This inventory, officially published in the Official Gazette of the Junta (BOJA), is one of the first outcomes of the application of the Forest Law (LEMA), approved on March 13. It includes 614 regional properties that are now part of the Catalog of Public Utility (CUP).
The registry, which replaces and expands the old Catalog of Andalusian Forests, is administrative and records all public forests in the Andalusian territory, both public domain and patrimonial. The inventory, which is dynamically updated, begins with 1,434 areas throughout the region.
By province, Jaén leads with 280 forests, followed by Almería (262) and Granada (251). Other provinces such as Cádiz (171), Málaga (158), and Huelva (147) are also listed. Córdoba and Seville close the list with 80 forests each. The province of Córdoba adds five shared areas, all state-owned, belonging to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (Miteco) and the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation (CHG).
Among the forests shared by Córdoba are the rustic crown of the Iznájar reservoir (with Granada and Málaga), the rustic crowns of the Vadomojón reservoir (with Jaén) and the Yeguas reservoir (with Jaén). Additionally, two forests are shared with Seville: the boundaries of the Retortillo reservoir and its diversion.
The Regional Government of Andalusia is the largest owner of these forests, with 614 areas representing 42.8% of the total. Of these, 35 in Córdoba are now incorporated into the Catalog of Public Utility. Some of these areas, such as La Sierrezuela (between Adamuz and Villafranca de Córdoba), have been cataloged for over a century.
Municipalities constitute the second largest group of public forest owners. In Córdoba, towns such as Adamuz, Almodóvar del Río, Benamejí, Cabra, Conquista, Doña Mencía, Espejo, Espiel, La Granjuela, Hornachuelos, Luque, Montoro, Pedroche, Posadas, Pozoblanco, Puente Genil, Guadalcázar, Rute, Santa Eufemia, Villanueva del Duque, Villanueva del Rey, and Zuheros have registered forests.
