Prerequisites for the implementation of a balanced scorecard in strategic forest management

Abstract

This article is devoted to the definition of prerequisites for the introduction of a BSC in forestry sector management of the Russia. Today, an unstable economic situation, new ways of forest management help to achieve the goals of preserving the interests of the state, private business and society in the areas of efficient reforestation, development of the forest industry, starting with the problems of land use planning, conservation of forests, ending with the availability of management cost estimates. As a consequence, the principles of the BSC into strategic forest management are discussed in the article. BSC is positioned as a tool for assessing and managing the strategic development of the forest complex, by creating strategic maps for each level of management. The variant of BSC adaptation into the specificity of the current strategy and development of the forestry complex of the Russia until 2030 is considered. Thus, balanced scorecard of strategic forest management contributes to achieving a balance between production, economic, environmental and social aspects, as well as maximizing the effect by combining the efforts of various economic sectors related to forest resources and other forest benefits based on the balance of their interests.