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Order No. 409 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation validating the Regulation on state nature reserve “Bastak”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protected area Ecosystem preservation Monitoring Research Tourism Education Biodiversity Management/conservation Wild fauna
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

The state nature reserve “Bastak” is constituted on the territory of the Jewish autonomous area. The state nature reserve “Bastak” shall perform the following functions: (a) the protection of natural areas in order to conserve biological diversity and maintain in a natural state protected natural complexes and objects; (b) the organization and performance of scientific research, including keeping and updating of the Annals of Nature; (c) performance of state environmental monitoring; (d) environmental education and development of cognitive tourism; and (e) assistance in the training of scientific personnel and specialists in the field of environmental protection. On the territory of the reserve, any activity shall be prohibited any activity that contradicts the objectives of the state nature reserve and the regime for its special protection, including: (a) commercial, artisanal and sport hunting; (b) commercial fisheries; (c) stay with firearms, pneumatic and throwing weapons, and hunting gear; (d) exploration of minerals and mining; (e) soil disturbance; (f) activities that entail changes in the hydrological regime of land; (g) procurement of soft resin; (h) clear cutting of forests; (i) timber extraction and harvesting of non-timber products; (j) transit passage and grazing of cattle; (k) plowing of land, with the exception of measures for forest firefighting; (l) haymaking, except for ensuring fire safety; (m) explosive works; (n) burning of vegetation and grassland fires, except for case of extinguishing forest fires; (o) water logging; (p) introduction of alien species; (q) transit and stay of motor vehicles; (r) stay with dogs, except for service dogs; (s) flight of aircraft and helicopters below 2000 meters above the territory of the reserve; and (t) disturbance and feeding of wild fauna species by the visitors.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.pravo.gov.ru