This Ministerial Decree establishes classification of protection forests by categories as follows: (a) prohibited forest belts on riverside, banks of lakes, water reservoirs and other waterbodies; (b) prohibited forest belts protecting spawning grounds of precious marketable fish species; (c) anti-erosion forests; (d) protection forest belts along railway and roads; (d) forests of arid and semi-arid areas; (e) urban forest belts; (f) sanitary protection forest belts around the sources of potable water supply; (g) precious forest areas; (h) walnut forest; (j) forest fruit trees plantations; (k) forest of protected areas; (l) forests of national parks; and (m) forests of scientific or historic importance. Forest growing in one place and carrying out more than one protection function shall be classified by category for which more severe requirements are envisaged. Definition of the protection category shall be the competence of local forestry agency that manages a given forest.
Uzbekistan · 2000-06-05