Regional Law No. 3 “On regulation of some legal relations concerning environmental protection and ensuring environmental security. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Chuvashia Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Monitoring Biodiversity Liability/compensation Waste prevention Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Education 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 This Regional Law regulates some issues of environmental protection and environmental security with a view of ensuring constitutional right of citizens to favorable environment. Basic principles of environmental protection and environmental security shall be as follows: (a) conservation and rehabilitation of environment, rational management and reproduction of natural resources; (b) prevention of negative environmental impact of economic activities; (c) compensation of environmental damages; (d) conservation of biological diversity; (e) environmental monitoring; (f) introduction of ecofriendly processes and technologies; (g) waste prevention; and (h) formation and improvement of ecological education of the population. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Repeals Regional Law No.19 on ensuring of ecological safety in the Chuvash Republic. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 Keyword: Hazards, Access-to-information, Monitoring, Environmental audit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 14 amending Regional Law No.19 on ensuring of ecological safety in the Chuvash Republic. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 72 amending Regional Law No.19 on ensuring of ecological safety in the Chuvash Republic. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX