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[[File:Национальный парк Алханай 2.jpg|thumb|300px|"Temple Gate" Rock formation at [[Alkhanay National Park]]]]
'''Protected areas of Russia''', (official Russian title: {{lang-ru|Особо охраняемые природные территории}}, literally "Specially Protected Natural Areas"), is governed by the corresponding 1995 law of the [[Russia|Russian Federation]].<ref>[http://oopt.info/oopt_statut.html "About Special Protected Nature Areas"]. The Russian Federation federal law of March 14, 1995.{{in lang|ru}}</ref>
'''Protected areas of Russia''', (official Russian title: {{lang-ru|Особо охраняемые природные территории}}, literally "Specially Protected Natural Areas"), is governed by the corresponding 1995 law of the [[Russia|Russian Federation]].<ref>[http://oopt.info/oopt_statut.html "About Special Protected Nature Areas"]. The Russian Federation federal law of March 14, 1995.{{in lang|ru}}</ref>


==Categories==
==Categories==
The law establishes the following categories of [[protected area]]s:
The law establishes the following categories of [[protected area]]s:
# State nature [[zapovednik]]s, including [[Biosphere reserve]]s (''biosphere zapovedniks'')<ref>Alexey Sobisevich, Valerian Snytko, Vera Savenkova [https://www.sgem.org/index.php/elibrary?view=publication&task=show&id=1415 The role of biosphere reserves in the enviromental protection at the Soviet Union] // Prossedings of International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference (Pre-print)</ref>
# State nature [[zapovednik]]s, including [[Biosphere reserve]]s (''biosphere zapovedniks'')<ref>Alexey Sobisevich, Valerian Snytko, Vera Savenkova [https://www.sgem.org/index.php/elibrary?view=publication&task=show&id=1415 The role of biosphere reserves in the {{sic|envir|omental|nolink=y}} protection at the Soviet Union] // Prossedings of International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference (Pre-print)</ref>
# [[List of national parks of Russia|National Park]]s
# [[List of national parks of Russia|National Park]]s
# [[Nature park]]s
# [[Nature park]]s
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==Total Land Area==
==Total Land Area==
On May 21, 2019, the ''[[Moscow Times]]'' cited a [[World Wildlife Fund]] report indicating that Russia now ranks first in the world for its amount of protected natural areas<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia Has Most Protected Natural Areas in the World, WWF Says |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/05/20/russia-has-most-protected-natural-areas-in-the-world-wwf-says-a65659 |work=The Moscow Times |accessdate=21 May 2019}}</ref> with 63.3 million hectares of specially protected natural areas. However, the article did not contain a link to WWF's report and it may be based on previously gathered data.
On May 21, 2019, the ''[[Moscow Times]]'' cited a [[World Wildlife Fund]] report indicating that Russia now ranks first in the world for its amount of protected natural areas<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia Has Most Protected Natural Areas in the World, WWF Says |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/05/20/russia-has-most-protected-natural-areas-in-the-world-wwf-says-a65659 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref> with 63.3 million hectares of specially protected natural areas. However, the article did not contain a link to WWF's report and it may be based on previously gathered data.


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 3 March 2024

"Temple Gate" Rock formation at Alkhanay National Park

Protected areas of Russia, (official Russian title: Russian: Особо охраняемые природные территории, literally "Specially Protected Natural Areas"), is governed by the corresponding 1995 law of the Russian Federation.[1]

Kategorien

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The law establishes the following categories of protected areas:

  1. State nature zapovedniks, including Biosphere reserves (biosphere zapovedniks)[2]
  2. National Parks
  3. Nature parks
  4. State nature zakazniks
  5. Natural Monuments
  6. Dendrological parks and botanical gardens
  7. Health recuperation areas and health resorts

Other areas

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Other areas that are protected in Russia include:

  • UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
  • city and regional parks.
  • Ramsar siteswetlands of international significance.
  • Russian Cultural heritage monuments.
  • Historic buildings and gardens — e.g.: Imperial Russian palaces and their landscape parks.

Total Land Area

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On May 21, 2019, the Moscow Times cited a World Wildlife Fund report indicating that Russia now ranks first in the world for its amount of protected natural areas[3] with 63.3 million hectares of specially protected natural areas. However, the article did not contain a link to WWF's report and it may be based on previously gathered data.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About Special Protected Nature Areas". The Russian Federation federal law of March 14, 1995.(in Russian)
  2. ^ Alexey Sobisevich, Valerian Snytko, Vera Savenkova The role of biosphere reserves in the enviromental [sic] protection at the Soviet Union // Prossedings of International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference (Pre-print)
  3. ^ "Russia Has Most Protected Natural Areas in the World, WWF Says". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 21 May 2019.