Andrey Goncharov took part in the meeting of the FSC Russian Economic Chamber
On November 9, a meeting of the Russian FSC Economic Chamber took place. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting responsible forest management worldwide.
The Russian Forest association, which is a member of FSC Russia and is a member of the Economic Chamber, was represented by Vice President Andrey Goncharov.
The agenda of the meeting included issues of requirements for the implementation of a new version of the forest management standard, proposals for regional approaches to the allocation of zones of strict protection of intact forest areas, as well as discussion of a roadmap for the transition to intensive forestry. The result was an agreement to continue consultations with the expert community on the implementation of the roadmap.
«Intensive forestry presupposes the repeated use of the forest fund. This is one of the basic principles of sustainable forest management. At the same time, the transition to a model of intensive forestry raises many questions and requires multilateral discussion. The search for optimal solutions for the implementation of this transition is one of the key tasks of the «Russian Forest» association», — commented Andrey Goncharov.