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The Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Mr. Iuri Nozadze, is paying an official visit to the Republic of Slovenia.
The Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Mr. Iuri Nozadze, and the heads of LEPL National Forestry Agency and other appropriate sector departments are paying a visit to the Republic of Slovenia.In frames of the visit, the meetings were held with the representatives of Agriculture of the Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Forestry and National Food, and the State Forestry management institutions.
It is noteworthy that the cooperation between Georgia and the Republic of Slovenia has been established since supporting the development of integrative forest management approaches to the natural ecosystem in Georgia in 2018. (integrative forest management approaches to the natural ecosystem).
On behalf of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, let me express my appreciation and gratitude towards the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the International Cooperation and Development Center of Slovenia for the provided support.
In 2020, we signed the Memorandum of Understanding in the field of sustainable management of the forest. I am glad that we have an opportunity to get introduced to the Slovenian forest management practices, which is special across Europe and unites the components of nature conservation and sustainable use of resources – said the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Mr. Iuri Nozadze.
LEPL National Forestry Agency, with the financial support of the International Cooperation and Development Agency of Slovenia, and technical support of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the company Zavita is implementing a project "Sustainable Forest Management in Adigeni Municipality. In frames of the project, a multifunctional forest management plan will be prepared for the Adigeni municipality and a timber resources value chain. The project will provide the involvement of the local population in forestry operations and, the LEPL National forestry Agency will train its staff members as well.
The project "Sustainable Forest Management in Adigeni Municipality" will be completed at the end of 2021. The purpose of the project is to assist sustainable use and management of the forest landscape and improvement of the socio-economic level of the local population.