Decree No. 59 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on land-use planning in urban areas. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2009 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil, Water Keyword Afforestation/reforestation Protection forest Forest management/forest conservation Land-use planning Urban land Waterworks 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 establishes the modalities of land-use planning in urban areas. It includes also afforestation in urban areas. Land-use planning in urban areas shall be exclusive competence of the local self-government that must ensure organization and implementation of land-use planning in accordance with sanitary norms and regulations. Land-use planning includes creation of green areas, amenity forests and protection forests in urban areas. Deployment of waterworks and urban irrigation systems shall be integral part of land-use planning activity. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz