The evolution of forest exploitation and restoration in Russia: myths and realities

The article analyzes the trends of forest exploitation and restoration in Russia embracing a period of over a century. It highlights the key issues of the forest industry. The article evaluates the effectiveness of institutional changes concerning forestry solutions. It suggests a package of measures on managing the evolution of the forest sector aimed at stable, non depletable forest exploitation while maximizing forest revenue

Keywords

innovation development, forest, forest resources, sustainable forest exploitation, reforestation, forest revenue, deep wood processing, the forest code, forestry