---
title: "Protected Species Law"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/environmental-and-energy-law-en/protected-species-law-en"
field: "Environmental & Energy Law"
description: "Protected species law: quotas, licensed use and Red List registration. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-02-15"
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Protected Species Law

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/environmental-and-energy-law-en/protected-species-law-en

## The three pillars of protected species law

Protected species law in the Georgian system rests on three interconnected norms: environmental load norms and quotas, the licensing of wild flora and fauna, and the Red List and the Red Book. Together these instruments answer the question: to what extent, how and for which species use is permitted.

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### What are environmental load norms?

Maximum permissible norms of the use of natural ecosystems, including resource use quotas; they are developed and approved by the ministry once every 5 years.

### Where are quotas for individual species set?

At regional and local levels, while general resource use quotas are set at the state level under the principles of sustainable development.

### Why is a licence required for removal from the environment?

Because removal is strictly limited and takes place only on the basis of a licence; the exception is the timber preparation auction of the forest management body.

### Where are species under threat of extinction registered?

In the Red List and the Red Book of Georgia; the procedure for their compilation is determined by legislation.

### Which actions are prohibited with respect to the species?

Any action that may harm the world of wild plants and animals, habitats, breeding areas and migration routes.