Almost 90% of illegal logging in the Irkutsk region are due to satellite images – People news of Irkutsk Region

About 90% of illegal logging in Irkutsk Region detected by cards interpretation of satellite images. This August 31, 2016 the press service of the regional government with reference to the Minister of Forestry complex of the Irkutsk region Sergey Sheverda. According to him, about 638 thousand. Cubic meters. m illegally harvested timber was found in 2016, of which almost 598 thousand. cubic meters. m. – based on the last year

The total area of ​​nine forest areas of the region covered by the remote monitoring 2015-2016 period, amounted to 11.6 thousand hectares.. To improve the efficiency of the data in terms of detecting violations of the forest legislation is designed and being approved a draft agreement on the procedure of operational interagency sharing space survey materials.

«The large volume of illegal logging is revealed in the course of remote monitoring the use of forests. During one calendar year are processed materials with the abuses in two years. For example, this year found illegal logging on cards decryption 2015 “, – said Sergey Sheverda

In addition, the head of department added that in the two forestry pilot project FFA. for continuous remote monitoring. The first results of its application to the Ministry of Forestry complex of the region must be submitted to the Federal Forestry Agency to 5 November. After the first results of evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot project it is decided to hold it in all forest districts of the region.