Decree No. 1458 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on Babinovichi biosphere reserve.

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 change of the natural landscape and the existing hydrological formation; 2) industrial fisheries; 3) damaging or disturbance of the natural soil; 3) clear final cutting; 4) water abstraction for irrigation and industrial water supply, discharge of sewage and waste disposal in water bodies; 5) clearing of riverside natural growth except for recreational areas; 6) slash-disposal fire; 7) carrying out forestry arrangements in the winter hibernation period of brown bear (November-March) and in the nesting period (April-July). The proclamation of Babinovichi biosphere reserve shall not entail the expropriation of land. The regional executive bodies shall be the managing authority of Babinovichi biosphere reserve. Land tenants must observe the regime of protected area and use ecofriendly processes. The damages caused to Babinovichi biosphere reserve shall be compensated by the legal and natural persons in conformity with the modalities established by law.