The problem of illegal use of forests has been discussed on the air

The Head of the State Control and Supervision Department of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan Niyaz Tazmeev took part in the program “Tribune of the New Age” on TNV channel with the support of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Department of the Republic of Tatarstan.

During the program Niyaz Tazmeev noted that the main problem of illegal use of forests lies in the fact that not all parcels of forested land are measured. As of 01.12.2016, the property registration of the Russian Federation on the lands of forest reserve was made in the area of ​​1235.4 thousand hectares, which is 99.9% of the total forest area (1236.4 thousand hectares). The Cadastre bodies registered these parcels as previously recorded land plots (they have reference cadastral number).

The boundaries of 1764parcels of forest land are clarified (boundary survey was carried out) on ​​an area of ​​173 thousand hectares (14% of the forest reserve of the republic). As part of the execution of public contracts the state cadastral registration was made in respect of 768 parcels of forested land in the area of ​​126.6 thousand hectares within the boundaries Nurlatsky, Sabinsky, Aksubaevsky, Agryzsky, Aznakaevsky forestry. Currently, the Kazan branch of Roslesinforg keeps on cadastral works within the boundaries of Agryzsky, Aznakaevsky and Aksubaevsky forestry.

In 2014-2015 the branch of Roslesinforg, Moslesproekt, has performed works on preparation of documents containing the land plot data necessary for cadastral registration within the boundaries of Zelenodolsky, Prigorodny and Bugulminsky forestry on the total area of ​​76,158 hectares and made cadastral registration of 103 parcels of forested land on the area of ​​2,974 thousand hectares. Currently, such works are in progress.

The Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan is working on restrain of violations with regard to the restriction the free access of people to the forests. In 2016 the state forest inspectors revealed more than 70 cases of restrictions on the free stay of people in forests, by installing fences, barriers, artificial barriers. The judicial authorities sustained 25 claims of the Ministry of Forestry to eliminate violations of the forest legislation by the removal of fences and barriers.