Decree No. 1586 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on Vydritsa biosphere reserve. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Biosphere reserves Protected area Protection of habitats Liability/compensation Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract Vydritsa biosphere reserve shall be allotted the area of 17560 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. The following activities shall be prohibited on the territory of Vydritsa biosphere reserve: 1) land reclamation; 2) extraction of peat and sapropel; 3) clear final cutting with cutting area more than one hundred metres wide; 4) damage and annihilation of shrub Full text Russian Website www.kaznachey.com