PROBLEMS AND DIRECTIONS OF MODERNIZATION OF THE FOREST COMPLEX OF THE NORTHERN REGION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOMI)
The article outlines the problems and directions of the sectoral modernization of the forestry complex in the northern region. To evaluate it, the system proposed by the Committee of Forests and Forestry of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe was adopted. The main measurement positions are indicators that characterize the efficiency of resource use: receipts per cubic meter of used wood; output from 1000 cubic meter of used wood; share of products with high value added in the commodity-sectoral structure; share of bioenergy use of waste. Calculations of the mentioned indicators revealed a significant lag in the efficiency of the use of wood raw materials in the forestry complex of the Komi Republic, in comparison with the developed timber industry countries. This fact actualizes the task of identifying problems and proposing directions for the sectoral modernization of the forest complex in the region. The obtained results allow drawing a conclusion that the main problems restraining development of the forestry complex of the republic are: insufficiently complex use of wood, use of outdated technologies, poorly diversified sectoral structure of the complex. The key directions of the sectoral modernization and the possible outcomes of their implementation are indicated. Prospects for further use of the results obtained could be a full-scale study of the resource efficiency of the forest complex on the scale of several regions and the country as a whole.