Regional forest management in the Volga Federal District: trends and prospects

¹ Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies named after G F Morozov, 8 Timiryazev Street, 394087, Voronezh, Russian Federation
² National Research Mordovia State University, 68/1 Bolshevistskaya St., 430005, Saransk, Russian Federation

¹ Corresponding author: yakovenkonv@vgltu.ru

Abstract

In the 21st century, it is difficult to overestimate the importance of forest resources. Every year the role of forests as the ecosystem is growing due to the settlement of the technogenic impact of domestic industry on the environment. Today, in regions where the forest is the raw material base of the forestry complex, a place of employment of the local population and a source of replenishment of the budget at various levels, it is important to conduct a comprehensive analysis of forest management in Russia and develop a strategy for socio-economic development of the use of forest resource potential to improve the well-being of the local population and ensure the ecological and economic balance of the territory on this basis. The article reveals the trends of regional nature management on the example of the Volga Federal District. It is shown that especially negative trends are manifested in the fight against forest damage and fires, protection of forests from pests and diseases, preservation of forest biodiversity, their social and ecosystem functions. The issues of changing the structure of reforestation and the resulting problems of forest management are disclosed. Measures are proposed for the effective implementation of an intensive model of forestry management