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Rmk Annual Report 2013 Annual Report 2013 RMK ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 1 RMK is the keeper, protector and manager of the forest and other natural biotic communities belonging to the Republic of Estonia. 4-5 ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN 32-39 VISITING ORGANISATION RMK earns profit for the state by managing the Starting in 2014, RMK is also active in fish OF THE BOARD AND NATURE EDUCATION forest, and ensures the stability of the timber farming because the Põlula Fish Farm, located in MOVING AT A STEADY PACE TOWARDS THE YEAR IN NUMBERS 32 market as the largest forest owner. Tasks that do Lääne-Viru County, was added to the composition NEW HORIZONS 4 POSSIBILITIES FOR MOVING IN NATURE 34 not bring economic profit, but are beneficial in of RMK. Elistvere Animal Park, Sagadi Forest NATURE EDUCATION 36 some other way, are equally important: nature Centre, Tartu Tree Nursery and 70% of the Esto- SAGADI FOREST CENTRE 37 protection works, creation of free recreational nian-Finnish joint undertaking AS Eesti Metsa- 6-11 ABOUT THE ORGANISATION ELISTVERE ANIMAL PARK 38 opportunities, provision of nature education, etc. taim also belong to the composition of RMK. THE YEAR IN NUMBERS 6 CHRISTMAS TREES 39 EMPLOYEES 8 RMK employs over 700 people. In addition, RMK SURVEYS 10 40-45 RESEARCH WORK COOPERATION PROJECTS 11 The main areas of activity of RMK are: provides contractual work for several thousand THE YEAR IN NUMBERS 40 forest administration people in Estonia. APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS 42 12-23 FOREST MANAGEMENT USE OF THE RESEARCH RESULTS 44 forest management and nature protection THE YEAR IN NUMBERS 12 SCHOLARSHIPS 45 timber marketing FOREST LAND OVERVIEW 14 visiting organisation and nature education CUTTING WORKS 15 seed and plant management 46-51 FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOREST RENEWAL 16 TIMBER MARKETING 18 BALANCE SHEET 48 FOREST IMPROVEMENT 20 INCOME STATEMENT 50 EXTRACTION OF SAND AND GRAVEL 21 AUDITOR’S REPORT 51 AFFORESTATION OF QUARRIES 21 WASTE COLLECTION 22 FOREST FIRES 22 HUNTING 23 24-31 NATURE PROTECTION THE YEAR IN NUMBERS 24 DIVISION OF STATE FOREST 26 PROTECTED AREAS 26 SPECIES UNDER PROTECTION 27 Abstracts from RMK’s 2014 campaign “Aitäh, mets!” KEY BIOTOPES 28 (“Thank you, forest!”) have been used in the Yearbook. RMK has been awarded the ISO 14001 Environmental NATURE PROTECTION WORKS 28 In these abstracts, people who spend a lot of time in Management Standard and the quality management nature due to their work or hobby are speaking about certificate ISO 9001, as well as the sustainable forestry their relationship with the forest. certificate FSC® and PEFC. 3 Address by the Chairman of the Board Address by the Chairman of the Board Approval of the Hunting Act by the Estonian project for the more efficient protection of caper- Parliament Riigikogu was a major breakthrough. caillies, as well as research studying the introduc- Today, the hunting areas of state forests are tion of cutting methods that are more pleasant to regulated by contracts and control by landowners the human eye and resemble nature’s own distur- over what is happening in the field of hunting has bance regime. Since the projects are still in their been achieved. I am pleased that we were able implementation phase, it is too soon to assess MOVING AT to quickly strike a balance between somewhat their effectiveness, although we have certainly opposing interests through cooperation between created preconditions for forest management and A STEADY PACE forest owners and hunters. nature protection that are better thought-through and implemented. Especially since the projects In the field of visiting organisation and nature include researchers, practitioners, and represen- TOWARDS NEW education, we can be happy with the fact that the tatives of NGOs, which creates a much stronger infrastructure that was given to us in 2009 in an basis for the implementation of results. uneven state – the trails, signs, towers, nature HORIZONS centres – has been restored and given a new look The fact that the objectives of the development thanks to European funding. This was the main plan were achieved at a steady pace does not give focus of our attention in recent years. Now, we us a reason to rest on our laurels. The highest must direct our focus back to the restoration of turnover of all time, and the second highest recreational objects built beforehand by RMK, profit figures witnessed in 2013, demonstrate since otherwise the objective of ensuring uniform that RMK has the capacity to manage also under quality will not be ensured. relatively poor market conditions. We have plenty of ambition – new challenges can be expected Aigar Kallas Another aspect worth emphasising is the activity from the new development plan, which should be of our Research Council, whose funding decision compiled before the end of the year already. supported the initiation of a large-scale research The objectives set for RMK with the development The biggest change in 2013 took place in con- plan for 2011–2014 were reached by the end of nection with practical nature protection works. 