Law on protected areas. Country/Territory Turkmenistan Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area National parks Management/conservation Registration Research Access-to-information Basic legislation Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law regulates relations in the sphere of management, protection and use of protected areas of particular environmental protection, scientific, cultural, aesthetic, recreational and healthcare value. Basic principles of state policy in the sphere of protected areas shall be: (a) promotion of network of protected areas; (b) state management and supervision; (c) sustainable management of protected areas; (d) payment for the use of protected areas; (e) compensation for damages caused to protected areas; (f) participation of citizens and social associations in decision-making related to protection and management of protected areas; (g) access to information on protected areas; and (h) international cooperation. Land of protected areas shall be exclusive property of the state. Any activity contrasting the scope of protected areas shall be prohibited within protected areas. Protected areas shall be classified as follows: (a) state nature reserves; (b) state biosphere reserves; (c) national natural parks; (d) state nature sanctuaries; (e) state nature monuments; (f) natural recreational areas; (g) state botanical gardens; and (h) state zoological parks. Protected areas shall be instituted as open-ended or for a limited period of time. Protected areas shall be subject to registration for the following purposes: (a) assessment of their state; (b) evaluation of the perspectives of development; (c) organization of protection; (d) planning of scientific research; and (e) provision of local executive bodies and local self-government with information related to protected areas. Full text Russian Website www.turkmenlegaldatabase.info References - Legislation Repeals Law No. 702-12 on state protected areas. Legislation | Turkmenistan | 1992 Keyword: Protected area, Management/conservation, Ecosystem preservation, National parks, Biodiversity, Liability/compensation, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law amending Law on protected areas. Legislation | Turkmenistan | 2014 Keyword: Inland waters, Wetlands, Protected area, Management/conservation, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX