Order No. 58 of the Federal Forest Service regarding the validation of the General Statute of the Forestry Institution at the regional level. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Institution Forest management/forest conservation Wild fauna Protection of habitats 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 Regional Forestry Institution is a territorial subdivision of the Federal Forest Service authorized to carry out the tasks of state administration in the following spheres: 1) management, conservation and protection of the forest stock and reproduction of forests; 2) conservation, control and regulation of wildlife species and habitats thereof; 3) environmental protection. The regional authorities are compelled to put into effect the General Statute of the Forestry Institution at the regional level that is the basic regulation for carrying out their activity. The regional authorities are entitled to modify their organizational and technical structures in conformity with the General Statute of the Forestry Institution at the regional level. Full text Russian Website www.forest.ru References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 22-FZ Forest Code. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997 Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Right of use, Timber, Timber extraction/logging Source: FAO, FAOLEX