Regional Law “On protected areas”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Daghestan Document type Legislation Date 1992 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Land-use planning Classification/declassification National parks 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 the modalities of conservation and protection of protected areas and defines the status thereof and the status of environmental protection institutions located on their territory, classifying protected areas as follows: (a) state nature reserves, including biosphere reserves; (b) national parks; (c) natural parks; (d) state nature reserves; (e) nature monuments; (f) ecologic-ethnic areas; (g) dendrological parks and botanical gardens; and (h) healthcare and health rehabilitation areas and spas. Protection areas can be constituted around protected areas with a view of protection thereof and regulation of economic activities. All protected areas shall be taken into consideration in the process of elaboration of land-use planning schemes. Full text Russian Website docs.cntd.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 61 amending Regional Law “On protected areas”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 33 amending Regional Law “On protected areas”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Protected area, Public participation, Non-governmental entity Source: FAO, FAOLEX