PLANNED PROTECTED AREAS IN THE ARKHANGELSK Mezen REGION 23 atlantic salmon 8 whooper swan 13 16 14 Leshukonskoe 17 1 wild forest reindeer ARKHANGELSK 9 Новодвинск 12 Kholmogory freshwater 3 pearl mussel вrandt's nature reserve bat Karpogory Onega botanical garden nature park 11 2 nature monument tree lungwort 24 wild forest reindeer white-tailed eagle Bereznik Plesetsk 4 4 22 atlantic salmon Verkhnyaya Toyma Yarensk 10 15 Shenkursk 18 5 common lady’s slipper crane 19 orchid Nyandoma Kargopol Krasnoborsk 7 6 Koryazhma 21 20 Котлас Velsk Konosha Oktyabrsky 1 Verkhnechelassky 14 Sebboloto 2 15 Dvina-Pinega (Verkhneyulovsky) Lekshmokh At the moment the ecological assessments 3 Puchkomsky (expansion) 16 Dendrological (botanical) garden 4 Uftyuga-Ilesha “SevNIILH” of the Dvina-Pinega and Uftyuga-Ilesha 5 Atleka 17 Solzinsky Landscape Reserves have passed the state 6 Voloshsky 18 Shilovsky (expansion) environmental impact assessment. Also 7 Ustiansky (expansion) 19 Lake Churozero (correction the proposal to expand the Zelezhnye Vorota 8 Kuloysky (expansion) of borders) 20 Landscape Reserve has been approved. These 9 Onega coast Turovsky Les 21 10 Nature reserve in the Lensky district Kovzhinsky documents determine, among other things, 22 11 Zvozsky Soyginsky the borders, protection regimes and 23 12 Chugsky (expansion) Timansky conservation zones of the nature reserves. 24 13 Zheleznye Vorota (expansion) Klonovsky (expansion) Intact forest landscapes are Arkhangelsk Region has been shaped by optimal habitats for such coniferous forests, covering most of its animals as bears, pine martens, elks and territory. Its virgin forests, which have not capercaillies. been disturbed by human activities, play a key role in protecting populations of rare and threatened species. Therefore, it is important to protect not only 2000 2013 unique, but also typical ecosystems in the 10% region. Protected areas are the most DECREASE IN THE AREA effective way to conserve valuable natural OF INTACT FOREST LANDSCAPES habitats. Creating new protected areas, as well as expanding existing ones, allows us to preserve natural ecosystems and landscapes that have not been disturbed by human activities. Thus, protected areas EXTENSIVE FORESTRY 30% ensure effective ecosystem function as well THREATENS THE EXISTENCE OF THE FOREST LAND as ecological balance in the region. OF THE LAST IN THE ARKHANGELSK OLD-GROWTH REGION IS COVERED BY FORESTS INTACT FOREST LANDSCAPES (WHICH IFL — Intact Forest Landscape is an area large IFL enough to maintain viable populations of large IS THE HIGHEST animals (at least 500 km2, and no less than 10 km wide) PERCENTAGE IN NORTH-WEST RUSSIA) 24 According to the Convention on Biological Diversity**, by 2020 parties PROTECTED AREAS to the convention should protect at least 17% of terrestrial areas and TO BE ESTABLISHED inland waters as well as 10% of coastal and marine areas. In northern BY 2030* areas these percentages could be even higher because northern ecosystems are vulnerable to change and slow to recover. INCLUDING: Planned protected areas aim at protecting: 17 NEW PROTECTED 3,16% AREAS ● old-growth forests and intact forest AREA OF PLANNED landscapes PROTECTED AREAS ● valuable wetlands and peatlands 7 ● river sources and watersheds EXPANSIONS 14% ● natural habitats of plants and animals OF THE ARKHANGELSK OF EXISTING (including rare and red-listed species) PROTECTED AREAS REGION WILL BE ● habitats of key species, such as wild COVERED BY forest reindeer and Atlantic salmon PROTECTED AREAS ● unique types of soil and relief EVEN WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ALL PLANNED PROTECTED AREAS, ● highly productive lake systems THE GOAL OF 17% PROTECTION ● areas with great recreational potential WOULD NOT BE REACHED IN THE ARKHANGELSK REGION * Regional land use plan of the Arkhangelsk Region from 25th December 2012 For more information, please contact the Centre for environmental protection ** Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) from 5th June 1992 in the Arkhangelsk Region, Arkhangelsk, ulitsa Pavla Usova, 14, +7 8182 68 50 81 (also +7 8182 29 52 10, or +7 8182 68 50 99) PLANNED DVINA-PINEGA LANDSCAPE RESERVE It has taken over 10 years to agree on the establishment of a nature reserve between the rivers Dvina and Pinega. A proposal for the reserve has been prepared by the Barents office of WWF-Russia and the Centre for environmental protection, with support from the international BPAN project. Formerly the proposed nature reserve went under the name “Verhneyulovsky”. The ecological and economic evaluations of the reserve have been approved by the state environmental impact assessment. However, no decision about the establish- ment of a regional landscape reserve has yet been made. In order to protect one of the last large intact forest landscapes in Europe, this issue needs an urgent solution. If a decision on the establishment of a reserve is not reached by 2017, new FSC requirements will come into force. According to these demanding requirements, at least 80% of intact forest landscape must