Regional Law No. 55-kz “On conservation and reproduction of protection forests on agricultural land”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Stavropol Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Forestry Keyword Agricultural land Public land Soil conservation/soil improvement Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Protection forest Afforestation/reforestation Registration 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 1 August 2019. Abstract This Regional Law establishes legal grounds for regulation of the issues of conservation and reproduction of protection forests on agricultural land pertaining to public property. Management and disposal of public agricultural land under protective forest plantations shall be performed by the Regional Government and authorized regional executive bodies in accordance with their competence. Performance of afforestation and reconstruction of protection forests shall be performed by the authorized institution by planting of saplings, seedlings, cuttings and conversion cuts. Afforestation arrangements shall be performed with instructions for projecting and growing protection forest plantations that must ensure: (a) protection of agricultural land against unfavorable factors; (b) soil improvement; and (c) environmental improvement. Economic and other activities on land plots under protective forest plantations not related to improvement of land conditions, should not lead to the deterioration of supply of water, air and nutrients to the soil. Protection forests shall be subject to mandatory state registration. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 4-FZ on land reclamation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996 (2019) Keyword: Drainage/land reclamation, Erosion, Land clearing, Agro-forestry, Monitoring, Soil conservation/soil improvement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law FZ - 101 on state regulation of securing fertility of agricultural land. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998 (2019) Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Agricultural land, Lease, Ownership, Liability/compensation, Land clearing, Drainage/land reclamation, Flood Source: FAO, FAOLEX Land Code (No. 136-FZ of 2001). Legislation | Russian Federation | 2001 (2020) Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Aquaculture, Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Lease, Agricultural land, Ownership, Cadastre/land registration, Expropriation, Servitude, Land valuation, Offences/penalties, Dispute settlement, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Erosion, Drainage/land reclamation, Flood, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 31-kz “On ensuring fertility of agricultural land”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006 (2020) Keyword: Agricultural land, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Financing, Pesticides, Fertilizers/nutrients Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Regional Law No. 68-kz “On some issues in the field of maintenance of ameliorative protective forest plantations and the implementation of measures for their conservation”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2021 Keyword: Agricultural land, Public land, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Monitoring, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Protection forest, Afforestation/reforestation Source: FAO, FAOLEX