STATE AND MAIN TRENDS IN FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE CENTRAL FOREST-STEPPE OF THE EUROPEAN PART OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The article examines the status and development of forestry in the Central Forest-Steppe regions. It has been established that the actual use of forests in the region is decreasing, and the volumes of use of the estimated cutting area have decreased by 0.58%, which shows a decrease in the investment attractiveness of forest use in the region. The importance of forests in the Central Forest-Steppe of the European part of the Russian Federation as a protective framework of territories that perform an ecological role, including the preservation of biodiversity and the provision of high-quality ecosystem services, is shown. Forests in the Central Forest-Steppe of the European part of the Russian Federation are more susceptible to climate risks than in other regions, associated with changes in temperature conditions, leading to an increase in the natural fire hazard of forests.