Of the total number of offences identified in 2020, the majority consisted of cases of illegal felling of standing trees – 289 or 47.7% of the total number, which is 67 cases fewer than in 2019. In cases of illegal tree felling, 7,728 m3 of timber was illegally harvested, causing environmental damage calculated as losses to the forest amounting to 424,761 euros.

In total, as a result of identified violations of regulatory enactments governing forest management, damage to the forest environment in 2020 amounted to 903,042 euros. This includes losses of 298,791 euros or 33.1% resulting from unauthorised forest clearing, losses of 96,320 euros or 10.7% resulting from illegal hunting and violations of hunting regulations, 78,652 euros or 8.7% in cases of forest fires, and damage of 4,518 euros or 0.5% resulting from violations of forest management and utilisation regulations.