Ministerial Decree № 636 on financial liability for activities that cause forest degradation. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Offences/penalties Special fund Grazing Liability/compensation Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Abstract This Decree shall apply to businesses, organizations, collective farms, related legal entities and citizens. It sets forth provisions on financial liability arising from illegal logging, deforestation, use of chemical materials and waste, construction and grazing. The funds received from penalties shall be transferred to the “Forest Conservation and Reforestation Fund”. Full text Azerbaijani Website www.e-qanun.az