Strategic Planning in the Field of Forest USE and Protection in Russia: Legal Aspect

Abstract

With the introduction of Article 12.1 of the Forest Code of the Russian Federation, which defines the concept of the forest complex as a unity of various activities carried out in forestry and the forest industry, state policy has become more focused on a comprehensive solution to the problems set for the accelerated development of the forest complex. This article examines the program documents that define the main directions of forestry development as the most important component of the forest complex. Strategic planning documents in the forest industry are systematized and their main provisions are considered. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the Strategy for the Development of the Forest Complex until 2030 as the central act in the system of strategic planning documents. Measures are proposed to improve the efficiency of forest use and protection, ensure the organization of sustainable forest management, the main ones of which are the use of state information systems in the field of forestry and the transition to the use of digital technologies.