Order No. 548 of the Federal Forest Agency validating Regulation on use of forests for scientific research and educational activity. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Education Forest management/forest conservation Research 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 establishes the modalities of forest management for scientific research purposes, including experimental and theoretical activity related to forest ecosystems, applied research for specific tasks related to conservation, protection and reproduction of forests, and also forest management for educational purposes, including teaching of forest inventory methods, timber extraction technologies, conservation, protection and reproduction of forests for practical training of specialists. Creation of experimental testing grounds shall be authorized on forest plots for the aforesaid purposes. Full text Russian Website www.systema.ru