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fires," Bolokhovets emphasised at the final annual conference. pixabay.com
The CEO of the enterprise said that a record number of
new tree seedlings were planted in 2024. Forests of Ukraine
opened seven modern seed centres to increase production

of seedlings with a closed root system, which can be planted
almost all year round.
In addition, the state enterprise, due to unprofitability,
abandoned wood processing, but the enterprise's income did
not decrease. The biggest challenge of the next few years is
the abandonment of clearcuts and the transition exclusively
to selective logging in the Carpathians. Included in the rule changes are:
Within existing environmental requirements, the state A moratorium on exotic forestry registrations for Land Use
enterprise is considering the possibility of increasing the Classification 1-5 actively farmed land. An annual registration

harvesting to 20 million cubic meters of wood per year, cap of 15,000ha for exotic forestry registrations on LUC 6
and also intends to increase the purchase of equipment for farmland. Allowing up to 25 percent of a farm’s LUC 1-6 land
mechanised timber harvesting. to be planted in forestry for the ETS, ensuring farmers retain
Director of the IT Department of one of the state enterprise flexibility and choice.
added that the priority area for 2025 would be the implementation The ability for landowners to have their LUC categorisation
of an ERP system, which would automate and standardise reassessed at the property level.
business process management and allow receiving reliable Excluding specific categories for Māori-owned land from

and timely information. the restrictions, in line with Treaty obligations, while ensuring
As reported, forestry reform began in Ukraine in 2016. pathways for economic development.
Within its framework, the sale of unprocessed timber at Transitional measures for landowners currently in the
electronic auctions has already been introduced. Since 2021, process of afforestation who can demonstrate an intent to
an interactive map of the location of timber processing facilities afforest prior to 4 December 2024.
has been operating in a test mode in a number of regions. “These measures help to protect our most productive
farmland while allowing room for sustainable forestry growth,”
New Zealand limits forestry conversions McClay says.
Farmers have welcomed the Government’s move designed “Landowners will retain the ability to make smart land

to limit farm to forestry conversions entering the Emissions use decisions, enhancing both profitability and environmental
Trading Scheme (ETS), according to ruralnewsgroup.co.nz. outcomes,” he adds.
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay says the Meanwhile, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says
changes deliver on an election commitment to protect food the changes provide much-needed clarity for participants in
production for farmers while providing ETS certainty for foresters. the ETS.
“They also address the previous Government’s failed “These reforms ensure a credible ETS whilst protecting
ETS policies that incentivised large-scale conversion, created rural livelihoods,” Watts says.

ETS complexity, and undermined our world-best primary He says forestry and agriculture both play a significant
producers,” he says. role in the Government’s climate strategy.