” The trees are still being cut down " — Murad Nazarov proposed a new system instead of a moratorium

” The trees are still being cut down " — Murad Nazarov proposed a new system instead of a moratorium

Entrepreneur Murad Nazarov proposed to cancel the moratorium on logging, which has been in effect in Uzbekistan since 2022. In an open dialogue held by the Chamber of Commerce, he argued that the current restrictions were not effective, but instead were exacerbating hidden cutting situations.

Nazarov put forward the idea of introducing a” Bank of trees " system, stating that builders could plant a new tree in advance instead of felled trees and transfer them to the balance of the municipality. He believes that through this method, not only will the problem be solved, but it is also seen as an investment in tree planting.

And the chairman of the tax committee Sherzod Kudbiyev compared the system to the sale of carbon units, saying that construction companies agreed to plant 3-4 times more trees instead of each tree cut.