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Decree No. 31 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On additional measures to create a “Green Cover” – protective forests on the dry bottom of the Aral Sea and in the Aral region.

Country/Territory
Uzbekistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Land & soil
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Protection forest Afforestation/reforestation Climate change Access-to-information Desertification Hazards
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
Basin
Aral Sea
Abstract

The Cabinet of Ministers, in order to improve the ecological situation of the country, prevention of rising of sand, salt and dust from the drained bottom of the Aral sea and mitigation of the negative impact of global climate change, decrees that State administration of Forestry of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be responsible for planting permanent "green cover" protective forests on the dry bottom of the Aral sea and in the Aral region with a view of restoration of ecosystem, monitoring progress of planting and environmental restoration. The aforesaid administration shall study desertification process with a view of selecting plant species adapted to salty and sandy soil, in particular tamarix and atriplex (salt bush) and perform planting thereof. Information related to “Green Cover” – protective forests on the dry bottom of the Aral Sea and in the Aral region shall be provided to the general public.

Full text
Uzbek
Website
lex.uz