Green spaces are removed annually in the city for various reasons.

Annually, green spaces in the city are removed for various reasons.

Article 37 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On the Plant World" establishes the grounds for the removal of plant world objects, the main ones being:

project documentation approved in the manner prescribed by law;

permission from the local executive and administrative body;

a conclusion recognizing a tree as dangerous;

an act confirming the presence of trees and shrubs of species whose distribution and numbers are subject to regulation.

In certain cases, the removal of plant world objects is permitted without documents. For example, the removal of fallen trees, trees during the elimination of an emergency situation and its consequences, and in other cases established by Article 37 of the aforementioned Law.

At the same time, the removal of trees and shrubs can only be carried out by land plot users or authorized persons (enterprises of the housing and communal services system, contractors during the implementation of construction projects).

The unauthorized removal of trees and shrubs by citizens in the process of tidying up adjacent territories of apartment buildings, even if they planted them themselves at some point, is a violation of the law!

For illegal removal of trees and shrubs, administrative liability is provided (Part 3 of Article 16.17 of the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Administrative Offenses), as well as compensation by the guilty party for the environmental damage caused, in monetary terms.