The representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry talked about the news that will be introduced by the new Law on Forests, and reminded that the priority is to stop the process of forest degradation and control threats to forest ecosystems, it is written in the press release of the Ministry of Tourism, Ecology, Sustainable Development and Development of the North (MERT ), on the occasion of a panel discussion as part of the celebration of World Forest Day in the premises of the European House, today in Podgorica.
"In order to preserve forests, the concept of sustainable forest management was established, which implies forest management in such a way as to preserve biodiversity, and the productivity, vitality and potential of forests to be at a level that meets the ecological, economic and social needs of present and future generations, while at the same time, other ecosystems are not endangered or damaged", said the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Vladimir Joković.
World Forest Day is traditionally celebrated on the initiative of the United Nations on March 21 every year, with the aim of celebrating and raising awareness of the importance of all types of forests, the announcement reads.
"Forest ecosystems provide key and diverse services and values to human society, primarily representing a habitat for a large number of plant and animal species; through storing carbon from the atmosphere; preventing land degradation and reducing the risks of natural disasters; representing sites of value in different cultural and social contexts , and contribute to economic development through the provision of food, fiber, wood and other forest products," said MERT.
The Minister of Tourism, Ecology, Sustainable Development and Development of the North, Vladimir Martinović, pointed out, as they say, that forests are the greatest wealth of Montenegro, adding that "by improving the status of forests through joint action, we influence the increase in CO2 emission sinks, while at the same time achieving other positive effects, such as preservation of biodiversity, improvement of air quality, and prevention of soil erosion".
In the press release, it is written that Martinović referred to the importance of the activities implemented within the GEF7 project, and in this context, they said, Mensur consultants Nuhodžić Ferlin and Slaviša Lučić presented the Report on non-timber forest products prepared through the GEF7 project.
"We would like to remind you that the Ministry of Tourism, Ecology, Sustainable Development and Development of the North has recently implemented activities aimed at establishing official cooperation with JP National Parks in order to procure innovative equipment for digitizing the monitoring of forest areas, and signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Union of Scouts of Montenegro in order to include young people, both in training and raising awareness of the importance of preserving biodiversity, as well as in the installation and control of the use of the mentioned equipment," the announcement concludes.
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