Ministerial Decree No. 753 validating the Model Regulation on protected areas. País/Territorio Kazajstán Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 1994 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen., Agua Palabra clave Zona protegida Conservación del ecosistema Monitoreo Terrenos públicos Turismo Desarrollo sostenible Área geográphica Mar Aral, Asia, Mar Caspio, Asia Central, CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa y Central Asia, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Asia del Norte Resumen The state protected areas shall be declared plots of land, subsoil, waterbodies including natural ecosystems within of particular environmental, scientific, ecological, educational and aesthetic value for the purpose of conservation of typical, rare or unique landscapes, study of natural processes and phenomena, and also for the purpose of elaboration of the scientific bases for environmental protection. Natural resources and land of the protected areas shall be the state property. Land, subsoil, water and natural resources of the protected areas shall be withdrawn from economic activity and shall be conceded to the administration of the protected areas in permanent use. Land of the protected areas shall not be used for any public, personal and social needs and cannot be conceded on lease. The state protected areas shall be exempted from payment of land charges. The protected areas classified as biosphere reserves shall be registered at the international biosphere reserves system and shall be subject to global environmental monitoring. The state protected areas shall carry out the following functions: (a) protection of territory; (b) research; (c) participation in environmental audit; (c) organization of ecological tourism. The following activities shall be prohibited on the territory of the protected areas: (a) land and water disturbance; (b) mining; (c) grazing and timber extraction; (d) construction; (e) hunting and fishing except for cases envisaged by the national legislation; (f) introduction of alien species; (g) gathering of zoological and botanical collections. Texto completo Ruso Página web www.pavlodar.com