SENATE APPROVES THE LAW "ON PROTECTION AND USE OF FLORA"














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Another law under consideration by senators was the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On protection and use of flora" in the new edition.
The senators stressed that the new law is aimed at further improving the legal framework for the protection of flora, improving the efficiency of its rational use, preservation of the integrity of the environment and the growth of wild plants.
The law clearly defines the powers of entities on protection and rational use of fauna, regulation of the import and export of flora objects, the requirements on the protection and use of rare and threatened species of wild-growing plants, carrying out quarantine measures. The document has established a legal framework for monitoring and control in the sphere of protection and rational use of flora.
The senators noted that the adoption of this law will allow providing effective legal regulation of relations in the field of sustainability, preserving the biological diversity of nature, in particular, to preserve the gene pool of a plant species on the verge of extinction, the establishment and expansion of protected areas in the regions.
The senators approved the law.