Regional Law No. 194-4-ZKO “On urban forests”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kostroma Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Cultivated plants Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Recreational forest Zoning Registration Liability/compensation 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 establishes basic principles of registration, management, conservation, protection and reproduction of urban forests. All recreational urban forests shall be subject to mandatory registration. Management of recreational urban forests shall be performed in accordance with purposeful use thereof and urban zoning. Destruction of damages to recreational shall require payment of compensation the amount of which shall be set forth by local government. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 32-6-ZKO amending Regional Law No. 194-4-ZKO “On urban forests”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Urban land, Forest management/forest conservation, Recreational forest Source: FAO, FAOLEX