Efficiency and Transparency in the Use of Forest Fund Resources
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A publication on the forest sector in the Republic of Moldova examines how the resources of the forest fund are used. It describes one of the least reformed sectors of the economy, shaped by group interests and political influence, and assesses its transparency, governance and management.
The publication finds that the forest sector largely retains managerial approaches long overtaken by Moldova's economic and social realities. Narrow group interests and political influences have held back its development, so the resources it generates are used in a non-transparent and inefficient way.
The leasing of forest fund land was carried out without a solid legal basis and with unsuitable economic approaches, which created tensions in society. Almost all land near Chișinău was leased, using a per-hectare rate calculated as a national average. The analysis covers transparency, public access to forests, the place of communal forests, the value and role of forests, and sector governance and management. It concludes that the sector needs a deep and comprehensive reform.
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