Model forests in Belarus: objectives and tasks of their functioning
The article deals with the issues related to the concern of International organizations on the application of measures for protection the sukhodolnykh of ecosystems, in particular forest biogeocenoses, the analysis of which allows assessing the quality of the environment and the conditions of the site. In order to involve the public in decision-making processes related to the environment (Aarhus Convention), raising awareness of the public and local people about the processes of improving the national forest policy and the system of forest relations - a network of Model Forests has been created in the system of the Ministry of Forestry. The reasons for the necessity of their creation are presented: the goals and tasks of their functioning. In solving a complex of all problems related to the state of forest ecosystems, it is essential to investigate, know and control the limits of permissible interference in natural processes in which forest biogeocenosis will effectively perform geochemical and ecological functions. On the territory of model forests with a total area of 72 000 hectares located in three geobotanical subareas of Belarus Model forests will be used as landfills to organize systematic monitoring of the level of man-made pollution that will create a new mechanism for assessing the state of "health" of stands. Certification of sustainable management in the future should be carried out on this indicator. Model forests are considered as a scientific and practical platform for systemic monitoring of the state of forest by means of analyzing the dynamics of their physiological state. Model forest is considered as the current model of sustainable forest management based on voluntary partnership on the principles of multi-purpose non-exhaustive forest management, ecologized management and improving the living standards of the local population.