Ministerial Decree No. 1298 regarding authorized institution for carrying out state regulation in the sphere of protection of the Baikal lake. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Ecosystem preservation Monitoring Inland waters 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 Basin Baikal Lake Abstract The Government decrees to entitle the Ministry of Natural Resources with the functions of the authorized institution for carrying out state regulation of in the field of protection of the Baikal lake. The Ministry is entitled to provide for the protection of natural resources, state control over their utilization and reproduction and environmental monitoring in the Baikal lake basin. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 94-FZ on the protection of the Baikal lake. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999 Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Environmental audit, Monitoring, Access-to-information, Freshwater pollution, Inland waters, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX