Regional Law No. 118-ZKO “On protected areas”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kursk Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Classification/declassification Education Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates organization, conservation and management of protected areas with a view of conservation of unique and typical ecosystems, wild fauna and wild flora species, genetic fund, study of natural processes in the biosphere and supervision over change of the state thereof and ecological education of the population. It classifies protected areas as follows: (a) natural parks; (b) state nature reserves; (c) nature monuments; (d) dendrological parks and botanical gardens; and (e Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su