The head of the National Forest Agency of Georgia, Besik Amiranashvili, was introduced to the process of restoring a burned forest near the village of Daba in the Borjomi municipality. On the spot, the works carried out and the current state of the restored forest were assessed.
In 2008, during the August war events, a forest fire in the Borjomi Valley covered 950.9 hectares of area, including the destruction of 250 hectares near the village of Daba. Reforestation works in this area began in 2013, but repeated fires in 2017 also damaged the restored areas.
The National Forest Agency resumed forest restoration measures in 2017, and in total, complex works were carried out on 636 hectares. As part of the reforestation project, 345,530 different species of seedlings were planted on 144 hectares, and measures to promote natural regeneration were implemented on 492 hectares.
“One of the main goals of the forest reform is to improve forest protection and forest use practices. It is important that every year the scale of degraded forest restoration measures increases. Forest Agency renewed the long-term plan of forest restoration-building measures, according to which, in 2025-2036, forest restoration measures will be implemented on an area of 51,000 hectares, noted Besik Amiranashvili.
Periodic monitoring is underway in forest areas today. According to specialists, the condition of the restored areas is positive and does not require additional intensive interventions.
Forest care and restoration measures remain one of the top priorities of the National Forestry Agency, and work towards this continues actively throughout the country.
The Head of the National Forestry Agency, Besik Amiranashvili, visited the Borjomi Municipality near the village of Daba to inspect the restoration process of the fire-damaged forest. The completed works and the current state of the restored forest were assessed on-site.
