In the framework of the international exposition INTERFORST-2014, the Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, N.G. Magdeev took part in the work of the Russian-German scientific conference in the field of forestry on the following topic: “Genetics, forest management, forest recovery and climate change” that was held on May 17-18, 2014 in Munich, Germany. The Minister made a speech “On the prospects of creation of the Scientific and Production Center ‘Oak forests of Russia’ and its role in preservation and restoration of oak forests of the Russian Federation”.