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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