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Governmental Decree No. 627 constituting the Government Commission for the Protection of Lake Baikal.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Institution Surface water Sustainable development Ecosystem preservation Biodiversity Cultural heritage Monitoring Zoning
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
Basin
Baikal Lake
Abstract

This Governmental Decree establishes that Government Commission for the Protection of Lake Baikal shall be coordinating body constituted for ensuring coordinated actions of federal executive bodies, regional executive bodies of the Republic of Buryatia, Trans-Baikal Territory and Irkutsk Region concerned in solving problems of the protection lake Baikal as a unique ecological system and an object of the world natural heritage. The main tasks of the Commission are: (a) ensuring coordinated actions of interested federal executive authorities and executive authorities of the Republic of Buryatia, Trans-Baikal Territory and Irkutsk Region on issues of implementation of state regulation in the field of Baikal lake protection study, reproduction, use and protection of natural resources of the Baikal natural territory, preservation of biological diversity, ensuring environmental security, solving social economic tasks on the territory of the Baikal region on the principles sustainable development; (b) implementation of state environmental monitoring and development and implementation of targeted programs; (c) consideration of proposals on ecological zoning and land-use planning; (d) consideration of proposals for setting standards for maximum permissible harmful effects on the unique ecosystem of Baikal Lake; and (e) development of proposals on financing activities for protection of Lake Baikal.

Full text
Russian
Website
publication.pravo.gov.ru