In Moscow will host the first regional Forest forum

In Moscow will host the first regional Forest forum

February 20, 2013 under the chairmanship of the acting Governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov in the regional government building in Krasnogorsk will be the first Forest forum of the Moscow region.

The event, dubbed "Green patrol", will be attended by the Federal Agency of forestry, Moscow state forest University, Moscow region government, the forestry Committee of the Moscow region and representatives of authorities of all levels, social, scientific and environmental organizations and associations.

According to the FFA, the forum participants will discuss key issues and priorities for forestry, Moscow region. The main theme of the Forestry forum will be the establishment of an effective system of forest management, which should include a strong corps of foresters and high-performance specialized agencies of forestry. There will also be questions raised about ensuring that the boundaries of forest areas in accordance with borders of the municipal districts, the emergence of public recreational areas, the elimination of unauthorized dumps of household waste, as well as Executive functions of forests in the region, which should become "business card" of the forestry of the country.

Scientists and the timber companies will turn to the Governor with a request to initiate changes in forest legislation, allowing to carry out in the forests of the region the felling of Mature and overmature forests. Professional forestry community also requested to develop a set of measures for surveying forests, registration with state cadastral registration and to hold the next cycle of forest management operations.

Important Forestry forum will be the establishment of Public forest Council of the Moscow region, which should become the main platform of discussion are significant for the society of forestry and ecology of the Moscow region.

"Moscow region forests, because of their exceptional ecological significance, high level of anthropogenic impact, unsatisfactory sanitary and aesthetic condition, require special attention from authorities, science, society and citizens", – stated in the message of FFA.


Source: news Agency "GreenPress" 14.02.13.
Translated by «Yandex.Translator»