Order No. 62 of the Federal Forest Agency validating the Regulation on recreational use of forests. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Recreational forest Forest management/forest conservation Ecosystem preservation Contract/agreement Wild fauna Wild flora Management/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 establishes that forest parcels shall be conceded for recreational activity to public and municipal institutions for permanent (open-ended) management, and to other natural and legal persons on lease. Optimal recreational impact on forest ecosystems shall be taken into consideration in the process of determination of the dimensions of recreational forest area. Natural landscapes, wild fauna and wild flora species, and waterbodies shall be subject to conservation on forest plots allotted for recreational activities. Managers of recreational forest plots must: (a) carry out forest management in accordance with forest development project; (b) comply with forest lease contract; and (c) observe forest fire safety arrangements. Full text Russian Website bazazakonov.ru