Regional Law No. 657-KZ “On environmental protection”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Krasnodar Document type Legislation Date 2003 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Ecosystem preservation Monitoring Access-to-information Sustainable development 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 establishes that land, subsoil, wild fauna and wild flora, other natural resources and natural wealth, shall be subject to protection, rational management and conservation for the future generations. The scope of this Regional Law shall be to ensure conservation of favourable environment and environmental security on the regional territory. Economic activities having environmental impact shall be performed in accordance with the principles of environmental protection. Priority conservation and protection shall be granted to natural ecosystems, natural landscapes and natural complexes free of anthropogenic impact and objects of World cultural and natural heritage. Environmental monitoring shall be conducted on a regular basis with a view of providing reliable information on the state of environment. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 3128-KZ amending Regional Law No. 657-KZ “On environmental protection”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Environmental planning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX