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Law No. 1538-XIII on fund of protected areas.

Country/Territory
Moldova, Republic of
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protected area Land-use planning Private land Ownership Institution Access-to-information Management/conservation National parks Classification/declassification Genetic resources Monitoring Education Basic legislation Birds Migratory species Wetlands
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations
Entry into force notes
The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Law establishes legal grounds for setting up and functioning of reserve of protected areas, principles, mechanism of conservation thereof, and also competence and plenary powers of central and local authority, non-governmental organizations and citizens in the aforesaid sphere. The Act consists of 11 Sections divided into 107 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) competence and plenary powers; (3) management of protected areas; (4) protection areas within protected areas; (5) scientific research; (6) financing; (7) state register of protected areas; (8) safeguard service of the protected areas; (9) liability and dispute settlement; (10) international cooperation; and (11) conclusive and transitional provisions. Reserve of protected areas shall be considered the totality natural areas, nature objects and complexes protected by the state. Protected areas shall be classified as: (a) established by IUCN; (b) scientific research reserves; (c) national parks; (d) nature monuments; (e) nature reserves; (f) landscape reserves; (g) resource reserves; (h) multifunctional nature reserves; (j) biosphere reserves; (k) protected areas not classified according to IUCN standards; (l) botanical gardens; (m) dendrological gardens; (n) horticultural areas; and (o) zoological gardens. Land of protected areas shall be public property that cannot be privatized and allotted on lease. Protected areas shall be used for the following purposes: (a) protection of typical nature territories; (b) conservation of genetic resources; (c) conservation of landscape in its natural state; (d) scientific research; (e) monitoring of protected areas; and (f) ecological education.Specially protected area for avifauna shall be intended a natural area designed to preserve, maintain and, as appropriate, restore a favorable conservation status for bird species and specific habitats for the protection of migratory wild bird species. Primary data on the fund of protected areas shall be used in the development of land-use planning. Basic tasks of the fund of protected areas shall include deep study of natural processes in biocoenosis of especially valuable forest and steppe ecosystems, wetlands, breeding sites, hibernation and migration routes of animals, and restoration of ecological balance within protected natural areas. The fund of protected territories may also include land owned privately, taken under state protection and remaining the property of owners of private land. The rights and responsibilities of each party shall be determined on the basis of a special provision. Scientific reserves, national parks, biosphere reserves, dendrological and zoological gardens have the status of legal person.

Full text
Russian/Romanian
Website
lex.justice.md

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Law No. 98 “On combating leaf-eating insects and pathogens in the Plaiul Fagului Science Reserve”.

Legislation | Moldova, Republic of | 2018

Keyword: Pests/diseases, Pesticides, Research, Plant protection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX