Subject. This article examines the risks associated with the loss of ecological and resource potential of forests, and those affecting timber harvesting activities. Objectives. The article aims to develop and test methodological approaches and principles for assessing risks to certain forest management types associated with natural hazards. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of general scientific research, statistical, comparative, logical, and geoinformation analyses. Results. The article presents a developed method of calculating the environmental and economic damage to the fir forests of Western Siberia as a result of the invasion of bark beetles, Polygraphus proximus Blandford. It describes the main natural factors that disrupt the operation of special equipment and the conditions for harvested wood transportation and assesses the most likely risks of logging activities in winter. The testing of a comprehensive assessment of forest risks at the regional level shows the region's area differences in terms of risk both for individual natural hazard factors and in their totality. Conclusions. Forest management risk analysis can be successfully implemented through using methods based on general scientific principles. Specially designed approaches should be used to address narrowly focused industry challenges.
Keywords: forest management, hazardous natural processes, material damage, south taiga, Western Siberia
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