Regional law No. 430-85 “On urban forests of common use”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Saint Petersburg Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Urban land Land-use planning Public land Local government Forest management/forest conservation Recreational forest Afforestation/reforestation 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 10 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates the issues of management and keeping urban forests and green vegetation, afforestation and reforestation related to urban forests of common use. It shall be applicable to public and municipal urban forested areas. Management of urban forested areas shall be performed in compliance with land-use planning of urban areas. This Regional Law validates the map of urban forested areas. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su