Artamonova, V.O. Legal regulation of protection and conservation of forests

Abstract: This article includes analysis of legal regulation of protection and conservation of forests. The Forest Code of the Russian Federation provides for the general principles of the forest legislation in the sphere of protection and regeneration of forests, which is one of the key spheres of state activities in the sphere of conservation of forest. Protection and conservation of forests form a separate institution of forest law; however the lack of definition apparatus has negative influence upon the law-enforcement practice. There is no definition of «protection of forests», «conservation of forests», «regeneration of forests», their correlation is not clear. The article contains results of the studies of theoretical positions on protection of forests, the author studies positions on definition of protection and conservation of forests from the narrowest to the broadest interpretation. The author also provides detailed analysis of various activities on protection of forests, such as protection of forests from fire, diseases, regeneration of forests. Finally, the author formulates the definition for the protection of forests, which should be understood as conservation of forests by their preservation from fires, diseases, regeneration of forests and application of legal responsibility.

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