Ministerial Decree No. 370 validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Natural Resources. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2004 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution 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 Abstract The Ministry of Natural Resources shall be the authorized state institution carrying out the functions in the sphere of study, management, reproduction of natural resources, including subsoil, forestry, waterbodies, waterworks (except for navigation waterworks), management of wildlife species and natural habitats thereof (except for hunting species) and protected areas (except for ecological supervision thereof). The Ministry shall have plenary powers in the following fields: (a) assessment of mineral deposits and licensing of subsoil management; (b) forest management, forest inventory, forest registration, regional timber extraction and forest sanitary regulation; (c) registration of waterworks; (d) management of protected areas, wildlife species, and licensing thereof; and (e) maximum emission limits and hazardous environmental impact. Full text Russian Website www.vcom.ru References - Legislation Repeals Regulation on sphere of competence of the Ministry of Natural Resources validated by the Ministerial Decree No. 726. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000 Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ministerial Decree No. 313 amending Ministerial Decree No. 370 validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Natural Resources. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Ministerial Decree No. 404 validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX