Ministerial Decree No. 578 validating the Regulation on the draft on funds appropriated for the creation of shelterbelt forests and wind belts. Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Special fund Protection forest Forest species Erosion Planting material/seeds Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract The Regulation establishes the modalities of the draft on funds apportioned by the state budget to the State Forest Committee for the purpose of creation of shelterbelt forests and wind belts. The State Forest Committee shall form within the limits of the annually apportioned funds and validate the list of arrangements aimed at the creation of shelterbelt forests and wind belts with the consideration of the following priorities: 1) care of shelterbelt forests and wind belts planted in the previous years; 2) planting of shelterbelt forests on erosional surface; 3) planting of shelterbelt forests along riverside; 4) planting of shelterbelt forests at watersheds; 5) creation of wind belts. Planting of protection forest shall be carried out on the forest stock land of enterprises posted under the jurisdiction of the State Forest Committee. Up to 10 percent of the fund can be used for carrying out urgent arrangements for the protection of degraded or low productive agricultural land. The following activities shall be carried out for the purpose of the creation of shelterbelt forests and wind belts: 1) forest planting and forest seeding; 2) renewal of plantations; 3) care of forest species; 4) addition of forest species; 5) preparation of soil for planting of forest species; 6) purchase of seeds and planting material; 7) repairs and maintenance of soil-saving dikes; 8) reclamation of disturbed land. Full text Ukrainian Website www.rada.kiev.ua