Regional Law No. 27-RZ “On guarantees of rights of indigenous peoples abazin”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Karachayevo-Cherkessia Document type Legislation Date 2001 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Indigenous peoples Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Traditional rights/customary rights Community management Liability/compensation Basic legislation 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 that indigenous peoples abazin, counting the population of 50 thousand persons, maintain traditional way of life and traditional community management, traditional knowledge based upon traditional nature management inherited from their ancestry. It shall be applicable to areas traditionally populated by indigenous peoples abazin performing traditional community management of their economic activities. Regional executive bodies shall adopt regional programs for promotion of traditional land tenure and traditional nature management by indigenous peoples abazin and protection of their traditional way of life. Indigenous peoples abazin shall be granted the right of compensation for damages caused to areas of their traditional living. Full text Russian Website alashara.org References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 72-RZ amending Regional Law No. 27-RZ “On guarantees of rights of indigenous peoples abazin”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Traditional rights/customary rights, Public participation Source: FAO, FAOLEX