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Regional Law No. 640-OD “On protection of urban forests”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Volgograd
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Public forest Recreational forest Afforestation/reforestation Access-to-information Forest management/forest conservation
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 legal relations originating between state bodies, local self-government, natural and legal persons regarding protection, planting and reproduction of green vegetation of urban and rural inhabited areas. All green vegetation (urban forests) planted on public and municipal land shall be subject to protection. Any economic activity, construction or production activity must be carried out with the consideration of requirements for the protection of green plantations. Natural and legal persons shall be granted the following rights: (a) recreational use of urban forests and green plantations; and (b) access to information released by state bodies and regarding registration of urban forests and green plantations.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su