Analysis of the state and causes of changes in forest cover in the Central federal district: current practice and possible solutions

The absence of legislative prohibitions on the formation of pure coniferous plantations in practice at the present time leads to unsatisfactory results, manifested in a significant number of forest fires that have occurred, the area they have passed, the risk of their transition to the upper and, as a result, forest destruction, leading to a decrease in the forest cover of the territory, as well as the imbalance between forest management and recovery. Effective solution of the issues related to the creation of mixed sustainable forest cultures is impossible without changing the current procedure for planning reforestation measures and legislating the necessary requirements, since the current system is not focused on creating sustainable plantations, but on obtaining high-quality coniferous wood in the shortest possible time, which is not satisfies modern conditions. The strategy for the development of the forestry complex of the Russian Federation for the period until 2020 provides for the improvement of forest legislation, which should be aimed at creating a regulatory legal framework that ensures the transformation of the state into an effective owner of forests and the organization of sustainable forest management and forest management in accordance with national and international criteria and indicators sustainable forest management...