Regional Law No. 589-4-ZKO “On ensuring environmental security”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kostroma Document type Legislation Date 2010 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Right to clean/healthy environment Environmental audit Monitoring EIA Education Environmental fees/charges Enforcement/compliance Human rights 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 ensuring environmental security thus ensuring the right of citizens to clean and healthy environment. Environmental security shall be ensured through: (a) enforcement of environmental legislation; (b) registration of sites exercising negative environmental impact; (c) compliance with basic principles of environmental protection; (d) performance of state ecological monitoring; (e) performance of state environmental audit at the regional level; (f) ecological education; (g) collection of environmental fees for nature management; and (h) environmental impact assessment (EIA). Full text Russian Website www.regionz.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 597-5-ZKO amending Regional Law No. 589-4-ZKO “On ensuring environmental security”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Right to clean/healthy environment, EIA, Registration, Human rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX