Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan

21 November 2014, Friday

Sabine forestry - manager of the Republic of Tatarstan, located in the territory of the eight administrative regions, called the capital of Tatarstan forestry. The total area of forest is 60.4 thousand. Ha. Sabine forestry enterprise is a good example of a full cycle - from growing seeds to the production of wood products.

Foreign visitors, among whom were representatives of 35 countries showed Europe's largest forest breeding and seed production center capacity of 12 million seedlings per year. Especially for the world's experts in one of the greenhouses was an exhibition of achievements of forest science and industry of Tatarstan. There, among other things, local foresters have demonstrated their development - an analogue of the Swedish landing pipe for planting seedlings with closed root system. As explained forestry staff, the invention is much better suited for heavy soils Tatarstan and will soon be patented.

In addition, members of the delegation were able to see the wood processing complex, which was opened in 2013 and designed to process 140,000 cubic meters of wood per year. Shop produces lumber, wood pellets, wood pellets, wood flour. In the Sabine forestry produced consumer goods, there is a line for the production of bottled water.

Deputy Head of the Federal Forestry Agency Alexander Panfilov said that foresters Tatarstan "very firmly on their feet and do all thoroughly."

In turn, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe Andrey Vasilyev stressed the importance of this trip for participants 72 th session of the Committee. "Today we were able to see how many of the topics that we discussed, are already being implemented in this land, - the expert said. - Committee on Forests and the forest industry is a platform to share best practices and knowledge. The trip was very interesting, and we have seen that is the role of forests in the "green" economy, not only the future but also the present. Today, it was obvious how much wood can be given for the economy, and culture and nature. "

72nd Session of the Committee on Forests and Forest Industry Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) was held in Kazan in the period from 18 to 21 November. The event was organized in conjunction with the Federal Forestry Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan. The key themes of the session was the contribution of forests in a green economy, the situation on the domestic and international markets for timber products, sustainable forest management as a method of regulating climate change. Participation in the conference were 167 experts from 35 countries.

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