Vladimir Bondar told about playing Woods, open data, forest industry and zapovidnist

Today took place the presentation of a public report by the year 2017, Deputy Chairman of the State Agency of forest resources of Volodymyr Bondar.

At the beginning he briefed State Forestry of Ukraine. Report state forest agency indices, which reached more than 300 State-owned forestry enterprises.  Our Office takes care of only 73% of the forests in the State. And about the condition of these forests, we can report, “said Volodymyr Bondar.

The Deputy Head of the State forest Agency initially provided refined data on reproduction of forests in 2017, which represents almost 54 000. HA. “Sometimes representatives of civic organizations accused of foresters in inactivity. Of course, perhaps with aerospace pictures these small seedlings and not visible, but if you viïdete in our forests, you can see how care and caring for them lìsìvniki. To 5-10 years areas with equipment turned in a real forest», he stressed.

According to Volodymyr Bondar, in 2017, managed to create a new forest on an area of 1.7 thousand. HA, however, due to lack of financing and the complicated procedure of obtaining land this figure reached the planned.

“Part of the total amount of reforestation is natural renovation, namely 18.5 thousand. HA. This is the accepted rate in phased transition from the solid to the gradual and selective systems of cuttings, as happens in European countries. For example, such as Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk from last year first launched such a transition, “said the Deputy Head of the Agency.

He also drew attention to the fact that through increased sanitary cuttings, which are taking place in order to prevent the spread of “biological wildfires in forests caused by the massive proliferation of koroïdìv-stops logging of timber cuttings in the order of the Chief.

In addition, Volodymyr Bondar drew attention to the problem of comparing legal cuttings with illegal. “Very often, when people see the planned procurement of wood at a particular site, then immediately say that this illegal felling. Therefore, we encourage everyone to check the information, “he said.

To check the provided publication on the official Web sites of the regional offices of the forestry and hunting economy of permanent lìsokoristuvačìv information about the list of forest areas, designated to conduct cuttings main use cuttings of the formation and improvement of forests and other cuttings, associated and not associated with the running of forestry. In addition, the book highlights information on sanitary cuttings.

“On the official Web site of the State forest Agency operates the rubric” OPEN DATA “. Everyone can familiarize themselves with the registries lìsorubnih tickets which are issued for making cuttings in forests, find information regarding certified forests, with plans for forestation forestry enterprises, which belong to the sphere of management agencies . Also check the legality of the origin of the lìsoprodukcìï»,-said Vladimir Bondar.

As one of the methods to confirm sustainable for nature forest exploitation, Deputy Head of the Agency gave an example of the introduction of forest certification, which conduct independent auditors.

“In Ukraine, high enough percentage of certified forests on the international scheme of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Today is almost 4 million hectares of forests, or almost 40%. The presence of a certificate confirming the highest level of forest management. The certification process is voluntary and is quite expensive, but work in this direction will continue, “he stressed.

Also, Volodymyr Bondar told about the measures for the conservation of biodiversity. “In the Woods, subordinated to Deržlìsagentstvu, almost 3.3 thousand. territories and objects of natural reserve fund with a total area of about 1.3 million hectares. Zapovìdnìst subordinate forest is 16.4%. In almost all regions of the zapovìdnìst in the forests is higher than the State,-said the Deputy Head of the Agency.