FOREST USE

Forestry is a type of human activity that includes all aspects of interrelations between humans and the forest. The major interests of forestry are: studying and inventorying forests; forest reproduction; fire and pest control; forest exploitation; and control over forest exploitation. A specific feature of forestry is a long production cycle (more than 100 years) that is largely determined by the growth of the forest type. Forestry in Russia has been based on the principles of stability and sustainability. There are about 20 general criteria for sustainable forest exploitation. The major ones are: (1) maintenance of productivity; (2) maintenance of appropriate sanitary conditions; (3) maintenance of the protective functions; (4) biodiversity conservation and maintenance of forests in the global carbon cycle; (5) maintenance of social and economic importance; and (6) availability of legislative instruments for forest conservation and sustainable forest management. More details…

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General Characteristics
  Dominant Species
  Forest Industry

Anthropogenic Impacts
  Fire Frequency
  Percentage Burnt