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Foreword .

5

List of Tables

8

List of Figures .

10

Abbreviations Used in the Text

11

Acknowledgements .

12

Introduction .

13

1. Forest Resources .

23

1.1. Land and Timber Resources of Forests

23

1.2. Non7Timber Forest Resources

33

1.3 Forest Resources for Recreation .

37

1.4. Provision of RFE with Forests

38

2. Legislative and Institutional Environment of RFE Forest Use

40

3. Forestry .

51

4. Use of Timber Resources and Forest Industry

62

5. Use of Non*Timber Forest Resources .

73

5.1. Use of Non7Timber Vegetative Resources

73

5.2. Forest Use for Recreation .

79

5.3. Forest Use for Hunting .

84

6. Foreign*Economic Activity of the RFE Forest Sector

87

6.1. Forest Export .

87

6.2. Other Forms of Forest7Economic Cooperation

95

6.3. Competitiveness of Forest Sectors' Branches .

97

7. Illegal Forest Use

99

8. Transformation of Forests .

109

9. Social and Ecological Problems Created by Forest Use

109

9.1. Ecological Problems

120

9.2. Social Problems .

122

9.3. Population and Forest Sector's Problems .

129

9.4. State and Public Programs in the RFE Forest Sector .

131

10. Assessment of Current and Prospective Forest Policy

136

Conclusion

153

Appendices .

156

List of References .

160

Sheingauz A.S.: The Creative Heritage

171