Order No. 83 of the Federal Forest Service validating criteria for the classification of the forests of group III as reserve forests. Pays/Territoire Fédération de Russie Type du document Règlement Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Forêts, Eau Mot clé Forêt de protection Classement/déclassement Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Gestion des resources en eau douce Zone de conservation des eaux 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 Résumé Selection of reserve forests shall be carried out exclusively out of the forest stock of group III. Selected reserve forest shall serve as the source timber extraction for local needs and shall carry out water protection, water regulation, soil protection, climate improvement, sanitary and hygienic and ecological functions ensuring conditions for traditional way of life of the indigenous scanty population and ethnic communities. Reserve forests shall include all forests situated within mountainous areas and valleys that are excluded from exploitation for the nearest 15-20 years. Forests situated on the territories inhabited by the indigenous scanty population and ethnic communities shall be classified as reserve forests. Texte intégral Russe Site web www.vcom.ru