Social Poplar Plantations of

Balykchy Forest Service of the

Kyrgyz Republic

International Poplar Commission (IPC) 25th Session

Berlin, Germany

September 13-16, 2016

Author: K.M. Zhantaev

The Kyrgyz Republic is located in the

north-east of Central Asia, a total area

of 199.9 thousands sq.km.

The annual demand of the population in timber:

- in commercial wood around 500 000 m3; - in forewood more than 1 000 000 m3

The forestry sector annually harvests at most 50 000 m3 of wood

• The total population in the operation area of Balykchy Forest Service is more than

70 000 people.

• Average population's need for timber is:

-1 000 m3 commercial wood;

-3 000 m 3 wood-timber annually.

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• Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country

• The altitude ranges from 401 to 7439 meters above sea level

• Issyk-Kul oblast (district) is located at more than 1630 meters attitude above sea level

• Technical maturity of poplar timber is - 20-25 years.

• Fast-growing plantations in the operation area of Balykchy

Forest Service are mainly represented by two types of poplar

trees:

opopulus pyramidalis

opopulus bolleana

It is expected to harvest 300-500 m3 wood from 1 ha in 20-25 years By type of timber it looks like: From 200 ha х 300 m3 = 60 000 m 3. - 40 000 m3 of commercial wood, - 20 000 m3 of firewood. In economic terms: Commercial wood: 3 000 soms for 1 m3 of wood, 40 000 m3 х 3 000 soms =120 000 000 soms. Firewood: 500 soms for за 1 m3, 20 000 m3 х 500 soms = 10 000 000 soms

• From 2012 till now poplar plantations have been created on an area of 40 ha at an attitude of 2,000 meters above sea level. Poplar is a social tree, fast-growing, acceptable and cheap. доступное и дешевое.

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Conclusion

• The area of Balykchy Forest Service is not chosen by chance. Climatic conditions, socio-economic and ecological situation of the region has led to the development of project ideas for solving social problems on supply the local population with cheap wood, promote the economic development of the region by improving the environment and increasing the forest areas, conservation of natural forests through the rational use of natural resources and exploit desert areas belonging to Forest Fund. From this point of view, Balykchy Forest Service adopted a special Program - minimum forestry development measures. Regardless of type of ownership planting fast-growing tree species must be practiced, taking into account the mentality and socio-economic conditions of the local population. Since poplar is a widespread fast-growing tree in Kyrgyzstan, state authorities are dealing with the adoption of a special national program entitled "Poplar" to ensure the country’s independence from other states’ forest resources.