest ecosystems and their biological diversity;
• organizes a system for management and control of the protected areas and for maintenance of the favorable status of individual habitat types and species habitats in the National Ecological Network "Natura 2000" in the forest territories;
• develops programs to encourage the participation of individuals, legal entities and municipalities - owners of forest territories - at all stages of forest management, utilization and protection;
• advises individuals, legal entities and municipalities - owners of forest territories - on issues related to forest management and utilization, as well as on possibilities for financial support;
• assists in the establishment of forest associations and municipal forest management structures;
• collects, analyzes and reports statistical information on activities in forest territories;
• establishes relations, organizes and coordinates the participation of the Agency in the work of the European Commission's working groups and committees in the field of forestry and related sectors - environment, rural areas, statistics;
• organizes and coordinates the development and implementation of bilateral and multilateral agreements for cooperation in the field of forestry;
• organizes the Agency's participation in the work of international organizations, processes and joint committees for cooperation in the field of forestry;
