Regional Law No. 470-OZ amending Regional Law No. 208-OZ “On guarantees of rights of indigenous peoples”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Amur Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Indigenous peoples Liability/compensation 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 Article 12 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Indigenous peoples, communities thereof, and single persons pertaining to indigenous peoples shall have the right to compensation of damages caused to their traditional environment by economic activities of organizations and natural persons”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 208-OZ “On guarantees of rights of indigenous peoples”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2003 (2009) Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Traditional rights/customary rights, Public land, Land tenure, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX