Federal Law No. 254-FZ amending some legislative acts. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Protected area Business/industry/corporations Waste disposal Freshwater pollution Pollution control 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 Entry into force notes This Federal Law enters into force ninety days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Federal Law envisages the possibility of organization of biosphere proving grounds on the territory of nature reserves. This Federal Law introduces the concept of accumulated damage to the environment - damages to the environment that arose as a result of past economic and other activities, the obligation to eliminate which was not met or were not fully implemented; objects of the accumulated damage to the environment - the territories and water areas on which the accumulated damage to the environment has been identified, capital construction objects and waste disposal sites that are the sources of accumulated damage to the environment. Full text Russian Website www.pnp.ru References - Legislation Amends Federal Law No. 7-FZ on environmental protection. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 (2021) Keyword: Framework law, EIA, Environmental audit, Hazards, Environmental standards, Protected area, Biodiversity, Cultural heritage, Monitoring, Inspection, Research, Education, Ecosystem preservation, Dispute settlement, Waste management, Indigenous peoples, Standards, Protection of environment, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable development, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 33-FZ on protected areas. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995 (2023) Keyword: Basic legislation, Protected area, Cultural heritage, Ecosystem preservation, Education, Liability/compensation, Tourism Source: FAO, FAOLEX