Regional Law No. 46-RZ amending Regional Law No. 37-RZ “On protected areas”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kabardino-Balkaria Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Protected area Classification/declassification National parks 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 Article 3 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Regional protected areas shall be classified according to the following categories: (a) natural parks; (b) state nature reserves; (c) nature monuments; and (d) dendrological parks and botanical gardens”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 37-RZ “On protected areas”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000 (2011) Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Liability/compensation, Registration, Classification/declassification, Zoning, National parks Source: FAO, FAOLEX