State Forest Committee subordinated to the Ministry of Environmental Protection is the authorized state institution in the field of forest management. The Committee shall perform the following tasks: (a) sustainable management of forests, including protection, afforestation and reforestation; (b) implementation of measures to increase the productivity of public forests; (c) protection of biodiversity in public forests; (d) ensuring environmental, social and economic potential of public forests; and (e) supply to the public of reliable information about forest land. The Committee perform the following functions: (a) exercise executive powers in the field of its competence; (b) state registration of forests; (c) development of programs for the effective use of state forest resources, also in cooperation with relevant international organizations; (d) organization of forestry works in state forests; (e) implementation of forest monitoring; (f) organization of state forest management; (g) prevention and detection of forest offences; (h) forest fire prevention arrangements; (i) ecological education; (j) management of protected areas; and (k) agro-forestry.
Arménie · 2018-02-22