Decree No. 822 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on Sorochany Lake 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 Sorochany Lake biosphere reserve shall be allotted the area of 13059 hectares and shall have as its purpose the conservation in its natural state the unique natural ecosystem with the population of rare and endangered plants and game recorded in the Red Book of Belarus, in which variety of landscapes of Belarusian Poozerye originating from glacial epoch is concentrated. The following activities shall be prohibited on the territory of Sorochany Lake biosphere reserve: 1) land reclamation and any Full text Russian Website www.kaznachey.com