Matvienko wants to ban the export of forest from Russia
Chairman of the Council of the Federation of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko, during a meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, took the initiative to temporarily ban forest exports from the country.
She emphasized that at present almost the entire flattering industry is located in the “shadow” sector economics. For example, said the speaker of the Federation Council, under the guise of "sanitary protection" there is a massive deforestation. A temporary embargo on the export of forests, she said, would help solve the problem until other measures were developed.
- the speaker emphasized.
In addition, the head of the upper house of parliament proposed to start checking the lease of forest plots throughout the country, whether they were legally concluded or not.
She added that the current alarming situation around Russian forest resources is due to the fact that there are gaps in the country's legislation. Therefore, in the near future it is necessary to prepare draft laws aimed at counteracting illegal logging and exporting it abroad.
Last year, the head of government spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about problems related to the forest industry. Medvedev told reporters about this in early December 2018. According to him, the forest is Russia's wealth, which must be preserved for future generations. Therefore, control over forest resources is very important. Among the planned measures, the Prime Minister called the development of a marking system that would allow to determine where each log came from, who cut it and when.
She emphasized that at present almost the entire flattering industry is located in the “shadow” sector economics. For example, said the speaker of the Federation Council, under the guise of "sanitary protection" there is a massive deforestation. A temporary embargo on the export of forests, she said, would help solve the problem until other measures were developed.
Until we just figure it out, take state measures, maybe stop for some time the export of timber abroad?
- the speaker emphasized.
In addition, the head of the upper house of parliament proposed to start checking the lease of forest plots throughout the country, whether they were legally concluded or not.
She added that the current alarming situation around Russian forest resources is due to the fact that there are gaps in the country's legislation. Therefore, in the near future it is necessary to prepare draft laws aimed at counteracting illegal logging and exporting it abroad.
Last year, the head of government spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about problems related to the forest industry. Medvedev told reporters about this in early December 2018. According to him, the forest is Russia's wealth, which must be preserved for future generations. Therefore, control over forest resources is very important. Among the planned measures, the Prime Minister called the development of a marking system that would allow to determine where each log came from, who cut it and when.
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