The problems of strategic planning in the field of forest relations at the regional level
At the present stage, the system of state forest management is in the process of formation. This is due to the ongoing processes of its decentralization, regular clarification of the powers of Federal and regional Executive authorities authorized in the field of forest relations. In the current conditions, ensuring balanced planning and forecasting of the industry’s development paths is an urgent task. In this regard, the system of strategic planning that has been created in the country in recent years is of the greatest interest to many specialists - economists, financiers, and scientists. In the Russian forestry system, strategic planning documents are the state program of the Russian Federation “Development of forestry” and regional state programs for the development of forestry, as well as The strategy for the development of the timber industry of the Russian Federation until 2030. This article based on the analysis of 83 regional public development programs of forestry assesses the actual practice of strategic planning in the industry; the issues associated with the development and coordination of such programs effective monitoring of compliance with key indicators of their performance. In this regard, the author’s conclusions about the level of readiness of the existing systems of forest, medium-term and strategic planning and forecasting to provide complete and reliable information about the actual state of the state forest management system; about the goals and objectives to be achieved; about the achievement of key indicators in the field of protection, protection, reproduction of forests and afforestation are of direct interest; on the completeness and comparability of the available information, as well as on the ability to assess the effectiveness of the implementation by the subjects of the Russian Federation of the delegated powers in the field of forest relations.