155 cases of illegal logging recorded in Georgia in May 2020

In total, the State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision recorded 553 cubic meters of illegally extracted timber in May. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 04 Jun 2020 - 12:52, Tbilisi,Georgia

The State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision has recorded 155 cases of illegal logging and transportation of timber throughout Georgia in May 2020.

Out of 155 cases, nine of them may be criminally prosecutable, says the agency.

Illegal logging and transportation of timber were recorded in 10 regions:

Kakheti - 41 cases
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 31 cases
Imereti - 25 cases
Ajara - 17 cases
Samtskhe-Javakheti – 15 cases
Kvemo Kartli - 13 cases
Shida Kartli - 6 cases
Guria - 5 cases
Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti – 1 case
Mtskheta-Mtianeti – 1 case

The agency reports that 30 cases of violations of technical regulations at sawmills were recorded in May.

In total, the agency recorded 553 cubic meters of illegally extracted timber in May.