Regional Law No. 84-OZ “On ecological education”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Voronezh Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Education 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 10 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law establishes legal, organizational and economic grounds for the realization of ecological education and creation of the conditions for the formation of ecological culture of the regional population. Principles of ecological education shall be: (a) creation of favourable conditions for ecological education; (b) systemic approach, complexity and continuity of ecological education; (c) orientation of ecological education to stable development of the region; and (d) openness and accessibility of ecological information. Ecological education of the population shall include: (a) information of the population on adopted and drafted on environmental and ecological legislative acts; (b) dissemination and promulgation of ecological knowledge; (c) organization of conferences, lectures and seminars; and (d) publication of ecological literature (art. 8). Full text Russian Website www.vrnoblduma.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 161-OZ amending Regional Law No. 84-OZ “On ecological education”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Education, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX