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Regional Law No. 196-OZ “On representatives of indigenous peoples”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Koryak Autonomous Area
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Land & soil
Keyword
Indigenous peoples Environmental audit Access-to-information Land tenure Traditional rights/customary rights
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 10 days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law establishes legal status and competence of authorized representatives of indigenous peoples with a view of ensuring traditional rights of indigenous peoples, traditional environment and traditional way of life thereof. Authorized representatives of indigenous peoples can be non-governmental entities, associations or natural persons. Authorized representative shall have the following rights: (a) to make proposals related to institution of traditional nature areas of indigenous peoples, legal status and protection thereof; (b) to take part in supervision over land tenure of land of traditional management of indigenous peoples; (c) to participate of environmental audit related to traditional nature management of indigenous peoples; and (d) to inform indigenous peoples of their activity.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su