natural resources

This article discusses the process of formation and development of environmental legislation, management conservation and environmental policy of the Russian state. Special attention is paid to the evolution of environmental legislation, the emergence and development of the first state agencies involved in the organization of forest management and afforestation.

The article considers the activities of the authorities of the republic on the creation of scientific institutions in the region in the 20s of the twentieth century by using diverse factual material. In conclusion, the author comes to a reasonable conclusion that in the period under review, the first research institutes and laboratories began to function in the region, despite significant difficulties.