Strategic planning for the forestry sector of the economy of the sverdlovsk region

The forestry sector of the Sverdlovsk region is undergoing a difficult period. Information in the media about most enterprises is usually negative. The main problem is said to be the current lack of a system for regional strategic planning of the forestry sector. The Forestry plans of the subjects of the Russian Federation (i.e. regions) were defined in the 2006 Forest Code in documents for forestry planning. However, while the regional forestry plans reflect forest management projects, they do not provide the economic landmarks suitable for the effective development of the forestry sector. These forestry plans are also proving insufficient to serve as tools to assess the effectiveness of the powers delegated to the regions of the Russian Federation. Based on the forestry plans of the Sverdlovsk Region, the authors believe it necessary to prepare, in the near future, a working document on the regional strategic planning of the development of the total forestry sector, built on the principles of business planning. Each topic in it must be targeted, resource-efficient, sustainable, and open to external monitoring and control. © 2018 Increasing the Use of Wood in the Global Bio-Economy - Proceedings of Scientific Papers. All rights reserved