Ministerial Decree No. 32 validating the Regulation on call for tenders for the allotment of plots of public forest for long-term forest management. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Public forest Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Non-timber products Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of carrying out call for tenders for the allotment of plots of public forest for long-term forest management. It shall not be applicable to forest resources located on protected areas. Plots of public forest envisaging one or more types of forest management by a single forest user shall be allotted thereto through tenders. Forest management shall be considered timber extraction and hunting. Plots of public forest shall be allotted for the following periods: (a) timber extraction – 10 to 49 years; (b) procurement of soft resin and wood spirit – 10 to 15 years; (c) hunting – 10 to 49 years; and (d) recreation, tourism and sport – 10 to 49 years. Full text Russian Website www.carec.kz