Why were Zarafshon fir trees cut down illegally?

Reports on the illegal felling of Zarafshan firs in the mountainous areas belonging to the "Kengdala" forest division of Boisun State Forestry have caused many objections in social networks.

The situation mentioned in the application was studied on April 23, 2023 with the participation of the Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection of Surkhondarya Region, the National Guard Department of Surkhondarya Region and the responsible employees of Boysun State Forestry.

During the study, the following situations were identified:

Illegal cutting of 2 Zarafshon spruce bushes with a trunk diameter of 16 cm, without any disease symptoms, in the "Tuya" massif, 2nd circle, 6th quarter of the "Kengdala" forest division;

in the 8th quarter of the 3rd circle of the forest department, 3 bushes of the Zarafshan fir tree were damaged;

and illegal cutting of 1 Zarafshon fir bush with a trunk diameter of 20 cm in the area of the 3rd circle 8a-quarter of the farm.

Also, the presence of livestock in the forest areas and the circumstances related to their feeding were not confirmed.

Based on the above-mentioned circumstances, the requirements of Article 37 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Protection and Use of Flora" and other relevant articles were found to be violated in the territories of the "Kengdala" forest department. , in relation to the persons responsible for these areas (employees of the forest department), part 1 of Article 79 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan was established.

Measures are being taken to recover the applied administrative fine and damage to flora. The employees of Boisun State Forestry were warned, and clarification work was carried out to avoid such shortcomings in the future and other issues.