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