DEFORESTATION

Population
More than one-fifth of the world’s forested areas are located in Russia(Hitchhock, “Russia’s Boreal Forests”). They are the largest forested area on the Earth spanning over 12 million km2 of the Russian landscape

Deforestation in the 21st Century
Deforestation has always been a concern in Russia.
Russia’s timber industry is essential to the country’s economy and therefore must be managed appropriately (Hitchhock).According to the World Wildlife Fund “Recent estimates of rates of deforestation in Russia’s forests are as high as 20,000 km2 annually

Forest Fires
In 2010, Russia saw its hottest summer on record (Bryanski) and the worst record of forest fires since 1973 (Yaroshenko).Most of Moscow and the surrounding areas were filled with thick smoke from the peat fires.

SORCES

• http://blogs.dickinson.edu/russenviro/tag/hunting/
• Google images