National Forestry Agency uncovers 54 cases of illegal logging in November

The National Forestry Agency of Georgia on Friday said its employees had uncovered 53 cases of illegal logging and timber transportation in various regions of the country in November, in total of up to 91 cubic metres of timber of various types detected.

The breakdown of the illegal logging incidents was as follows:

Kakheti region - 30 cases of illegal logging 

Samtskhe-Javakheti region – five cases of illegal logging

Mtskheta-Mtianeti region – one case

Imereti region – ten cases

Kvemo Kartli region – three cases

Shida Kartli region – four cases

The regional forestry service employees also identified one case of unauthorised possession of state forest funds. 

The Agency has detected a total of 622 cases of illegal logging and timber transportation across the country from January to November, amounting to 1,197 cubic metres.  

The body’s priority is the implementation of forest restoration activities, which have already been carried out on an area of ​​4,000 hectares across the country and are planned to cover an area of at least 20,000 hectares by 2030, the Agency added.