Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev held a meeting devoted to forest management issues in Russia. The event was attended by the management of the Accounts Chamber, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Federal Forestry Agency, and heads of regions in which the forest industry complex has a significant impact on the economy.
Since 2020, on the instructions of the President of Russia, a large-scale reform of the forestry industry has been carried out, aimed at increasing the transparency and efficiency of its functioning.
Previously, forest resources were assessed by regions using the federal budget and their own funds. At the same time, forest management was carried out by businesses. Such decentralization had a negative impact on the efficiency of the system’s management.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that it was possible to improve manageability thanks to the transfer of forest inventory powers to the federal level in 2022. In particular, the areas covered by forest management have increased – in three years, work has been completed on almost 60 million hectares.
At the same time, Dmitry Patrushev noted that the pace of work in this area needs to be increased in order to involve forest resources in circulation.
During the meeting, the heads of the Arkhangelsk and Irkutsk regions, as well as Primorsky Krai, informed about the situation on the ground and presented their proposals for improving work and developing the regulatory framework.
Following the meeting, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Federal Forestry Agency were instructed to speed up work on improving legislation, including taking into account the noted proposals of the heads of regions. Additionally, it is necessary to improve the forest assessment planning system, including using modern technologies in the field of artificial intelligence and Earth remote sensing data.
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