Decree No. 213 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures for further development of forest sector in Kashkadarya region”. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Cultivated plants Keyword Institution Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Forest fires Afforestation/reforestation Protection forest Erosion Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Fruits/edible nuts Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers, with a view of rational uses of ineffective land plots in the mountains, foothills and steppe zones n Kashkadarya region, sets up state institution Kumtor River State Forestry, assigning thereto the following tasks: (a) afforestation, protection and rational management of forest resources; (b) establishment of plantations of pistachio, almond and medicinal plants and establishment of nurseries on allocated land; (c) development and implementation of measures for reforestation, reproduction of protection forests, establishment of anti-erosion forest plantations on mountain slopes and desert areas; and (d) protection and control of forests against fires, pests and diseases, illegal logging and other violations of forest legislation. Full text Uzbek Website lex.uz