Study of the state of forest resources of zhytomyr region

The state of forest fund is studied; the volume of forest use and reforestation in the region was analyzed, resources of Zhytomyr region is investigated in this work; the structure of the forest, the main reasons for unsatisfactory state of forests were revealed. It has been established that the forests of Zhytomyr region as a whole, and especially pine trees, are characterized by disproportion of the distribution of plantings by age. During the writing of the work, legal acts and legislative documents of Ukraine, textbooks, manuals, monographs, scientific publications devoted to the subject of research were used. The analysis of statistical data on the structure and condition of the forest fund of Zhytomyr region was carried out, the dynamics of its structure was determined, existing information on the representation of natural forest crops in the region of research was supplemented, the main problems of protection and rational use of forest ecosystems were outlined. The main reason for the unsatisfactory state and death of forests in the territory of Zhytomyr region is the lack of timely forestry care, which is natural for the given region, since a significant part of the forest resources of the region suffered radioactive contamination after the Chernobyl accident.