Protected areas of Russia
The status of the protected areas in Russia (the official Russian term Russian: Особо охраняемые природные территории, literally "Specially Protected Natural Areas") is governed by the corresponding law of the Russian Federation[1]
The law establishes the following categories of protected areas:
- State nature zapovedniks, including biosphere reserves (biosphere zapovedniks)
- National parks
- Nature parks
- State nature zakazniks
- Natural Monuments
- Dendrological parks and botanical gardens
- health recuperation areas and health resorts
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References
- ^ "About Special Protected Nature Areas", a Russian Federation federal law of March 14, 1995.Template:Ru icon