MPs pass law “On protection and use of flora” in first reading

The main purpose of the document is to regulate relations in the field of protection, use and reproduction of flora objects. This will serve to fulfill the tasks of preserving the flora species and its genetic fund as an integral part of biological diversity, by bringing national environmental legislation in accordance with the requirements of international legal norms in the field of ecology, environmental protection and natural resource management.

In addition, the adoption of the law will help to prevent and eliminate the causes of reduction or loss of species of flora, ensuring their rational and scientifically based sustainable use and reproduction, legal regulation of activities of legal entities and individuals in this field.

New edition of the law will strengthen the protection of the environment, rational use of natural resources, MPs noted. It provides for effective legislative regulation of the mechanisms of protection and use of fauna, which until now was largely governed by-laws, they added.

The draft law will provide comprehensive protection of flora as an integral part of biological diversity, the transparency of activities of authorized state bodies and institutions in this field. A public control by local authorities, non-governmental organizations and others will be of particular importance.

The adoption of this law will allow increasing the efficiency of enforcement and will contribute to addressing gaps in legislation, and it will provide comprehensive protection of the plant world, MPs said.

It was noted that the draft law contribute to raise the ecological culture of the population and public participation in environmental protection activities and rational use of flora, contribute to the implementation of the principle of justice in this area.