Decree No. 1634 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on Stronga biosphere reserve. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 1998 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 Stronga biosphere reserve shall be allotted the area of 12015 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 Stronga biosphere reserve: 1) land reclamation and any other activity causing change of the natural landscape and the existing hydrological formation; 2) extraction of peat and sapropel; 3) clear f Full text Russian Website www.kaznachey.com