Total damages in state forests of the Republic of Serbia in 2017, expressed in timber volume, amounted to approximately 121.000 m3, out of which, about 26.000 m3 were damages caused by man. Natural inclemencies (wind, rain, hail, snow) caused damages of approximately 44.000 m3 of the timber volume, which was about 36% of the total damages in state forests. During 2017, 69 cases of fire in state forests were recorded and damaged timber volume was 6.000 m3. Damaged timber volume in private forests amounted to 5.350 m3. In 2017, in state forests, plant diseases caused damages of approximately 17.000 m3.