Анализ ограничений лесопользования на особо охраняемых природных территориях и в малонарушенных лесах Республики Карелия - The analysis of wood harvesting restrictions in conservation areas and old-growth forests of the Republic of Karelia

Authors: Gerasimov, Yuri, Markovsky, Alexander, Markovskaya, Natalia & Lapshin, Petr

Pages: 148

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An analysis of the current state and wood harvesting restrictions in officially existing and planned conservation areas as well as unofficial old-growth forests of the Republic of Karelia is provided in this paper. Old-growth forests are suggested by NGOs and these forests do not have wood harvesting restrictions according to Russian legislation. However, environmentally responsible forest industries companies do not procure wood from these forests.

In the beginning of 2006 Karelia has 215 official conservation areas with the total area of 933.2 thousand ha (6.3% of the total forest fund of Karelia). All types of fellings are prohibited in 58 official conservation areas (448.1 thousand ha or 3% of the forest fund of Karelia). Final fellings (or clearcut) are prohibited in 23 official conservation areas (151.1 thousand ha or 1% of the forest fund of Karelia). The rest of the conservation areas (345 thousand ha or 2.3% of the forest fund of Karelia) have no restrictions for wood harvesting. Three officially planned conservation areas (105.6 thousand ha or 0.7% of the forest fund of Karelia) have been clearly recognized; the “Kalevalsky” national park (74 thousand ha) has restrictions for wood harvesting. NGOs have suggested 40 detached areas of old-growth forests (approximately 980 thousand ha or 6.6% of the forest fund of Karelia). The major areas of old-growth forests are located in Kemsky, Muezersky, Kostomukshsky, Pudozhsky, Pialmsky Piaozersky, Sosnovetsky, Chupinsky and Yushkozersky leskhozes.

Locations of conservation areas and old-growth forests are shown in the whole Karelia, at forest district (“leskhoz”) and at forest block (“kvartal”) levels.

Russia, Karelia, conservation area, old-growth forests, wood procurement

Предисловие- Preface, Введение - Abstract (pdf, size 489 kb)
Методика сбора информации (pdf, size 498 kb)
Анализ особо охраняемых природных территорий и малонарушенных территорий в Республике Карелия - Analysis of conservation areas and old-growth forest areas in the Republic of Karelia (pdf, size 6728 kb)
Анализ особо охраняемых природных территорий и малонарушенных территорий на уровне лесхозов - Analysis of conservation areas and old-growth forest areas on the level of leskhoz (pdf, size 30256 kb)
Заключение, Список использованных источников, Приложение, Список сносок, Summary (pdf, size 711 kb)

Gerasimov, Yuri, Markovsky, Alexander, Markovskaya, Natalia & Lapshin, Petr. 2006. Анализ ограничений лесопользования на особо охраняемых природных территориях и в малонарушенных лесах Республики Карелия - The analysis of wood harvesting restrictions in conservation areas and old-growth forests of the Republic of Karelia. Metlan työraportteja / Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 22. 148 p. ISBN -13: 978-951-40-1994-4 (PDF), ISBN -10: 951-40-1994-6 (PDF). Available at: http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2006/mwp022.htm.

Yuri Gerasimov, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Research Unit, Yliopistokatu 6 (P.O.Box 68), FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland. E-mail yuri.gerasimov@metla.fi

Unit: Joensuu Research Unit
Project: Development of Forest Sector in Northwest Russia and its impact in Finland