Regulation of the Federal Forest Service regarding the protection of forests from pests and diseases.

Subject

Forestry

Keyword

Forestry protection measures Pests/diseases Forest management/forest conservation

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

Abstract

Regulation on the protection of forests from pests and diseases comprehends also the protection of forests from other injurious impact of environmental and anthropogenic character, and carrying out afforestation and reforestation. Federal Forest Service is entitled to carry out state management in the field of forestry protection measures through its territorial branches. Forestry protection measures include 1) designing and carrying out preventive measures as regards the protection of forests from pests and diseases; 2) sanitary arrangements; 3) designing and carrying out extermination within nidi of pests and diseases; 4) protective arrangements concerning timber and timber products; 5) monitoring of pathogens including survey over the development of pests, diseases and damage to forests, arboretums, permanent forest plantations and forest-planting plots of land; 6) special expeditionary supervision of forest pathogens; 7) control over the application of normative requirements as regards forestry protective measures in the process of forest management and forest use, sanitary inspection of forests. The Regulation consists of 4 Sections. Section 1 lays down the general provisions. Section 2 regards organization of forestry protection arrangements, the competence of forestry institution as regards forestry protection measures. Section 3 concerns accountability and planning of forestry protection measures. Section 4 deals with terms and definitions.

Full text

Russian

References - Legislation

Implements

Order No. 10 of the Federal Forest Service regarding the validation of the Forestry Sanitary Regulations.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX