The State Forestry Enterprise “TELENEȘTI” was established in 1969 based on the Decision of the Council of Ministers of the SSRM no. 198 of May 15, 1967 and was composed of four forestry subdivisions: “Telenesti”, “Mandresti”, “Cazanesti”, “Prepelita”.
The State Forestry Enterprise “TELENEȘTI” is located in the center of the Republic of Moldova and includes territories from five administrative districts.
The enterprise has 177 employees as of 31/12/2023 .
In the structure of the enterprise, there are three forestry subdivisions and a processing section:
- forest subdivision “Căzănești” – 1793.2 ha
- forest subdivision “Mândrești” – 3548 ha
- forest subdivision “Telenesti” – 5468.4 ha
- processing section of willow twigs .
The Forestry Enterprise “TELENEȘTI” manages 10809,6 ha of land, 10147 ha of which are forested territories.
The main types of activity of the Enterprise are:
1.) to administer and manage the forests and the hunting fund and other objects that constitute the patrimony under the administration of the Enterprise.
This ensures:
- a) a sustainable development of forests and a maintenance of their biodiversity
- b) an intensification of the forests functions ( water protection, climate regulation and other) for the health of the population and the protection of the environment;
- c) a forest regeneration and expansion, an improvement of the composition and the quality of forests, an increase in their productivity;
- d) an application of a complex of measures, regarding improving and maintaining the forests functions (ecological and socio-economic);
- e) a continuity of the functional efficiency of forests and the rational exploitation of forests resources;
2.) to apply a forestry regime and exercise departmental control of its application in all forests of the forest fund, as well as outside it (in the company’s area of activity);
3.) to protect the managed forests against illegal cutting of trees, against theft and destruction. To hire personnel for forest guarding, and equip them with all the necessary goods and with the
arsenal of weapons and professional uniforms;
4.) to provide services and ensure the rational exploitation of forest products by applying modern and rational harvesting technologies;
5.) to ensure the growth, harvesting and delivery of planting material;
6.) to apply the schemes and technologies of forest regeneration and afforestation of non-regenerated and degraded lands;
7.) to plant and take care of forest curtains for the protection of fields and water basins on the basis of a contract with the owners and their management;
8.) to ensure forestry monitoring as well as the state record of the forest fund and the forestry Cadastre;
9.) to ensure the rational use of forestry and hunting funds according to the legal forestry and hunting provisions;
10.) to provide methodological and technical assistance to the owners of forests, forest plots in their planting and management;
11.) to sell forest products and services;
12.) to restore the biocenosis of native forests through ecological reconstruction;
13.) to administer and manage the hunting fund, to carry out the departmental control in this field;
14.) to ensure a rational collection and use of wood and non-wood forest products;
15.) the manufacture of accessory forest products;
16.) other attributions in accordance with the legislation in force.
Our forest nurseries annually produce a significant number of seedlings needed for the expansion and restoration of the forest, and a wide range of ornamental trees and shrubs for landscaping, for us and for sale. For example, in the year 2023, the production of planting material for selling was 1000613 pcs.
In the managed forest fund, reforestation work is carried out annually, including planting. In 2022, these works were carried out on 104 hectares, 37 of which are only planting.
Every year we collect forest fruits and medicinal plants (for example, 50883 kg of fresh fruit and 4175 kg of medicinal plants in 2023).
Along with the main business, we are happy to continue the national tradition and popularize the handicraft braiding.
