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Regional Law No. 169-ZO “On protected areas”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Kirov
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Protected area Classification/declassification Land-use planning Use restrictions Local government
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 constituting and ensuring conservation of regional protected areas and establishes the modalities of classification of protected areas of local significance. Protected areas shall be classified as follows: (a) state nature reserves; (b) natural parks; (c) nature monuments; (d) healthcare areas and spas; and (e) dendrological parks and botanical gardens. Protected areas of regional significance shall be regional property. Protected areas of local significance shall be property of local government and shall be managed thereby. Boundaries of protected areas shall be designated on site. Protected areas shall be taken into consideration in the process of land-use planning. Regional Government shall make decision on reservation of land destined for protected areas and shall impose restrictions on economic activities .

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Regional Law No. 566-ZO "On protected areas".

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX