Analysis of the compliance of regional forest plans with the goals of the federal strategy for the development of Russia's forest complex (using the example of the Northwestern Federal District)

This article examines the specifics of strategic planning in forestry in the Russian Federation at the regional level. The aim of the study is to analyze forest plans in the constituent entities of the Northwestern Federal District and identify differences in their structure, performance indicator system, and strategic priorities for forestry development. The methodological basis for the study is a comparative and content analysis of forestry plan texts from eleven constituent entities of the Northwestern Federal District. The study revealed that the connection between regional forestry plans and the federal forestry development strategy is, in many cases, primarily formal. Differences in regional strategic priorities, performance indicator system, and the role of forestry plans in forestry management are identified. A typology of regional forestry plans is provided based on their integration with federal forestry policy and forestry planning models. The results of the study demonstrate that, despite a formally uniform document structure, regional plans form a heterogeneous system of strategic forestry management. A conclusion was made on the need to improve methodological approaches to the development of forest plans for the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and to increase the degree of their consistency with federal strategic documents, which is an important condition for the formation of the National Forest Plan of the Russian Federation.