Regional Law No. 58-Z “On natural resources and nature management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Tambov Region Document type Legislation Date 2002 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil, Mineral resources, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Groundwater Surface water Special fund Public forest Forest management/forest conservation Timber Timber extraction/logging Public land Ownership Management/conservation Minerals Wild fauna Wild flora 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 the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates relations originating in the process of management of regional natural resources with a view of setting up favorable conditions for rational use, protection, conservation, reproduction and increase thereof, and environmental improvement. Objects of legal regulation by this Regional Law shall be land, air, subsoil, surface water and groundwater, forests, wild fauna and wild flora, natural landscapes and protected areas. Natural resources shall be public property. Objects removed from natural environment (timber, minerals, wild animal species etc.) in accordance with acting legislation can pertain to state, municipal, private and other forms of ownership. Natural resources that are not classified as federal property shall form special regional fund of natural resources. Full text Russian Website www.regionz.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 529-Z amending Regional Law No. 58-Z “On natural resources and nature management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: EIA, Inspection, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX