Decree No. 137-SF of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly regarding forest management. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Photocopy. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Policy/planning Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The Council of the Federation notes that in accordance with the Forestry Code of the Russian Federation, Federal Forest Management Institution is responsible for the rational use, protection, safeguarding and reproduction of forests. In practice, transfer of the aforesaid functions, as regards forest management, to other ministries and departments, makes a negative impact on safety of forest resources. Council of the Federation, for the purpose of safeguarding and guaranteeing rational use of forest resources, decrees to appeal to the President in order to preserve independence of the Federal Forest Service in the process of reformation of the system of Federal Executive Bodies. Full text Russian