According to the head of the regional Forestry Ministry, Roman Vorobyov, the fight against illegal logging is among the priorities for the agency. Forest inspections are conducted daily. This year, 3,114 patrols of territories have already been conducted.
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The ministry said that three out of five identified cases have signs of criminal offenses. The largest volume was cut down in the Varnavinsky forestry, 11.31 cubic meters of wood. In second place is the cutting of 3.75 cubic meters in the Arzamas forestry. 2,19 cubic meters of plantings were illegally harvested on the territory of the Buturlinsky forestry.
In 2024, 83 cases of illegal logging were identified. In total, 815 cubic meters of wood were harvested in this way, the press service of the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod region reported.
Earlier, we wrote that the Deputy governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region spoke about the possibilities of creating a multimodal port in Bor.
