Regional Law No. 564 “On regional protected areas”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kamchatka Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Protected area Classification/declassification Zoning Land-use planning Survey/mapping 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 some issues in the sphere of organization, protection and management of protected areas. Regional protected areas shall be classified as follows: (a) natural parks; (b) state nature reserves: (c) nature monuments; and (d) dendrological parks and botanical gardens. The following protected areas shall be set up on the regional territory: (a) scientific research permanent establishments; and (b) landscape natural parks. Special protection zone shall be set up around protected areas with a view of prevention of negative anthropogenic impact. Regional Government shall be responsible for proclamation of protected areas of regional significance. Regulation on protected areas shall contain the following information: (a) denomination of protected area, its specific purposes and the modalities of its functioning; (b) description and mapping of the territory; (c) protection regime; and (d) cartographic materials and zoning. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Repeals Regional Law No. 318-OZ “On protected areas”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2004 (2007) Keyword: Land tenure, Public land, Ownership, Lease, Protected area, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 121 “On protected areas”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997 (2007) Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Education, Registration, Thermal and medicinal waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Regional Law No. 783 amending Regional Law No. 564 “On regional protected areas”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Protected area, Land-use planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX