Regional Law No. 871-01-ZMO “On protected areas”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Murmansk Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Protected area Classification/declassification Non-governmental entity Research Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of organization, protection and management of protected areas with a view of conservation of unique and typical ecosystems, genetic fund, study of natural processes in the biosphere and control over changes in the state thereof, and also ecological, historical and cultural education of the population. Regional protected areas shall be classified as follows: (a) state nature reserves; (b) nature monuments; (c) natural parks; and (d) dendrologica Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su