Abstract
For the forest-steppe and steppe regions of Central Russia, the problem of spreading watererosion processes on catchments of small rivers is especially acute. In this regard, the task of ecological rehabilitation of the floodplain-channel zone of the river using forestry measures is relevant. Currently, for the small rivers of the region, there are no specific water management and environmental measures considered from environmental and hydrological positions and necessary for the integrated environmental recovery of the territory. The author considered the problem of substantiating the optimal distribution of forestson the catchment area of a small river in the Belgorod region. An analysis of the geomorphological features of the basin of one of the transboundary rivers (Lopan) was carried out using modern GIS technologies to determine the areas of land with high erosion hazard. The result of the study is proposals for the implementation of forestry measures for continuous afforestation of plots (on an area of 433.3 hectares) and strip water-regulating afforestation (on an area of 40.4 hectares). Increasing the total forest cover of the catchment will optimize the moisture turnover in the river basin and support the protection and protection functions of existing plantations.
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