Governor’s Decree No. 81 validating Forest plan. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Astrakhan Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Forestry Keyword Policy/planning Forest management/forest conservation Afforestation/reforestation Classification/declassification Forest species Timber Timber extraction/logging Pests/diseases Forest fires Grazing Agro-forestry Pastoralism Sheep/goats Cattle 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 Governor’s Decree enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract The Governor decrees that Regional Forest plan shall be mandatory guiding document for state forest management bodies at all levels. Forest plan contains characteristics of the state of forests, classification of forests by categories and forest species. It also contains information on the amount of timber extraction, forest fire protection arrangements and pest control measures. Decree sets forth the main directions of forest management, forest protection, and afforestation and reforestation arrangements. Forest plan also contains assessment and evaluation of economic efficiency of forest management.Rates of stocking of cattle in steppe and floodplain forests (forest canopy) shall be fixed 5 ha per annum per one animal. In steppe forests (anti-erosion forest) grazing of camels and horses shall be authorized in accordance with rates of stocking fixed for cattle, while rate of stocking for sheep shall be fixed 2 ha per annum per one animal. Full text Russian Website nat.astrobl.ru