The analysis of wood harvesting restrictions in conservation areas and old-growth forests of the Republic of Karelia

• Main Authors: Gerasimov, Yuri, Markovsky, Alexander, Markovskaya, Natalia, Lapshin, Petr
• Other Authors: Metsäntutkimuslaitos / Joensuu
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Finnish Forest Research Institute 2005
• Subjects: conservation areas; Karelia; old-growth forests; Russia; wood procurement; Venäjän Karjala; puunhankinta; suojelualueet; vanhat metsät; Leskhoz; karelia*; Republic of Karelia
• Online Access: http://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/535938

An analysis of the current state and wood harvesting restrictions in officially existing and planned conservation areas as well as unofficial old-growth forests of the Republic of Karelia is provided in this paper. Old-growth forests are suggested by NGOs and these forests do not have wood harvestin...