Regional Law No. 72 “On mountainous areas”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Daghestan Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Flood Cultural heritage Sustainable development Access-to-information 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 legal grounds for the development of mountainous areas, conservation and rational management of natural resources and cultural heritage thereof. State policy in the sphere of mountainous areas shall be to ensure sustainable development thereof and improvement of quality of life of mountainous population, access to information related to mountainous areas and prevention of natural disasters (landslide, flooding, avalanches and other natural phenomena and calamities). Full text Russian Website docs.cntd.ru