Instruction on organization and carrying out educational activity in protected areas. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Education Tourism Protected area 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 Abstract Ecological education shall be one of the principal activities entrusted to the administration of protected areas. Educational activity shall be conducted by means and methods complying with the status of protected areas. The purposes of educational activities shall be: (a) support of the activity of protected areas by vast strata of the population; (b) solution of regional ecological problems; and (c) formation of ecological conscience and ecological culture among the population. Ecological education shall be carried out by the officials of protected areas. Ecological tourism shall be promoted as a traditional form of ecological education. Full text Russian Website www.businesseco.ru References - Legislation Implements 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