Dear colleagues!
Congratulations Dmitry Patrushev on the day of forest workers
I congratulate you on the day of the forest workers.
Russia is the largest forest power, which accounts for a fifth of world forest reserves. Thanks to this, our country makes a great contribution to ensuring global environmental well -being. More than 40 thousand specialists who are engaged in forestry today, with their selfless labor, make a significant contribution to strengthening this status. These are foresters, forest firefighters, forest patterns, forest inspectors. Each of you works for the benefit of rational use, the preservation of forest wealth and the biodiversity of our great country.
An integral part of the achievement of environmental well -being was the federal project “Preservation of forests”, within which the forests of Russia are not only preserved, but also increase. Since 2019, logging has been carried out on an area of almost 8 million hectares. I emphasize that for four years in a row, more forests appear than cut down and dies.
Dear colleagues! Your complex and multifaceted mission – from growing seedlings in forest nurseries and a scientific approach to forest use to the protection of forests from fires and protection from pests – causes deep respect. A special place is occupied by continuity – centuries -old traditions in combination with a modern approach must be transmitted to those who are at the very beginning of their labor path.
I wish you good health, inexhaustible energy, professional success and well -being.