Ministerial Decree No. 657 validating the Regulation on the limited management of natural resources and subsoil on the territory of protected areas.

This Ministerial Decree validates the list of geological objects, including forests, mountains, rocks, bald peaks, islands, volcanic mountains, sands, medicinal muds, uplands and mineral deposits on the territory of protected areas and establishes the modalities for their limited management. The limited management of subsoil on the territory of protected areas shall be carried out by permits issued by the authorized state environmental institutions for the following purposes: (a) geological exploration; (b) secondary forest management (grazing, collection of fruits and berries for personal consumption) and sanitary felling, forest fire preventive arrangements; (c) artisanal hunting; and (d) artisanal fishing.

Kazakhstan · 2005-06-30