January 11 ‒ Day of reserves and national parks

11 January 2021, Monday

Today, January 11, the Russian Federation celebrates the Day of Reserves and National Parks. The holiday was established in 1997 at the initiative of the Wildlife Conservation Center and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

In our country, state nature reserves and national parks are classified as specially protected natural areas (PAs) of federal significance. The formation and activities of protected areas are regulated by the Federal Law of March 14, 1995 “On Specially Protected Natural Areas”. According to the document, specially protected natural areas are areas of land, water surface and air space above them, where natural complexes and objects are located that have special environmental, scientific, cultural, aesthetic, recreational and health-improving significance, which are completely removed by decisions of state authorities. or partly from economic use and for which a special protection regime has been established.

State reserves, natural monuments, dendrological parks and botanical gardens can be classified as PAs of federal or regional significance, natural parks to PAs of regional significance.

Within the boundaries of state nature reserves, the natural environment is preserved in its natural state and economic and other activities are completely prohibited.

Within the boundaries of national parks, zones are distinguished in which the natural environment is preserved in its natural state and the implementation of any activity is prohibited, as well as zones in which economic or other activities are limited in order to preserve natural and cultural heritage sites and their use for recreational purposes.

Land plots and natural resources located within the boundaries of state nature reserves and national parks are in federal ownership and are not subject to alienation.

As of January 2020, there are 231 federal protected areas in Russia 108 nature reserves, 63 national parks and 60 nature reserves. In total, there are about 13 thousand protected areas of federal, regional and local significance in the Russian Federation.

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