Forest Management and Forest Sector of Russia: Conditions and Ways for Transition to Intensive Model

Abstract

The causes for protracted crisis at the system of forest management and development of forest sector in Russia are discussed in the paper and recommendations for recovery from recession have been done based on transition from extensive to the intensive model of development.

Keywords

• state forest management
• forest sector of Russian economics
• licensing and declaring order of forest use
• long term lease of forest areas
• wood tenders (auctions)
• forest planning
• rental payments