2013. We have achieved the expected numbers RMK’s Supervisory Board supplemented the in the volumes of all forest works, and our latest existing development plan with nature protection achievement – the volume of forest road con- objectives. We have significantly expanded our Finding alternative uses for low-quality timber struction and reconstruction of drainage systems activities in this field, using our own funds as well Important – reached the level at which it is possible to bring as allocations from the European Regional Devel- in 2014 Implementation of amendments to the Forest Act the roads and ditch network into operating con- opment Fund. Still, 2013 can be viewed as a year Changing the transport restrictions regarding the weight of forest trucks dition. Only, of course, in those areas where it is of preparations because several works – starting necessary and justified. The final result will require with the construction of meadow bridges and Restocking of at least 100,000 young salmons to the rivers of North Estonia a couple of years to be reached, but in the words ending with the restoration of bogs – will take Creating a network of connecting corridors for flying squirrels’ nesting of our own people – there is a light at the end of many years before results will be seen. the tunnel, as unbelievable as that may seem! 4 5 About the Organisation About the Organisation THE YEAR IN NUMBERS ABOUT THE State land managed by RMK 1,179,841 ha ORGANISATION … of which forest land 875,305 ha Employees 745 Turnover EUR 155 million Profit EUR 31.5 million Proprietary income to the state budget EUR 20 million Land tax EUR 4.3 million Renewed forest area 6,628 ha Planted forestry plants 18.4 million Number of visits to RMK recreational and protected areas 1.7 million 6 7 About the Organisation About the Organisation EMPLOYEES Number of people employed in the state forest Members of the Supervisory Board of RMK As at March 2014: Visiting 2013 Field of Field of Field of Field of Mati Polli, Estonian Forest Industries Association Organisation Fish Seed and Plant Forest Forest Timber Administration and Nature Rearing Management Administration Management Marketing 2009 Jaanus Tamkivi, the Riigikogu Education Liisa-Ly Pakosta, the Riigikogu Forest Document 5,000 3,300 Silviculture Tõnis Kõiv, the Riigikogu Management Management Department 836 Department Department 745 Seed and Plant Timber Nature Põlula Urmas Hallika, Ministry of the Environment Management Marketing Preservation Fish Rearing Department Department Department Department Andres Talijärv, Ministry of the Environment Nature Forest Finance 4,400 4,000 Protection Management Ivar Sikk, Ministry of Finance Department Department Regions (3) 810 851 2012 Tarmo Kruusimäe, Estonian Youth Work Centre 4,100 2010 AS Eesti Forest Nature Priit Värk, Estonian Owners Confederation Sagadi Real Estate Metsataim Improvement Protection 819 Forest Centre Department (70% of shares) Department Division RMK employees Forestry Information Hunting Improvement Technology Department Other people employed in the state forest Division Department 2011 Forest Wood Communi- Districts Energy cations (17) Division Department RMK employees by areas Managers Specialists Task Employees Total managers Land Personnel Management Department Division Nursery and seeds 1 3 6 33 43 Forest administration 22 39 88 0 149 Forest Survey Public Management Procurement Forest management 7 17 106 217 347 Division Department Timber marketing 1 9 2 0 12 Legal Visiting organisation and nature education 2 39 46 12 99 Department Fish farming 1 1 0 5 7 From 2014, RMK also includes Põlula Fish Farm. As at the Administration 13 56 0 19 88 beginning of 2014, 7 people are employed by the department created for that purpose. Total 47 164 248 286 745 8 9 About the Organisation About the Organisation SURVEYS COOPERATION PROJECTS State enterprise with the best image Better known among Russians Promoting the use of timber According to a survey on the reputation and image Active work carried out in recent years among the RMK selects the cooperation projects based on whether they help to promote the use of timber and forestry, of large Estonian enterprises, RMK is the state Russian-speaking population of Estonia has borne improve the nature awareness of the participants, and encourage people to actively discover beautiful Estonia. enterprise with the best image. RMK improved its fruit and increased the recognition of RMK among position in both of the main criteria viewed com- this target group. In 2013, RMK gave a helping hand (and often also RMK also continued its cooperation with the pared to 2012 – both in the strength and the appeal The spontaneous image of RMK continues to centre a load of logs) to several undertakings that refine following: of the organisation.
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