Regional Decree No. 1348-pa validating the Regulation on nature monument of regional significance “Steppe ravines near the village Melavka”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kursk Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Management/conservation Protected area Ecosystem preservation Wild flora Biodiversity Protection of species Research Education Monitoring 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 purpose of constituting nature monument of regional significance “Steppe ravines near the village Melavka” is the protection of the steppe vegetation complex, which occupies a significant area and is a habitat for rare species of flora and fauna of the Kursk region, including those listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. Authorized uses: (a) fire-fighting, sanitary and other preventive measures necessary to ensure fire safety and maintain the sanitary properties of the territory of the nature monument; (b) scientific research, including ecological monitoring; (c) educational activities; (d) grazing of cattle and horses in the period from May 1 to October 30, subject to the norm pasture load: no more than 50 conditional heads of cattle at a time, for no more than 15 days continuously, with intervals between grazing of at least 90 days; and (e) haymaking. Full text Russian Website oopt.aari.ru