The ecologically balanced structure of lands and energy efficiency of forestry management in Transnistria

Abstract

An assessment is made of the natural protection and absolute and relative tension of the ecological-economic state across the territory of Transnistria. Research results point to an ecological imbalance in the region. The situation can be improved by increasing the area of forest ecosystems created according to the natural type. Of particular significance in the optimization of the structure of land resources in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is an increase in area and improvement of the quality of forest ecosystems and energy efficiency of forestry. The geo-energy approach provides a means of identifying the ways to optimize the functioning of forest ecosystems in Transnistria having regard to an assessment of the ecological-economic balance of the territory. Based on this approach, it is possible to correctly compare different sites and processes, because energy is a universal measure of everything and a universal equivalent of cost. The geoenergy approach has been used to assess energy efficiency of the suggested variant of optimization of the functioning of forest ecosystems for the following components: energy expenditures connected with the means of mechanization, fuel used in the operation of machines and mechanisms, and with labor resources. Based on calculations, we suggest the ways to raise energy efficiency of forestry in unified energy units, joules. The energy potential of forest ecosystems in the republic is analyzed, and energy efficiency of forestry management is predicted. The suggested variant of optimization of the functioning of forest ecosystems will make it possible not only to increase the energy potential of forest and also create valuable high-quality forest stands from the economic and ecological perspective.