Timber, national parks and reserves Reestablishment of forests of state importance (thsd.ha)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Reforestation	5.3	5.0	7.5	8.7	9.1	9.7	10.1
of which for:
sowing and plan- ting of forests	2.0	2.0	3.1	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8
assistance to the natural renovation of forests	3.3	3.0	4.4	5.0	5.4	5.9	6.3
Share of forest planting and sowing in total area where the reforestation works were carried out in %	37.7	40.0	41.9	42.5	40.7	39.2	37.6

Felling of forest for protection and sampling sanytary

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Area of felling, thsd. ha	5.5	4.0	4.6	2.8	1.8	2.0	1.7
Volume of cutting trees, thsd. m3	71.4	51.1	57.7	7.2	10.9	18.2	16.8
of which: suitable wood for use	63.8	45.9	52.7	6.4	10.1	16.4	15.2

Implementation of forest protecting activities (thsd.ha)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Areas as sources of diseases and forest pests to the end of year	35.8	0.1	2.1	0.03	2.2	42.2	0.002
of which sources needing control activities	28.6	0.1	2.1	0.02	2.2	42.2	0.002
Protecting of the forest from disease and pests by biological methods	-	4.2	1.7	1.1	0.1	-	-
Control by surface chemical measures	1.0	1.2	-	0.1	0.1	7.8	1.0

Forest fires

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Number of forest fires, cases	9	4	1	-	11	2	5
Forest area affected by fires, ha	264.0	13.7	15.0	-	72.5	34.8	14.4
Volume of burnt standing wood, m 3	-	-	-	-	105.2	-	-

Planting the trees in nonarable lands (ha)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Azerbaijan Republic	265	113	132	147	164	65	66
Nakhchivan AR	10	11	18	-	-	-	-
By forest farms:
Absheron	-	-	-	17	21	-	-
Balakan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Devechi	70	60	-	-	-	-	-
Garadagh	-	-	-	80	60	25	30
Gedabey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khacmaz	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khanlar	-	9	-	-	-	-	-
Khirdalan	35	33	-	-	-	30	31
Khyzy	-	-	-	50	65	-	-
Kelbajar	…	…	…	…	…	…	…
Gax	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gabala	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gobustan	-	-	114	-	-	-	-
Guba	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gusar	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Lachin	…	…	…	…	…	-	-
Lerik	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Masally	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Salyan	100	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shamakhy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sheki	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tovuz	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yalama	50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yardimly	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yevlakh	-	-	-	-	-	10	5
Zagatala	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zangilan	…	…	…	…	…	…	…

Features of national parks at the end of 2006

National parks	Year of establishment	Total space, thsd. ha
Absheron	2005	0.8
Aggel	2003	17.9
Altiagach	2004	11.0
Coastal	1998	0.07
Girkan	2004	21.5
Ordubad	2003	12.1
Shahdag	2006	115.9
Shirvan	2003	54.4

Features of reserves at the end of 2006

Reserves	Year of establish-ment il	Total space, thsd. ha	Number of reserved kinds
			plants	animals	birds	fishes
Basitchay	1974	0.1	…	…	…	…
Eldar shami	2004	1.7	12	11	12	3
Garagel	1987	0.2	…	…	…	…
Garayazi	1978	9.7	450	15	61	8
Gizilagach	1929	88.4	310	24	270	47
Ilisu	1987	17.4	500	35	50	1
Geygel	1965	6.7	416	12	4	1
Shahbuz	2003	3.1	2800	285	217	15
Shirvan	1969	6.2	80	12	50	-
Turyanchay	1958	22.5	865	11	95	-
Zagatala	1929	23.9	979	36	103	1

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