In the Moscow region, a forest containing endangered animals and plants was turned into a quarry.
Residents of the Ruzsky District of the Moscow Region recorded a video message to the Investigative Committee and the President. They oppose the logging of over 400 hectares of forest containing rare plants and animals.
"Bird nesting is currently underway, causing significant damage to the natural environment of the Ruza Municipal District and violating citizens' rights to a healthy environment. We ask that action be taken to stop the illegal logging and barbaric destruction of endangered flora and fauna," the residents demand.
In April, the region allocated land to Redkino-2 LLC for a quarry, despite a 2021 assessment identifying over 30 species of endangered animals and plants there. These forests were intended to be included in a protected area.
Despite this, logging began on April 24 and continues to this day. As reported by "NotMoscowChairman of the Ecology Commission of the Ruza Municipal District Igor PopovNeither the Public Chamber representative nor the police have responded to residents' protests: there has been no response to the complaints for over a month.
Popov personally tried to find out the status of residents' appeals, but the responsible police officer didn't even know where the materials were located.
Another activist from the initiative group told NeMoskva about the pressure: relatives are receiving calls from unknown individuals asking about their property, and he himself is being threatened with police action.
Activists are confident that the company does not have all the necessary permits, and regulatory authorities have not carried out any inspections.
"In the documents, they practically made it sound like there were no forests, no plants, no animals here. But they were actually walking through swamps where everything is listed as endangered," says Igor Popov.
This kind of behavior by the authorities is nothing new. They cut down Parks, forests и squares in different regions of Russia. But there are also positive examples: for example, in Yekaterinburg, activists managed defend birch grove, and in Ryazan — a park planted after the war.
Photo: initiative group of the Ruza Municipal District.
