The use of data on model trees during the forestry expertise

This article considers the assessment of damage during the forestry expertise. Methods of damage assessment were studied during the forestry expertise to formulate recommendations for correcting the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 12/18/2020 No. 2164. The following tasks were set and solved before the study: consideration of theoretical materials related to forestry expertise and determination of damage caused to forests; consideration of the procedure for calculating damage from illegal logging; calculation of damage from illegal logging using various methods; analysis and comparison of damage calculation results; determination of the most accurate methodology for calculating damage from illegal logging; formulation of recommendations for correcting Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 12/18/2020 No. 2164. The forest fund plots in the territory of the Vyritsky district forestry of the Leningrad region were the basis of field research.