Desman Russian Nature
The main peculiarities of Russian nature are: Far-east leopard - representation of tundra almost all the natural zones, from the arctic desert to semi-desert;
- large expanses of The system of Nature Protected Areas of Russia untouched ecosystems; structure and governance Golden Eagle - high conservation of indigenous Eurasian species and endemics taiga
Mikhail S. Yablokov, Director of Polistovsky NR, PhD
Eurasian Curlew
www.polistovsky.ru April 3-4, 2013, Soomaa NP Red Data Book of Russian Federation steppe
Federal-level PAs of Russia The history of PA-system
National Nature Reserve National Park Reserve (sanctuary) Nature Monument (Zapovednik)
Ia and/or Ib IV III IUCN II Strict nature reserve / Habitat/Species Nature monument or category National park wilderness area Management Area Feature The newest National Park - Onezhskoe Pomor'e 2013 1.Protecting 1.Protecting 1.Protecting Main 2.Monitoring 2.Monitoring 2.Regulations and 1. Protecting The first National Nature functions 3.Research 3.Interpretation biotechnical works Reserve – Barguzinsky 4.Interpretation 4.Tourism 1916
Mostly prohibited Visiting (up to 2011 was Allowed Mostly allowed Allowed completely prohibited)
Russian Arctic National Park, Franz-Josef Land Onezhskoe Pomor'e NP Barguzinsky NR www.rus-arc.ru www.wwf.ru www.barguzinsky.ru
Nature Protected Areas of National level of Russian Federation The structure of Russian Protected Area's system The biggest PA - National Nature Big Arctic NR Category Reserves Others 4 169 200 ha Reserves Nature ( Strict Nature National parks (nature parks, Sum (sanctuaries) Monuments botanical gardens, Level Reserves or health resorts etc.) Zapovedniks)
102 45 71 28 246 Federal 33.8 106 ha 11.5 106 ha 13 106 ha 0.04 106 ha 58.34 106 ha (National) 1.6 % 0.7 % 0.8 % 0.002 % 3.1 % The smallest PA - 9965 Galich'ya Gora NR 6 200 ha Regional 121.310 ha 7.1 %
1559 Municipal 28.6 106 ha and Local 1.7 %
11 770 Protected Areas 208.24 million hectares 11.9 % of Russian territory
Marine protected areas cover 1.8% of the Russian territorial sea (10.46 Kronotsky National Reserve, Kamchatka www.kronoki.ru million hectares) and are compartments of 32 national-level PAs Governance of Russian PAs (on example of Polistovsky NR) Administration of Pskov Region Ministry of natural resources of Russian Federation The State Committee of Natural Resources and Department of the Government Environment of Pskov region policy and regulation in the environment protection sphere Division of Environmental Thank you for attention! and Radiation Monitoring Division of PA's development
level of governance
Federal Budget Institution Polistovsky National Nature Reserve
level of implementer
Regional Nature Monument The “Polisto Lake” territory of the Reserve and it's Buffer zone
Polistovsky National Reserve www.polistovsky.ru www.polistovsky.ru