The changes directed to preservation of the woods are made to Forest code, Land code and the Federal law «About environmental protection»
The President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin has signed the Federal law of July 19, 2018 No. 212-FZ "About modification to Forest code of the Russian Federation and separate acts of the Russian Federation regarding improvement of reproduction of the woods and afforestation" accepted by the State Duma on July 3, 2018 and approved by the Federation Council on July 13, 2018.
Changes to Forest code of the Russian Federation, the Land code of the Russian Federation and the Federal law "About Environmental Protection" which are made by the federal law directed to preservation of the woods.
The principle of preservation of the woods, including by means of their protection, security, reproduction and afforestation, is proclaimed the basic principle of the forest legislation of the Russian Federation on which all regulations of the Russian Federation governing the forest relations have to be based
The forest code of the Russian Federation is supplemented with the provisions defining the earth of forest fund and also the forest and not forest lands included in their structure. In particular, lands on which the woods and lands intended for reforestation are located are recognized as forest lands (cuttings, ashes, bandwash, waste grounds, glades and others). Also actions for preservation of the woods and width of the glades laid for prevention of wildfires are defined.
The new bases for implementation of reproduction of the woods and order of reproduction of the woods are established by the federal law. So, the corresponding works on preservation of the woods will have to be performed on the basis of projects of reforestation and afforestation.
The range of people using forests with felling of forest plantations, which are responsible for reforestation and afforestation, is significantly expanding. For example, it is stated that persons using forests to perform geological exploration of minerals, mining mineral deposits, construction and operation of artificial water bodies and hydraulic structures, construction, reconstruction and operation of line facilities, as well as for processing timber and other forest resources, are obliged to perform works on reforestation and afforestation in an area equal to the area of cut forests, not later than one year after the cutting of forest plantations.
In connection with this revision of the legal regulation of forest relations, article 101 of the Land Code of the Russian Federation and article 61 of the Federal Law "About Environmental Protection" introduce corresponding changes.