be protected within each forest lease area. (Motion 65 of the FSC General Assembly). For more information, please contact: ● Centre for environmental protection in the Arkhangelsk Region, ulitsa Pavla Usova, 14, +7 8182 68 50 81 (also +7 8182 29 52 10, or +7 8182 68 50 99) ● WWF-Russia, Barents office, Arkhangelsk, prospekt Troitsky, 106, of. 43, +7 8182 28 88 41 ARTYOM ARTYOM STOLPOVSKY © Syloga 26 km One of the last herds of the endangered wild forest Pachikha Area, boasting more than 10% of Atlantic salmon spawning reindeer can be found here 35 km rivers in the region. The planned nature reserve would ensure their protection. Vorontsy ARKHANGELSK 26 km Kholmogory Karpogory Pystroma 34 km Bereznik Borders of the planned nature reserve and IFL* Verkhnyaya Toyma IFL — Intact Forest Landscape is an area large enough to maintain IFL viable populations of large animals (at least 500 km2, and no less than 10 km wide) Location 94% The planned nature reserve is located between the rivers Severnaya Dvina and Pinega, in the upper reaches of their main tributaries Yula, Vyya, FORESTS Pokshenga, Pingisha and Pukshenga. Due to its location, the nature (PREDOMINANTLY reserve protects water flow and water quality as well as species in the SPRUCE) river. elk Remoteness The nature reserve represents some of the most remote parts of leased forest land. Indeed, the nearest villages of Syloga and Vorontsy are 26 km away. 5,6% Area bear MIRES The planned nature reserve covers a considerable area. Currently about 350 000 ha have been agreed upon with forest leaseholders. This is essential for the protection of native boreal populations, including large animals and birds. Importance In addition to its ecological value, the proposed nature reserve has pine marten an important social value as an area of traditional use including fishing, 0,4% picking berries and mushrooms, hunting. It also creates opportunities for WATER BODIES, ecological tourism and scientific research, which could bring additional HAYFIELDS AND income to the local population. CLEARINGS free fishing picking berries hunting felling trees building mining commercial admission and mushrooms infrastructure hunting PLANNED UFTYUGA-ILESHA LANDSCAPE RESERVE The process of establishing this nature reserve began in 2010. A proposal for the reserve has been prepared by the Barents office of WWF-Russia and the Centre for environmental protection in the Arkhangelsk Region, with support from the international BPAN project. The ecological and economic evaluations of the reserve have been approved by the state environmental impact assessment. However, no decision about the establish- ment of a regional landscape reserve has yet been made. In order to protect one of the last intact forest landscapes in Europe, this issue needs an urgent solution. If a decision on the establishment of a reserve is not reached by 2017, new FSC requirements will come into force. According to these demanding requirements, at least 80% of intact forest landscape must be protected within each forest lease area (Motion 65 of the FSC General Assembly). For more information, please contact: ● Centre for environmental protection in the Arkhangelsk Region, ulitsa Pavla Usova, 14, +7 8182 68 50 81 (also +7 8182 29 52 10, or +7 8182 68 50 99) ● WWF-Russia, Barents office, Arkhangelsk, prospekt Troitski, 106, of. 43, +7 8182 28 88 41 VIKTOR MAMONTOV VIKTOR © Extremely rare old man’s beard lichen Rare species of vascular The nature reserve plays plants include lady’s slipper an important role in the orchid and small-white protection of wild forest orchid reindeer ARKHANGELSK THE KOMI REPUBLIC Verkhnyaya Toyma Borders of the planned nature reserve and IFL* Krasnoborsk IFL — Intact Forest Landscape is an area large enough to maintain IFL viable populations of large animals (at least 500 km2, and no less than 10 km wide) Location 8 The planned nature reserve is situated in the Verkhnyaya Toima and SPECIES LISTED IN THE Krasnoborsk municipal districts of the Arkhangelsk Region, on the border of the Republic of Komi. The reserve protects the upper reaches of the RED DATA BOOK OF THE rivers Uftyuga, Ilesha and Osa, thus preserving local species. RUSSIAN FEDERATION Area — 78 690 ha golden eagle The nature reserve consists of two separate areas: eastern (49 970 ha) and western (28 720 ha). In order to ensure the connectedness of the 13 nature reserve, it is necessary to also create a protected area across SPECIES LISTED the border in the Komi Republic. IN THE RED DATA BOOK OF THE ARKHANGELSK Forest types REGION The nature reserve forms a part of the large “Verkhnevashkinsky” old-growth forest area. Its virgin forests have not been disturbed by human activities. Therefore, the reserve enables the protection of rare ecosystems eurasian eagle owl 6 in the Arkhangelsk Region. NEAR-THREATENED Rare and red-listed species SPECIES LISTED Large populations of rare and endangered lichens – including tree IN THE RED DATA BOOK lungwort and textured lungwort, kidney lichens and jelly lichens – have been found within the planned nature reserve.