Republic of Ingushetia
Republic of Ingushetia

The Republic of Ingushetia is a subject of the Russian Federation and a republic within it, was formed on June 4, 1992. It is located on the northern slopes of the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Range, in its central part. It borders with North Ossetia, the Chechen Republic and Georgia. It consists of 4 districts. The capital is Magas. Ingushetia is the smallest region of the Russian Federation - 3123 km2. The population is 530,242. State languages: Ingush and Russian. The climate in the republic is continental. The relief is diverse - steppe and mountain, consisting of ridges separated by valleys and gorges. There are broadleaf forests. The total land area of the forest fund is 84.4 thousand hectares. The total stock of wood is about 11 million m3. The main river is the Sunja. The rivers Assa, Fortanga, Armhi, Guloikhi, Phaztonka, Chemulga also flow. There are deposits of oil (reserves over 60 million tons), natural gas, marble, dolomites, limestone-shell, high-quality brick clays, thermal therapeutic and mineral waters, as well as reserves of clean mountain spring water. There are also deposits of rare metals. Ingushetia is an agrarian-industrial republic, where 60% of the territory is occupied by agricultural lands, and half of them are arable lands. The economy is oversubsidized. .

On the eve of the New Year, measures will be strengthened in the forests of Ingushetia to protect young conifers and forest crops from illegal logging.

From December 21 to 31, forest inspectors together with law enforcement agencies will patrol the areas where coniferous trees grow daily.

The purpose of operational and preventive measures is to prevent illegal cutting of fir trees and other conifers for the New Year holidays.

During this period, a large-scale explanatory work is planned among the population on the importance of preserving coniferous forests and responsibility for unauthorized felling of trees. Employees of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Ingushetia will hold talks with residents of the republic, as well as organize open lessons on the protection of coniferous young animals in educational institutions.

It is important to remember that illegal harvesting of conifers for the New Year holidays entails both administrative and criminal liability.

If violations of forest legislation are detected, please contact: 8 (8734) 55-45-73 (Department of Federal State Forest Supervision of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Ingushetia).

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