Regional Law No. 1-ZRT amending Regional Law No. 5-ZRT “Ecological Code”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Tatarstan Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Protected area Recreational forest 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 This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 157 (1) shall be amended to add the following wording: “Recreational areas shall be considered protected areas of local significance within which boundaries are located plots used for tourism and recreation, under urban forests, amenity forests, recreational forests and parks”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 5-ZRT “Ecological Code”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2009 Keyword: Environmental audit, Environmental fees/charges, Liability/compensation, Ecosystem preservation, Non-governmental entity, Authorization/permit, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX