Ministerial Decree No. 407 on state forest inventory. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Inventory Forest management/forest conservation 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 This Ministerial Decree stipulates that the Federal Forest Agency shall be the state institution responsible for carrying out forest inventory consisting of a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the state of forest stock and other forest areas. The Agency shall be authorized to request information from regional authorities, local self-government officials, and legal and natural persons regarding forest management and forest development planning. State forest inventories shall be carried out aerially and from the ground. Aerial methods shall be used to forecast and identify negative impacts on forests in areas of intensive management. Ground methods shall be used to assess the efficacy of forest protection, conservation and reproduction measures. Full text Russian Website www.government.ru References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 201-FZ implementing the Forest Code. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006 Keyword: Protection forest, Timber extraction/logging, Contract/agreement, National parks, Authorization/permit, Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Sustainable use Source: FAO, FAOLEX