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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
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 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) dendrological parks and botanical gardens. Conservation of protected areas shall be based upon the following principles: (a) priority of protection in comparison with management; (b) priority of use of protected areas for research and recreational purposes in comparison with other uses; (c) prohibition of economic activities non-complying with status of protected areas; and (d) involvement of citizens and non-government entities in conservation of protected areas.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su