Forest Fund of the Republic is more than 9 million hectares of standing timber stock is estimated at 1.4 billion cubic meters. Every year in the forests of the republic grows more than 28,6 million cubic meters. wood. For a number of characteristics of forest resources, Belarus is among the ten leading forest countries of Europe.
As a result of a deliberate policy of reforestation and afforestation is increasing forested land, maintained Formational structure and species diversity of forests, increasing their stability and productivity.
General policy to increase the natural-resource potential of forests, sustainable forest management, determined by the President and Government of the Republic of Belarus. State Administration for use, reproduction, conservation and protection of forests of the country, the development of the regulatory framework for forest management, organization management of forest resources by the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus.
Powerful impetus for the organization of the system work to achieve sustainable forest management, ensuring the reproduction, forest protection, forest infrastructure development and implementation of effective control in these areas served as the presidential request, the data in 2006 at a meeting on improving the efficiency of timber and woodworking industries . In order to fulfill orders of the President of the Republic of Belarus AG Lukashenko to improve the state of affairs in the forestry industry Minsk Forestry implemented action plans.
The key document in this regard was the Presidential Decree dated May 7, 2007 № 214 "On some measures to improve the work in the forestry sector, aimed at improving the safety and protection of forest fund, strengthening control over compliance with established rules and regulations of forest management and reproduction of forests.
The basic document for organizations in the industry is approved by the Government Development Program of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus for 2007-2011. Its main objectives - improving the efficiency and sustainability of forests, improving the quality of forest management, integrated management of timber resources, full provision of the national economy and the population in the wood raw material.
The results of the Program in 2007 and first half of 2008 show the feasibility and strategic direction of its parameters. Fully implemented forestry activities - thinning of young trees, cuttings of intermediate, sanitary felling. In order to manage forest lands, optimize breeding and age structure of forest each year creates about 40 thousand hectares of new forests, reconstructed low-value forest plantations. In 2007 the area of forested land has increased by 57,1 thousand hectares.
Over the past two years in Belarus, the total stock of wood increased by 63.3 million cubic meters. And stocks of mature stands - at 15 million cubic meters. (the average margin of mature stands - 248 cubic m / ha). At 0.7 million cubic meters. increased the allowable cut, and next year it prirastet another 0,6 million cubic meters.