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E. Volkova 2010. The regional analysis of forest management risks<br />

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In addition to the general strategy for sustainable usage of the region’s natural resources based<br />

on the analysis of environmental risks, we have proposed a system of limitations <strong>and</strong> regulations<br />

for forest management practices. To increase the adaptive capacity of forest resources, the<br />

impact of natural risks should be mitigated by taking certain measures. For northern territories,<br />

the following key measures for better adaptation to the major risk factors are recommended:<br />

reduction of deforestation, restoration of cultivated peatl<strong>and</strong>s, tree species improvement with the<br />

purpose to increase the biomass productivity <strong>and</strong> ecological functions of forests, creation of<br />

mineralized strips, periodic tree cuttings for better forest quality <strong>and</strong> thinning, preventive<br />

controlled fires, cleaning the forest from rubbish, creation of prophylactic barriers against the<br />

fire, building roads for fire fighting purposes, extermination of stem pests, etc.<br />

The described above approach can be used in other regions as well, taking into account<br />

specific local environmental conditions.<br />

References<br />

<strong>Forest</strong> Plan of Tomsk oblast, 2008. Tomsk: Department of development <strong>and</strong> business<br />

undertakings: 12-53.<br />

State of environment of Tomsk oblast in 2008, 2009. Tomsk: University Press: 124-205.<br />

Nevidimova O.G., Melnik M.A., Volkova E.S., 2009. Analysis of natural-climatic hazardS oN<br />

Tomsk oblast territory for estimate of the nature management risks. Ecology of the<br />

urbanized territories, 2: 71-77.<br />

<strong>Forest</strong> <strong>L<strong>and</strong>scapes</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Change</strong>-New Frontiers in Management, Conservation <strong>and</strong> Restoration. Proceedings of the IUFRO L<strong>and</strong>scape Ecology<br />

Working Group International Conference, September 21-27, 2010, Bragança, Portugal. J.C. Azevedo, M. Feliciano, J. Castro & M.A. Pinto (eds.)<br />

2010, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal.

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