309 cases of illegal logging, transportation of timber registered in Georgia in January 2020

The State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision has registered 309 cases of illegal logging and transportation of timber throughout Georgia in January 2020.

Out of 309 cases, six of them may be criminally prosecutable, says the Department of Environmental Supervision.

Illegal logging and transportation of timber were registered in the following regions:

• Kakheti – 130 cases
• Adjara – 65 cases
• Imereti – 34 cases
• Kvemo Kartli – 29 cases
• Samtskhe Javakheti – 18 cases
• Samegrelo – Zemo Svaneti – 13 cases
• Shida Kartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti – 14 cases
• Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti – 4 cases
• Guria – 2 cases

In total, illegal logging and transportation of timber amounted to about 450 cubic metres, says the agency.