Since 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

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In the Novosibirsk Region, 2023 became an innovative year for forest protection in the region - along with other equipment, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles was introduced, which make it possible to reduce the time of forest patrols by five times. This was reported by the press service of the regional government.

of the Novosibirsk Region has cayman islands whatsapp number database been using unmanned aerial vehicles in the implementation of forest protection and federal state forest control (supervision).

"The use of UAVs has yielded significant results from the first days. As part of forest patrols, when signs of activity in the forests appear, a quadcopter is raised into the air, which allows for a reduction in the time it takes to detect citizens and equipment in the forest," said Ivan Belozerov, head of the department for the organization of state forest control and supervision of the regional ministry.

Drones allow recording the faces of citizens, vehicle registration numbers and the fact of an offense, if any. As reported by the ministry, thanks to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the vicinity of the village of Tashara in the Moshkovsky district, in five cases it was possible to detain violators at the scene of their illegal logging, as well as to stop the illegal activities of an organized criminal group.

Drones are also used to extinguish fires. From the height of a bird's flight, the location of a fire, its direction and front are much better visible. With this data, it is easier to coordinate the actions of a forest fire brigade.

The regional Ministry of Natural Resources, having assessed all the advantages of using UAVs, plans to purchase Russian-made quadcopters this year at the expense of the federal budget. In order to equip 26 forestry departments of the Novosibirsk Region as effectively as possible, it is planned to purchase drones for each department by 2026.