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This Governmental Decree regulates the issues of constitution, modification of category, validation of boundaries and cancellation of protected areas. Protected areas shall be classified as follows: (a) state nature reserves; (b) state natural parks; (c) state nature monuments; (d) state nature reserves; (e) state botanical gardens, dendrological and zoological parks; (f) biosphere reserves; and (g) transboundary protected areas. Protected areas shall be constituted with the consideration of ecological, scientific and economic substantiation, and also historical and cultural value. Initiators of constitution of a protected area can be: (a) authorized state body in the sphere of environmental protection; (b) ministries and departments; (c) National academy of sciences; (d) local government; (e) citizens of Kyrgyz Republic; and (f) non-governmental ecological organizations and associations.