State Forest Management Centre

[5] The European Commission has launched a court case against Estonia for logging forest in protected areas, causing the country to risk a 100,000 euro per day fine.

[7] In addition, several Estonian news outlets have reported the on Ministry of the Environment and the State Forest Management Centre “misleading” the public about logging in the country.

[3] The RMK is both responsible for protecting the nation's forests, as well as overseeing exploitation of the resources, leading to a natural conflict of interest within the Estonian government.

[3] One example is a situation where the director-general of the Environment Board resigned shortly after temporarily pausing logging to protect nesting birds.

RMK builds hiking trails, maintains accommodation facilities, marks scenic recreational areas, and prepares camping sites and campfire places.