Presidential Decree No. 1155 regarding protected areas. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Protected area Special fund 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 Entry into force notes The Presidential Decree enters into force on the date of signature. Abstract The President decrees that the conservation and development of protected areas is one of the priority issues of the state ecological policy. The Government must define more exactly the Project of the national network of natural reserves and national parks in which the protected areas must constitute up to 3% of the whole territory. The Decree entitles the utilisation of special ecological funds for the planning and prospecting activity aimed at the creation of natural reserves and national parks. Full text Russian Website www.law.optima.ru. References - Legislation Implemented by Presidential Decree No. 1032 regarding validation of the Federal Special Program (FSP) on state support of state natural reserves and national parks for the period of 2000. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995 (1996) Keyword: Biodiversity, Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Education, Research Source: FAO, FAOLEX