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.
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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.
The State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision has recorded 161 cases of illegal logging and transportation of timber throughout Georgia in April 2020.
The State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision has registered 3,573 cases of illegal logging and transportation of timber in 2019.
Georgia is tightening sanctions against illegal tree felling to reduce damage to forests and encourage the sustainable development of forests in the country.
We are starting an uncompromising battle against the illegal usage of forests, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said at today’s cabinet meeting. Kvirikashvili said the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture is working on important changes regulating and strengthening laws that concern forests and their utilization as natural resources.
The State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision has registered 1,532 cases of illegal logging and transportation of timber throughout Georgia in January-June 2020.
The State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision (DES) registered 4,121 cases of environmental violations throughout Georgia in January-June 2020.
The State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision has recorded 210 cases of illegal logging and transportation of timber throughout Georgia in April 2021.
Illegal forest felling, waste management violations and breaches of laws on minerals were among environmental infringements identified by state supervision across Georgia over the past year, the Environmental Protection Ministry said on Friday.