BIKIN IS NOT SAFE

INCERTITUDES PERSISTANTES POUR CERTAINES ZONES ESSENTIELLES DE LA VALLEE DE LA RIVIERE BIKIN (source : WWF Russia, hier. Voir aussi, le même jour "WWF claims TIGER victory", in Moscow Times)

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/wwf-claims-tiger-victory/442027.html

WWF welcomes the government's decision to save valuable forests from logging in the valley of the Bikin River, but regrets that the systemic security nut production zones will not be provided.

WWF believes the list of orders released following the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, a half.

On the one hand recognized the need to save valuable forests in the valley of the Bikin River, including the Bikin and Pozharsky nut-fishing zones. Instructed to find forest areas for the main person involved in the conflict Bikin - Timber Company CJSC "Les Export" - instead of the previously referred to it Pozharskaya nut-fishing zone and the estuary at Bikini, where the proposed creation of a state nature reserve "Sredneussuriysky."  But does not include a proposal to amend forestry legislation in the Russian ban on direct transfer of nut production zones in order to rent a timber. This would help prevent conflicts such Bikin at the system level. The introduction of such a ban is actively discussed in a meeting with Viktor Zubkov and was supported by the FFA, however, caused an outcry Timber Primorye.

Thus, Ltd. "Les Export" accuses the WWF in countering the economic development of Primorsky Krai. "Rather than rob us of the forest, you need to pay to use as much forest land edge.  The last attack environmentalists - a ban forest in kernel production areas of Primorye.  This measure could lead to the collapse of companies lesodobyvayuschih region ", - has declared August 8, 2011 Chairman of the Board of Directors George Puzynkin.

WWF strongly disagree with the company and considers absurd assertion that the future development of the forestry sector Primorye can be achieved by cutting of protective forests.  Especially as the area of ​​all nut-fishing zones in the coniferous-deciduous forests of the Far East in less than 3% of the total area of ​​forest fund.

"Time to pioneer the development of virgin forest and hunt for top-notch Kruglyakov valuable species in Primorye is over. But many coastal timber merchants can not bear the thought of the end of the era   "Skimming" - said Denis Smirnov, head of the Forest Program of WWF-Russia Amur branch. - They want to continue to live  "On a grand scale" as the last two decades, when in the coastal forests of the allowed amount of oak and ash billets pererubalsya two to four times and taken out of the woods just notch the logs. This is - suicidal path that in 5-10 years will set the forest to collapse, even if the woodcutters will cut down all the protective forest edge. "

According to Smirnov when lumbermen really think about the long term, they must learn "Live within your means" and go to extensive to intensive forest management, the main conditions which must be: calculation of the workpiece on the basis of accurate information on forest conditions, the use of low-grade wood, the effective total resistance poaching in partnership with government agencies.