This Regional Law establishes that regional forest resources shall be jointly managed by the Russian Federation and by the Region. Owners of forest fund shall carry out the following functions: (a) inventory; (b) concession of parcels of forest fund for short-term and long-term management; (c) annual allotment of cutting areas and issuance of felling licences; (d) afforestation and reforestation; (e) intermediate felling; and (f) prevention of forest fires and extinguishment thereof. Basic requirements for management of forest fund (public forest) and of forests not included in forest fund shall be: (a) continuous, inexhaustible and rational forest management; (b) forest ecosystem conservation; (c) forest management based upon forest classification into specific groups and functions thereof; (d) ensuring forest reproduction; (e) forest management requiring payment; and (f) compliance with scientifically substantiated rates of forest management.
Russian Federation · 1996-11-06