RIA NOVOSTI – The three-day forum, held amid a wave of criticism of the forest management system in Russia following this past summer’s wildfires thatdestroyed 11 million hectares of crops, will gather officials, businessmen and environmentalists. An unprecedented heat wave hit European Russia this summer, sparking wildfires and severe droughts in many regions. More than 50 people died in the fires, which destroyed over 2,000 homes. Read More
