In an effort to combat illegal logging and promote environmental conservation, the fine for violating regulations related to cutting trees and shrubs has been increased fivefold in Uzbekistan. The moratorium on these activities has also been extended indefinitely, with stricter penalties in place for those who fail to comply.
In particular, violators will face a fivefold increase in administrative fines for breaking requirements, as well as double the penalty amounts for any damage caused by felling and damage to trees and shrubs.
All government documents, orders, or ordinances that mention cutting, damaging, or destroying trees and shrubs are strictly prohibited to further support this initiative.
To encourage compliance, construction and contracting organizations that violate this moratorium will lose one point in the rating of the national information system on transparent construction,
Individuals who report violations by submitting photos and videos to the special information system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Committee on Ecology will be eligible for a monetary reward of UZS 330,000 (nearly $28.5) for each confirmed case, funded by the offender's penalty.
Earlier, Daryo reported that the farmer in Uzbekistan's Khorezm region had been sentenced to two years of restricted freedom by the Kushkupir District Court for cutting down 83 different types of trees and causing damage to three more bushes, which cannot be restored. The individual was found guilty under Article 198, paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan, which deals with intentional harm caused to crops, trees, forests, or other plants resulting in significant damage.
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