Regional Law No. 379-KZ “On forest management, conservation, protection and reproduction of forests growing on urban land”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Primorie Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Ecosystem preservation Recreational forest Forest species Pests/diseases Urban land 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 The scope of this Regional Law shall be conservation and improvement of environmental, protective and other beneficial qualities of urban forests. Urban forest shall not be included in state forest fund, but shall be classified as public forest managed by regional administration. Urban forest management must ensure: (a) ecosystem preservation; (b) improvement of forest species composition; (c) conservation of wild fauna and wild flora species; (d) combating pests and diseases; and (e) recreational use of forests. Urban forests shall be mapped and separated by boundaries form construction and residential areas. Hunting, timber extraction, procurement of non-timber products, agro-forestry and mining in urban forests shall be prohibited. Full text Russian Website zspk.gov.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 33-KZ amending Regional Law No. 379-KZ “On forest management, conservation, protection and reproduction of forests growing on urban land”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Research, Contract/agreement Source: FAO, FAOLEX