Regional Law No. 268-OZ “On ecological education”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Koryak Autonomous Area Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword 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 on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law establishes principles and particulars of organization and promotion of ecological education with a view implementation of state policy in the sphere of environmental protection and ensuring ecological safety. The scope of ecological education shall be as follows: (a) improvement of ecological culture, ecological education level and ecological knowledge of the population; and (b) sustainable development of the region. Basic principles of ecological education shall be as follows: (a) guaranteed universal access to ecological knowledge; (b) mandatory insertion of ecological knowledge in the educational system; (c) systemacity of ecological education; (d) public participation; (e) priority of ecological education; and (f) continuity of ecological education. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su