The working group of Tatarstan foresters is in the Germany

In the forestry of the republic the projects “Optimization of mixed stands of English oak and small-leaved lime” (OMSK) and “Wood plantations development and use in the Republic of Tatarstan” (LesPlan) are carried out together with German research foresters. The projects are funded by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture on the basis of the decision of the German Bundestag.

In November, the delegation of scientists from Dresden University of Technology, the representatives of the Tharandt forestry school, the oldest in Europe, have visited Kazan with the working meeting on the issues of project implementation on the territory of the Kaybitsky Forestry and the Sabinsky Forestry. The First Deputy Minister Kharis Musin, the head of the Reforestation Department Ildar Khalilov, the Director of the branch of the East-European Forest Experimental Station Aynur Puryaev, the head and the forester of the Kaybitsky Forestry Ilgiz Khaffazov, the Director of the Forest Breeding and Seed Center of Tatarstan Ruslan Gazizov, the Commercial Director of LLC “Sabinsky Leskhoz” Azat Minnikhanov take part in the conference in Dresden. The representatives of the republic visited the Environmental Education Center “Gunterhauzen”, inspected flood plain oak forests and afforestation of municipal economy of Mainz.

The program of Tatarstan foresters visit will run until December 9.