Dzhankeldy Wind Power Project

"O
N 
P
ROTECTION AND 
U
SE OF THE 
W
ILDLIFE
"
 
(1997)
 AS AMENDED IN 
2016 
This law regulates the use, protection, reproduction and restoration of wildlife in order to 
promote conservation and ensure diversity of species in their natural habitat.
Other laws and regulations include: 
 
The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Protection and Use of Vegetation” 
(1997) as amended in 2016. 
 
The Resolutions of Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan: No. 290 of 
20.10.2014 "About the settlement of use of biological resources and about the 
procedure for passing of allowing procedures in the field of environmental 
management" (as amended on 26.12.2020) 
Regulations on procedure for use of objects of flora and passing of allowing 
procedures in the field of use of flora objects
Sets out the requirements to obtain permission to cut wood and shrub 
plantations that are in the zone of the construction site. 
Regulations on procedure for use of objects of fauna and passing of allowing 
procedures in the field of use of fauna objects; 
Regulations on procedure for passing of allowing procedures in the field of 
international trade in the types of wild fauna and flora which are under the 
threat of disappearance in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan 

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Regulations on procedure for distribution of the means received as payment 
for use of objects of animal and flora, the penal amounts, and the amounts 
collected from violators of the nature protection legislation for the caused 
damage. 
 
No. 255 of 31.03.2018 "On approval of some administrative regulations of state 
services in the sphere of nature management", which establishes the procedure 
for issuing permits for cutting trees and shrubs that are not included in the state 
forestry fund, to legal entities and individuals; 
 
No. 43 of 17.01.2019 "On measures to further improve the procedure for 
streamlining the use of trees and shrubs not included in the state forest fund, as 
well as the issuance of permits in their use" which establishes the amounts of fees 
for cutting trees and shrubs not included to the state forestry fund. However, it 
states that cutting of trees and shrubs, during construction works financed from the 
state budget, loans and grants of foreign and international organizations or 
investments of international financial institutions, as well as to perform activities 
established by decrees and orders of the President and the government of RUz are 
made on the basis of conclusion of the SCEEP and permit issued by local public 
administration and are exempt from the established fees as an exception; 
 
No. 484 of 11.06.2019 “On approval of the strategy for the conservation of 
biodiversity in the Republic of Uzbekistan for the period 2019-
2028”. The strategy 
involves the creation of a unified system for monitoring components of biodiversity 
with a central element - the reference ecosystems of state reserves; unified 
information database of state monitoring and state cadastre of biodiversity based 
on modern geo-information technologies (GIS technologies). 
 
No. 93 of 18.02.2020 "On additional measures to conserve valuable varieties of 
trees and shrubs not included in the state forest fund". It approves the list of 
valuable tree and shrub species not included in the state forest fund, for the 
cutting of which a moratorium is established until December 31, 2021, according 
to the Presidential Decree No. 6155 dated 03.02.2021 
5.1.2 
Lender Requirements 
EBRD 
The EBRD PR6 on Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural 
Resources establishes general requirements for the conservation of biodiversity and 
sustainable management of living natural resources covering aspects such as the assessment 
of risks and impacts and protection and conservation of biodiversity. 
Biodiversity baseline studies must be undertaken to understand the existing biodiversity and 
ecosystem services in the area that may be affected by the project. Where applicable, the 
Project will intend to follow the targets set out by the EU Biodiversity Strategy including the 
Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, the Birds Directive 2009/147/EC and the EU Regulation 1143/2014 
on Invasive Alien Species. 
Baseline studies will describe the general ecological context and provide additional focused 
information on ecological features and processes confirmed to occur in the study area. 

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Baseline studies will conclude with a critical habitat assessment to determine if any features in 
the project area qualify as priority biodiversity features or critical habitat. This assessment 
answers the basic question, “how important is the study area for conservation and what PR6 
requirements will apply?” and does not consider specific impacts at this stage of analysis.
PR6 defines critical habitat and priority biodiversity features as: