Problems and prospects for forest restoration, conservation and protection by reclamation during mineral development in the far eastern federal district

The article presents the results of the research of increasing the forestry measures efficiency by reclamation and phytomelioration of land sites under negative technogenic impact within the influence of mining enterprises in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. The land sites withdrawn from the forest land fund in the process of mineral development are intensively polluted by toxic tailing dumps. In this regard, the aim of the study was to assess the impact of tailing dumps on the current state of forest vegetation, and to identify the prospects for restoring the productivity of technogenically polluted lands and forest protection by reclamation and phytomelioration to ensure environmental safety of mineral processing waste. It was found, that strengthening of the technogenic environmental impact, including the forest communities, caused tense ecological situation in the adjacent territories. The regularities of forest ecosystems technogenic pollution, as well as the problems and prospects for their restoration, conservation and protection were revealed. Proposals to enhance the efficiency of forestry measures using reclamation and phytomelioration of technogenic polluted forest areas have been developed, its novelty has been confirmed by the Patents of the Russian Federation.