Regional Law No. 2623-581 “On natural heritage”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Perm Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Classification/declassification Education Sustainable development 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 ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract The scope of this Regional Law shall be conservation of favourable environment and natural heritage as the basis of vital activity of the present and the future generations. Natural heritage shall be considered natural ecosystems, natural landscapes and components thereof. Legal regulation of the relations in the sphere of natural heritage shall be based upon the following principles: (a) scientific substantiation of classification of natural objects and sites as natural heritage; (b) interrelation of the objects of natural heritage that form together natural protected areas and natural and biosphere reserves; and (c) optimum combination of scientific research, educational, economic and recreational uses of the objects of natural heritage. Full text Russian Website www.fpa.su