Order No. 1 of the Federal Forest Agency validating Regulation on afforestation. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Afforestation/reforestation Forest species Public forest Protection forest Erosion 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 Order regulates afforestation on land of forest fund previously uncovered by forests with a view of preventing water, wind, soil and other types of erosion, planting protection forests and for other purposes increasing forest potential. Afforestation shall ensure: (a) soil protection against unfavourable factors; and (b) raising forest cover and environmental improvement. Afforestation shall be carried out by planting artificial forest belts through planting of seedlings, saplings of trees or shrubs or by sowing of their seeds. The main type of forest plantations shall be protection forests. Full text Russian Website www.systema.ru