LAW OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

of June 9, 1999 No. 48

About the biospheric territories

Accepted by General Court of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic on May 13, 1999

This Law determines the legal basis of creation and functioning in the Kyrgyz Republic of the biospheric territories.

Article 1. Purposes of creation of the biospheric territories

The biospheric territories are created on purpose:

- preserving, recoveries and uses of the natural territories with rich natural and cultural heritage;

- supports of long-term, sustainable economic and social development of the territories, including their recreational use taking into account preserving and recovery of natural resources;

- long-term environmental control, monitoring and ecological researches, and also ecological education and education.

Article 2. Concept and status of the biospheric territories

The biospheric territories represent the sites of land and water ecological systems or their combinations providing steady balance of biological diversity, economic development and protection of the corresponding cultural values.

The biospheric territories have the status of especially protected territories at the national level for which the specific mode of protection and use is set.

The biospheric territory has special nature protection, scientific, cultural, esthetic, recreational and improving value.

The status of the biospheric territory is determined:

- availability of especially protected natural territories;

- specific variety of objects of flora and fauna, the rare, endangered species included in the Red List of the Kyrgyz Republic;

- complex of natural and historical and cultural monuments;

- tourist, resort and recreational complex.

Article 3. Legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic on the biospheric territories

The relations in the field of creation and functioning of the biospheric territories are regulated by the nature protection legislation, this Law, Regulations on the biospheric territory and other regulatory legal acts of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Article 4. Procedure for formation of the biospheric territories

The biospheric territory is formed by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on representation of republican state body of environmental protection of the Kyrgyz Republic based on the corresponding scientific reasons and the engineering design, and is effective according to the Regulations on the biospheric territory approved by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The regulations on the biospheric territory determine borders, separation of the biospheric territory into zones with the different modes of use, power of governing bodies of the biospheric territory and their interaction with republican state body of environmental protection of the Kyrgyz Republic, nature protection actions, and also other questions necessary for functioning of the biospheric territory.

The educated biospheric territories are represented to UNESCO for inclusion in the international network of biospheric wildlife reserves that is confirmed by issue of the corresponding certificate of UNESCO.

Article 5. Zones and mode of environmental management of the biospheric territories

The biospheric territories are divided into zones with the different modes of protection and use:

- kernel zone - the site of the territory on which all natural complex is strictly protected monitoring of changes in ecological systems, the scientific research and other actions which are not breaking natural development of natural processes are carried out;

- buffer zone - the site of the territory which usually surrounds or borders on zone of kernel and is used for traditional types of activity with extensive forms of managing, including the regulated use of agricultural holdings, ecological tourism, and also for carrying out different scientific research;

- transitional zone - the site of the territory which is used for conducting ecologically oriented economic activity;

- sanitation zone - the site of the territory requiring regeneration and recovery measures.

Separation of the biospheric territory into zones is performed on the basis of the corresponding scientific reasons taking into account category and the status of especially protected natural territory.

In buffer zone the different forms of activities preventing negative impact on condition of ecosystems of kernel are performed:

- scientific research and organization of the centers of education and training of specialists;

- monitoring of the environment and control of changes of ecosystems;

- forestry and landscape activities and protection of forests;

- traditional land use within ensuring long-term safety and invulnerability of biodiversity of kernel;

- recreational use, outdoor recreation, tourism, carefully controlled and regulated in ecologically admissible standard rates;

- use of mineral waters and medical resources;

- ecological education, the organization of demonstration sites, the centers of new technologies and carrying out the training programs and management of environmental management.

In buffer zone creation of new settlements, placement and operation of industrial facilities, construction and operation of production facilities, the cabin of the wood according to the procedure of the main use, except reforestation cabins, installation (acclimatization) of new types of plants and animals, the actions changing the hydrological mode of kernel and other activities capable to make impact on ecosystem in general is forbidden.

In transitional zone different types of productive activity are allowed. Economically stakeholder groups and citizens living in this territory jointly participate in production and long-term use of natural resources with observance of the ecological requirements providing stability of ecological and economic development of the territory. In transitional zone arable grounds, agricultural, industrial and medical and improving complexes, mineral springs, and also experimental sites with the production centers are located.

In zone of sanitation regeneration, recultivation, remediatsionny, erosion-preventive, pastbishchevosstanovitelny and tree-planting actions for the purpose of recovery of the broken landscapes are performed.

Geological and search works, exploration works, development of minerals and works on geological studying of subsoil in the biospheric territories can be carried out according to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Article 6. Standard rates of environmental management

In the biospheric territory the mode of protection and use of natural resources differentiated on zones is set. The procedure, standard rates of environmental management are regulated according to the current legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Article 7. Management of the biospheric territories

Control of the biospheric territory is exercised of the directorate created based on Regulations on the biospheric territory.

The directorate of the biospheric territory is legal entity, contains at the expense of means of the republican budget and acts on the basis of the regulations on it approved by body under which authority it is.

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