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Decree No. 2 of the Forestry Committee on forest classification.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003 (2005)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Classification/declassification Forest management/forest conservation Protected area Protection forest
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Abstract

The present Regulation establishes the modalities of forest classification by groups and categories of protection, regulates the issues of the designation of the protected forest areas within forest stock. Category of protection shall be the totality of features for the classification of forests in conformity with the purposeful function thereof. The forests pertaining to the forest stock shall be classified as forests of the first and of the second categories. Forests of the protected areas (biosphere reserves, National Parks) and protection forests shall pertain to the first category. All exploitable forests not pertaining to the first category shall be classified as forests of the second category.

Full text
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