9950 trees will be cut down in an ancient Circassian forest to build the Lagonaki eco-resort.

It is a should from design documentation published by activists protesting against the construction of a ski resort on a protected natural area—the Lagonaki Plateau. 

Calculations of compensation fees for potential vegetation clearing indicate that 9950 trees will be cut down on the site for the construction of ski resort hotels. These trees include fir, pine, birch, alpine maple, and other species.

"The head of Dakhovskaya, Grigory Borodkin, is already prepared to accept 4000 tons of logging debris," the activists write.

NeMoskva wrote about this project, which is detrimental to the environment of the Western Caucasus. To implement it in 2021, reviewed The boundaries of the Caucasus Nature Reserve were delimited, establishing the Lagonaki Biosphere Reserve within its territory, where construction of physical education and sports facilities is permitted. There were even attempts to revise the boundaries of the Western Caucasus UNESCO World Heritage Site, fortunately unsuccessful. More than 200 Russian scientists signed an open letter to Putin asking him to prevent the colossal damage to nature that the resort's construction would inevitably cause.