Modern logging equipment used in the “Braslav lakes” national park

Abstract

“Braslav Lakes” National Park is a national park situated in the northwest part of Belarus. The National Park shelters unique natural complexes, protects them from human economic activity, preserves them for future generations. The forest area is not only trees, shrubs and grass, it also includes hundreds of different living creatures. Deforestation is one of the most common environmental problems. It may unbalance the ecosystem. It may result in disappearance of some species of flora and fauna, in decrease of species diversity, in increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But rational forest management improves the quality of the forest. It includes timber harvesting which can be carried out in all forest groups without exception.