Ravil Kuzyurov took part in the meeting of Federal Forestry Agency in Volga-Region Federal District held in the city of Ufa
On March 2, in Ufa, under the chairmanship of Ivan Valentik, Head of the Federal Forestry Agency, a meeting of Federal Forestry Agency in Volga-Region Federal District was held, where efficiency of powers exercising delegated to regions in the field of forest relationsб was discussed.
R. A. Kuzyurov, Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, participated in the meeting. He made a report on the topic "Results of planning and implementation of forest protection measures". In his speech, he noted that, to date, in accordance with the current provisions of the Forestry Code of the Russian Federation, the Ministry was holding tenders for the right to conclude contracts for forest plantations purchase and sale to small and medium-sized businesses. The volume of timber put up for auctions is selected by small and medium-sized enterprises only by 30%, since it is mostly represented by an aspen farm. He also added that subordinated institutions – forestry enterprises may not participate in auctions, which leads to incomplete development of the estimated cutting area, and this problem must be solved at the legislative level. "The Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan considers it necessary to make amendments to the Forest Code regarding the provision of timber harvesting in mature and over-mature plantations by specialized institutions or to permit them to participate in open auctions" - said Ravil Kuzyurov.
The reports on aviation protection of forests from fires and preparation for the fire season of 2018, strategies of forest complex development, and also monitoring the use of forests were heard in the meeting.