Forest Sector of the Russian Far East
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Forest Sector of the Russian Far East: an Analytical Survey, 2nd edition, revised and supplemented. - Khabarovsk : RIOTIP, 2008. - 192 p. |
The edition is dedicated to the memory of Sheingauz A.S., doctor of agriculture, professor, honored economist of the Russian Federation, and continues a series of reviews of the Russian Far East forest sector, started in 1995. It represents a reedition, supplemented and revised, of an analytical review of the Russian Far East forest sector published in 2005. This edition examines the condition, use and reproduction of forest resources in Russia's Far East under the reform launched in the field of forestry. The situation in the industries using these resources and in timber export is analyzed. The main social and environmental problems related to forest use, and a presumable role of the population and public organizations in improving forest relations are considered.
The book is intended for a wide range of experts in the region's natural resources management.
Keywords: forest sector, forest use and conservation.
Authors: N.Ye. Antonova, O.A. Glovatskaya, V.V. Yermoshin, D.F. Efremov, V.P. Karakin, A.S. Lankin, A.A. Selyuga, D.Yu. Smirnov, G.I. Sukhomirov, V.A. Chelyshev, A.S. Sheingauz
Editorial staff: N.E. Antonova (Economic Research Institute FEB RAS), D.F. Efremov (the Far East Forestry Research Institute), V.P. Karakin (the Pacific Institute of Geography FEB RAS).
Compiled
and printed under the sponsorship
of the Amur branch of the World
Wildlife Fund (WWF) - Russia.
CONTENT
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Foreword . |
5 |
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List of Tables |
8 |
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List of Figures . |
10 |
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Abbreviations Used in the Text |
11 |
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Acknowledgements . |
12 |
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Introduction . |
13 |
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1. Forest Resources . |
23 |
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1.1. Land and Timber Resources of Forests |
23 |
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1.2. Non7Timber Forest Resources |
33 |
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1.3 Forest Resources for Recreation . |
37 |
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1.4. Provision of RFE with Forests |
38 |
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2. Legislative and Institutional Environment of RFE Forest Use |
40 |
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3. Forestry . |
51 |
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4. Use of Timber Resources and Forest Industry |
62 |
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5. Use of Non*Timber Forest Resources . |
73 |
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5.1. Use of Non7Timber Vegetative Resources |
73 |
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5.2. Forest Use for Recreation . |
79 |
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5.3. Forest Use for Hunting . |
84 |
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6. Foreign*Economic Activity of the RFE Forest Sector |
87 |
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6.1. Forest Export . |
87 |
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6.2. Other Forms of Forest7Economic Cooperation |
95 |
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6.3. Competitiveness of Forest Sectors' Branches . |
97 |
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7. Illegal Forest Use |
99 |
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8. Transformation of Forests . |
109 |
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9. Social and Ecological Problems Created by Forest Use |
109 |
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9.1. Ecological Problems |
120 |
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9.2. Social Problems . |
122 |
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9.3. Population and Forest Sector's Problems . |
129 |
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9.4. State and Public Programs in the RFE Forest Sector . |
131 |
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10. Assessment of Current and Prospective Forest Policy |
136 |
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Conclusion |
153 |
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Appendices . |
156 |
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List of References . |
160 |
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Sheingauz A.S.: The Creative Heritage |
171 |