Regional Law No. 522-OZ “On protected areas”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Jewish Autonomous Region Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Registration Monitoring 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 This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of organization, conservation and management of protected areas. Regulation on regional protected area must contain the following information: (a) name of protected area; (b) land area, plan, description of location and boundaries of protected area; and (c) protection regime. Guardianship of protected areas shall be competence of local self-government. Regional protected areas shall be subject to mandatory registration and monitoring. Full text Russian Website zakon-region2.ru References - Legislation Repealed by Regional Law No. 968-OZ “On protected areas”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Protected area, Local government, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX