Restoration of more than 1.3 million hectares of forest in Russia – Mehr News Agency | RCO News Agency
According to RCO News Agency, citing BRICS TV, the press office of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia announced that the plaing of saplings in 85 regions of the coury will be implemeed by the end of the year, and the total area of reforestation will reach more than 1.3 million hectares.
Alexander Kozlov, Minister of Natural Resources and Environme of Russia, announced that the most extensive reforestation operation will be carried out in Irkutsk province with 181,800 hectares. After that, the Republic of Yakutia with 158 thousand 900 hectares, Krasnoyarsk Territory with 158 thousand 600 hectares, Arkhangelsk province with 87 thousand 900 hectares and Vologda province with 85 thousand 600 hectares.
These measures are implemeed in the framework of the federal project “Protection of forests” that started in 2019. This program includes collecting seeds of forest plas, raising seedlings, clearing land, preparing soil, plaing and caring for trees. Also, from August to November, volueers participate in plaing saplings under the guidance of local forestry institutions in all regions of the coury.
Other BRICS member couries also impleme programs to preserve and restore forests. In Ethiopia, a green initiative has become a national moveme and more than 48 billion seedlings have been plaed; This action has increased the share of forest cover in this coury from 17.2% to 23.6% in four years. According to the report of Fana Media Corporation, a partner of TV BRICS, about 7.5 billion saplings were plaed in this coury in 2025 alone, and plans to pla more than 54 billion saplings in 2026 are on the agenda.
In China, extensive environmeal projects have been implemeed, which, according to the news agency “Xinhua”, a partner of TV BRICS, has increased the area of forests by about 21.8 square kilometers. These measures have improved the living conditions of more than 70% of forest-dwelling bird species and provided them access to more suitable habitats.
In Chile, plans are being implemeed for the protection of southern beech trees, which play an importa role in the forest ecosystem of the southern hemisphere. According to “El Ciudadano”, a partner of TV BRICS, these trees provide habitat for various pla and animal species and play a role in soil formation and nutrie cycle. Between 2023 and 2025, about 13.5 kg of seeds have been collected from this species, which will help preserve its genetic diversity.
