Regional Law No. 121 “On protected areas”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kamchatka Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Education Registration Thermal and medicinal waters 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 This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of organization, protection, functioning and management of protected areas with a view of ecosystem conservation, study of natural processes in the biosphere and ecological education of the population. Protected areas shall be classified as follows: (a) natural parks; (b) state nature reserves; (c) nature monuments; (d) dendrological parks and botanical gardens; and (e) healthcare resorts, thermal and medicinal waters and spas. Protected areas shall pertain to state property. Economic activities shall be restricted in protected areas. Protected areas shall be subject to mandatory state registration. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Repealed by Regional Law No. 564 “On regional protected areas”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Protected area, Classification/declassification, Zoning, Land-use planning, Survey/mapping Source: FAO, FAOLEX