Decree No. 1458 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on Babinovichi biosphere reserve. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Biosphere reserves Protected area Protection of habitats Liability/compensation Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract Babinovichi biosphere reserve shall be allotted the area of 10547 hectares and shall have as its purpose the conservation of the unique landscape with the population of rare and endangered plants and game recorded in the Red Book of Belarus, and also for the purpose of conservation of particularly precious and genetic resources of the forest species. The following activities shall be prohibited on the territory of Babinovichi biosphere reserve: 1) land reclamation and any other activity causing Full text Russian Website www.kaznachey.com