Ministerial Decree No. 699 on urgent forest conservation measures. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest fires Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings 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 authorizes the Ministry of Interior to carry out operational and investigative work related to illegal logging, damaging and destruction of forests and arson. The Ministry of Interior, jointly with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, shall undertake the necessary arrangements for the prevention of forest fires and illegal logging. The Agency for Emergency Situations shall strengthen fire safety inspections of inhabited areas adjoining forests. Full text Russian Website www.government.kz