Environmental Department reveals 13 unregistered sawmills across Georgia in April
Two illegal sawmills were identified in the eastern part of the country during the reported period, with one unregistered tape sawmill discovered in the Gldani District of capital Tbilisi. Photo: Environmental Supervision Department
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A total of 13 unregistered sawmills were identified across Georgia in April in cases identified as criminal offences, the Environmental Supervision Department announced on Wednesday.
Most of the cases were revealed in the west of the country, including the Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti region and the Black Sea province of Adjara, where 10 incidents were identified.
Authorities discovered logs of chestnut and alder trees, planks and unmarked logs in their findings.
Two illegal sawmills were identified in the eastern part of the country during the reported period, with one unregistered tape sawmill discovered in the Gldani District of capital Tbilisi.
In recent figures of the Department, 188 cases of illegal logging and timber transportation were identified last month, 14 of which contained elements of criminal offences, with a total of 211 cubic metres of illegally gathered timber seized by the state agency.
The Georgian Agency of Wildlife has begun the process of restoring floodplain forest in the Krtsanisi Forest Park, located near the capital city of Tbilisi, with an idea of turning the territory into a “significant recreational area,” the Agency revealed on Friday.
Authorities established 330 cases of illegal logging and timber transportation in Georgia in the month of January, with 17 of the instances deemed criminal offences, the Environmental Supervision Department announced on Wednesday.
Georgian authorities identified 188 cases of illegal logging and timber transportation in April of this year across the country, 14 of which contained elements of criminal offences, the Environmental Supervision Department announced on Friday.
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