THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL IN TERRITORIAL DISTRIBUTION AND ECONOMIC USE OF FOREST RESOURCES OF RUSSIA
In article the state is investigated and the importance of forest resources (as one of competitive advantages) in economic system of the Russian Federation is defined. The characteristic of forest resource capacity of the Russian Federation is given; change of the general stock of wood on lands of forest fund and lands of other categories for a number of years is analyzed. The territorial distribution of forest resources developing under the influence of climatic and anthropogenous factors, format of division of forest territories according to the current legislation and their distribution by economic and forestry criteria are investigated. The general and special characteristics of territorial distribution and economic use of forest resources of the Russian Federation are disclosed. The conclusion that in view of unevenness of distribution of forest resources, differentiated approaches to management and forest exploitation in sparsely forested and well forested regions are necessary is drawn.