Forestry Policy Document of Adjara

The Forestry Policy Document of Adjara is a subnational sectoral policy document of Georgia’s Adjara region. Its main objective is to ensure sustainable development and rational use of forest resources, to ensure ecologically safe environment and preserve biodiversity, to reduce the negative effectives on climate change and anthropogenic, to effectively meet the social needs of the population, and to increase and strengthen the functionality of forest.
More specifically, the priorities include: to maintain the health of forest ecosystems; to restore degraded forests; to maintain the high conservation value of forests; to rationally use forest timber; to rationally use non-timber forest products; to use forest for agricultural purposes; to use forest for hunting and fishing purposes; to use forest for recreational purposes; to establish a strong agency for forestry management; to raise public awareness and participation; and to improve the legislation.