Joint Order No. 172 the Ministry of Natural Resources and of the Federal Forest Agency regarding forest management. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Institution Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers 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 This Order establishes the sphere of competence of the Federal Forest Agency at the regional level. The Agency shall carry out the following functions: (a) issuance of the authorization geological exploration (except for well sinking) on the plots of forest fund; (b) distribution of forests by forest inventory groups; and (c) organization by forestries of land survey of the land plots adjoining forest fund. Full text Russian Website www.lawrussia.ru