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 Protected area Protection of habitats Liability/compensation Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia 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 final cutting except for mature and declining forest; 4) damage and annihilation of shrubbery and forest plantations and disturbance of soil; 5) water abstraction for irrigation and industrial water supply, discharge of sewage and waste disposal in water bodies; 6) clearing of riverside natural growth except for recreational areas; 7) the use of motor boats except for life-saving and nature-conservative inspection; 8) setting up tourist camps; 9) grazing, hunting and mowing during the mating period of bids and game (April-June). The proclamation of Stronga biosphere reserve shall not entail the expropriation of land. The regional executive bodies shall be the managing authority of Stronga biosphere reserve. Land tenants must observe the regime of protected area and use ecofriendly processes. The damages caused to Stronga biosphere reserve shall be compensated by the legal and natural persons in conformity with the modalities established by law. Full text Russian Website www.kaznachey.com