Expenses for the restoration of forests in the Arctic increased almost three times in a year

In 2025, 13.9 million rubles were allocated for reproduction and forestry in the Murmansk region. This is reported by the press service of Murmanskstat. This is almost 2.8 times more than a year earlier.

The bulk of funding in 2025 fell on artificial reforestation – 69%. Another 23% of the funds were allocated for agrotechnical care of forest crops, 8% for other related activities.

According to the press service of Murmanskstat, in 2024 such events were held on an area of 908 hectares. Naturally, the forest was restored on about 708 hectares, more than 183 hectares were planted seedlings and sowed seeds. Artificial reforestation then accounted for 71% of all costs. Then the total cost of these activities was 4.9 million rubles.

Earlier, “MK in Murmansk” said that in the Pechenga and Terek forestry volunteers planted 2600 pine seedlings.