One or more parcels of forest and other wooded land which constitute a single unit from the point of view of management or utilization. for state-owned forest and other wooded land a holding may be defined as the area forming a major management unit administered by a senior official, e.g. a regional forestry officer. for forest and other wooded land that is owned publicly, other than by the state, or owned by large-scale forest owners, e.g. forest industries, a holding may constitute a number of separated properties which are, however, managed according to: one corporate strategy. under any category of ownership, other than state-owned, one holding may be the property of one or several owners.