Regional Law No. 159-oz "On protection of land under reindeer pastures". Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Tchukotka Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Cadastre/land registration Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Pastoralism Grazing/transhumance 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 relations concerning protection of land under reindeer pastures for the following purposes: (a) prevention of land degradation, pollution, littering, disturbance of soil and vegetation cover and other negative impact; (b) land rehabilitation; (c) setting up mechanism of land registration and assessment of the state of land; and (d) application of ecological norms for optimal land tenure. Land protection arrangements related to reindeer pastures shall include preventio Full text Russian Website docs.cntd.ru