Previously located and newly designed protective forest belts in the complex of anti-erosion measures

According to the results of the Contest, held within the framework of the 25th All-Russian Agricultural Exhibition «Golden Autumn - 2023», the scientific development of the State University of Land Use Planning has received a silver medal for achieving high performance in growing crop products and increasing soil fertility. This article introduces the key provisions of this development to the readers. They are aimed at more comprehensive use of capabilities of protective forest belts to ensure the country's food security. The main focus of this development is drawn to the complex of anti-erosion measures, the place of agroforestry in it, and to the analysis of the rules for the formation of protective forest belts for various territories. The results allow to determine the key directions for the development of the forest protection plantations, to estimate the environmental level of their reproduction and land conservation. It is shown by the authors that it is necessary to study the natural, climatic, economic, and other conditions of the corresponding territories in order to develop specific measures. At the same time, the specific features for creating protective forest belts depend on many factors in certain areas, the degree of land damage to the erosion processes, etc. Schemes for placement of various tree species in the forest belts are proposed, as well as measures to improve the norms of federal and the regional legislation in the field, dealing with the regulation of the forest protective plantings.