The development of forestry in the territory of Croatia had an impact on the entire Republic of Croatia, somewhere it had more influence and somewhat less. The region that was heavily influenced by forestry was the region of Lika. The main aim of this graduate thesis was to show the impact of forestry in the area of Lika. All the historical events that were directly related to the development of the forestry sector in the area of Lika were presented for the purpose of showing the influence of forestry in its area. Historical events affecting forestry were analyzed, among them; demographic structures like the number of employees by gender and educational structure in the forestry industry. The production of forestries is thoroughly analyzed and introduced in this paper. It is particularly emphasized that forestry in the area of Lika continues to develop and as such plays a very important role both in the region itself and for the local population. There are also positive and negative impacts of forestry in the Lika region. Positive impacts are most evident in the creation of new jobs that are carried by the forestry industry, while the negative impacts are the destruction of the flora and fauna as a result of cutting the trees for the forest industry.