Ministerial Decree No.669 of 1995 regarding the arrangements for the implementation of Convention on Biological Diversity. Pays/Territoire Fédération de Russie Type du document Règlement Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Biodiversité Institution Ressources génétiques Faune sauvage Flore sauvage Préservation de l'écosystème Aire protégée Protection de l'habitat Parcs nationaux Aire géographique Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Mer Noire, Mer Caspienne, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental Entry into force notes Entry into force from the date of issue. Résumé This Ministerial Decree implements Convention on Biological Diversity. Premier, for the purpose of ensuring fulfilment by the Russian Federation of the obligations originating from Convention on Biological Diversity, decrees to entitle the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources with the task of authorized institution for the fulfilment of the aforesaid obligations. Premier decrees to validate the Regulation on Inter-departmental commission on the problems of biological diversity. Inter-departmental commission on the problems of biological diversity is set up for the purpose of co-ordination of activity of federal and regional executive bodies as regards ensuring inexhaustible use and conservation of biological resources and ecologically safe management of genetic resources of wildlife and vegetable kingdom. The main tasks of the Commission are: 1. co-ordination of activity of federal and regional executive bodies as regards fulfilment by the Russian Federation of the obligations originating from Convention on Biological Diversity; 2. co-ordination of activity of federal and regional executive bodies as regards protection, rehabilitation and restoration of ecosystems, first of all in the ecologically unfavourable regions, creation of network of state natural reserves, national and natural parks, other protected areas for the purpose of protection of natural habitats; 3. co-ordination of activity as regards ensuring participation of the Russian Federation in the proceedings of the official organs of the Convention; 4. co-ordination of activity of federal executive bodies as regards ensuring formation and implementation state strategy and programs in the sphere of conservation of biological diversity, control over the afore-mentioned strategy and programs; 5. examination of proposals regarding elaboration of the drafts of protocols, amendments and annexes to the Convention. Texte intégral Russe