Ministerial Decree No. 160 validating the Regulation on the official forest management institution. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2001 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Institution Forest management/forest conservation Afforestation/reforestation National parks Protected area Hunting/capture Wild fauna Wild flora Registration Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree designates the Chief Forest Management Directorate as the state institution responsible for forest management, with the following functions: (a) enforcing forest and hunting legislation; (b) managing state forests, natural reserves, and national parks in state forests; (c) implementing a unified policy for the forest sector; (d) undertaking state registration of forests and wild fauna and flora; (e) afforestation and reforestation; (e) preventing forest fires, pests, diseases and illegal logging; and (f) procuring medicinal plants. Full text Russian Website pravo.uz References - Legislation Amended by Ministerial Decree No. 99 amending Ministerial Decree No. 160 validating the Regulation on the authorized forest management institution. Legislation | Uzbekistan | 2005 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Certification, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX