Day of Forest Workers of Kyrgyzstan
Description:
Kyrgyz forest
It is celebrated on the third Sunday of September.
Established by the Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic of August 13, 1993 No. 364, taking into account the request of employees of the State Forest Inspection under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The area of the Kyrgyz Republic is 199.9 thousand square kilometers, of which 5.3% of the area is occupied by forests, 4.4% is occupied by water, 54.0% by agricultural land, 36.3% by other lands.
In the Kyrgyz Republic, forestry is a branch of material production, whose functions include: studying and accounting forests, their reproduction, protection from fires, pests and diseases, regulation of forest management, control over the use of forest resources. The main feature of the industry is to ensure the protection of forests and continue the period of forest cultivation (50-100 years or more).
The forest fund of the Kyrgyz Republic is insignificant, however, it is surrounded by deserts, the phenomenon is azonal, and its small area plays a special importance in the protection of nature in the Central Asian region.
In addition, the forests of the republic are the habitat of wild animals that find shelter and food for their existence in the forests. Here live: wolf, deer, deer, fox, hare, squirrel ermine, boar, badger, porcupine, various rodents, as well as wild birds. Capricorns, leopards and other animals that live in the subalpine zone enter the forests. So, where you can find such a variety of flora and fauna.
The forests of the Kyrgyz Republic are the national wealth of the people, they are state property, and they play a large role in the development of the economy, improving environmental conditions, improving the welfare of the people, they are a source of partial satisfaction of the needs of the republic in timber and other forest products, they have a favorable effect on the climate, atmosphere, hydrological regime of rivers and other water bodies, protect the soil from wind and water erosion, etc.
The forests of the republic are now increasingly serving health purposes, satisfying the cultural and aesthetic needs of the population, are an object of visit for tourists. The role of forests is multifaceted. Growing up on the mountain slopes, they perform a water protection and water regulation role, which goes far beyond the borders of the republic. So in the forest fund originate and it flows the largest rivers of Central Asia: Chu, Naryn, Syr-Darya, Amu Darya, feeding the fields with their moisture and giving drinking water to the people of the Uzbek and Kazakh republics and save the Aral Sea, and the Sary River - Jaz, originating in the mountains of the Issyk-Kul region, gives water to the People's Republic of China.
All forests of the Kyrgyz Republic, as especially valuable, are classified as conservation and, depending on the prevailing breed composition and conditions of local growth, they are located in 4 zones: spruce, arch, nut and valley floodplain.
The forests of the Kyrgyz Republic represent a significant wealth and are an important part of the national heritage. They form a single State Forest Fund, which includes lands covered with forest, as well as not covered with forest, but intended for the needs of forestry. The total land area of the State Forest Fund is 3321.5 thousand hectares, including forests of national importance - 3279.3 thousand hectares. The forested lands in the republic occupy an area of 864.9 thousand hectares, which is 4.32% of the forest area of the republic.