Moldova's forestry sector needs more transparency, EU Delegation representative says

12:53 | 26.09.2015 Category: Social

Chisinau, 26 September /MOLDPRES/- The most serious problems in the forestry sector of Moldova are those related to imperfection of legislative framework and corruption, representative of EU Delegation Aniel Singh said at a meeting of the coordination committee of the international programme in forestry ENPI FLEG II, held in Chisinau on 24-25 September.

Aniel Singh said "low level of living of Moldovans is determined by irrational use of forestry resources. Or, this is a common problem for most member states of the ENPI FLEG II Programme, therefore, more transparency is needed, which can be ensured by involvement of citizens, nongovernmental organisations and international institutions".

For his part, programme coordinator on behalf of Moldsilva Agency Petru Rotaru noted that Moldova needed projects on adaptability to climate change, analytical studies on forest services, systems for monitoring wooden mass circuit etc.

More issues related to improving quality management of forestry fund. Attending the event were delegates from the seven countries involved in project (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Moldova), representatives of partner institutions (World Bank, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF), national and international experts.

The talks were focused on the results of the two years of activity of the programme, especially, common problems in forestry fund management.

The programme is a political initiative meant to ensure application, adjustment of forestry legislation and improvement of government in forestry sector. It was launched as a result of increase in level of crime in managing forestry fund, which generates disruption of forestry ecosystems. The business plan for Moldova includes ten projects, four of which have been completed, five ones are being finalized, and the last one will be launched this autumn.

(Reporter L. Grubîi, editor L. Alcază)

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