Ministerial Decree No. 455 validating the Regulation on state biological reserve “Podsady”. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Ecosystem preservation Management/conservation Protection of species Protected area Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes that state biological reserve “Podsady” shall be set up for the purpose of conservation of precious natural ecosystem, including rare and endangered plant and animal species recorded in the Red Book. The following activities on the territory of state biological reserve “Podsady” shall be prohibited: (a) change of natural landscape; (b) soil disturbance, grazing and destruction of trees and shrubbery; (c) flame scaling of timber extraction areas; and (d) fire lighting. Creation of state biological reserve “Podsady” shall not entail expropriation of land from land tenants. Damage caused to state biological reserve “Podsady” by natural and legal persons shall be compensated to the amount and in accordance with the modalities established by the national legislation. Full text Russian Website pravo.by