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Regional Decree No. 276-a constituting protected area of regional significance state nature reserve “Khokhlevo”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Kostroma
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protected area Ecosystem preservation Public forest Forest management/forest conservation Timber Timber extraction/logging Non-timber products Surface water Wetlands Management/conservation Wild fauna Wild flora Protection of species Protection of habitats Endangered species Tourism
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
Entry into force notes
This Regional Decree enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

Protected area of regional significance state nature reserve “Khokhlevo” is constituted with a view of conservation of the unique landscape of the ancient swampy valley with valuable little disturbed habitats of rare and protected wild fauna and wild flora species. It performs the following tasks: (a) preservation of swamp and forest ecosystems, which are the link between the ecological frameworks of the Unzha and Nemda river basins; (b) preservation of the geomorphologically unique lacustrine-forest-swampy landscape of the bottom of the ancient paleovalley; (c) preservation of habitats of rare and endangered wild fauna and wild flora species; and (d) preservation of powerful peatlands, which are a valuable object for monitoring of global changes in the natural environment. Protected area of regional significance state nature reserve “Khokhlevo” is classified as complex (landscape) and is constituted for an unlimited period of time without expropriation of land plots. The following activities are authorized on the territory of the nature reserve: (a) haymaking; (b) grazing; (c) ecological tourism; (d) hunting and fishing; (e) study of the environment; (f) guardianship of protected areas; (g) timber extraction; (h) procurement of non-timber forest resources; and (i) reserve forests. The following activities are prohibited on the territory of the nature reserve: (a) felling, except for selective felling, improvement felling, sanitary felling and clear felling in plantations that have lost their biological stability; (b) use of toxic chemicals for the protection and protection of forests, including for scientific purposes; (c) introduction (species) of trees, shrubs, vines, other forest plants that do not grow in this forest area, in the course of reforestation; (d) commercial hunting; (e) all types of land reclamation works, with the exception of cultural and technical measures on agricultural lands, phosphorite, liming; (f) plowing land for agricultural purposes; (g) ruin of nests, clutches, holes; (h) introduction of plants and animals for the purpose of acclimatization, with the exception of measures for re-acclimatization and restoration of the number of native species; (i) construction of industrial facilities, buildings, residential buildings, paved roads, construction of structures not related to the operation of the reserve; (j) allotment of land plots for individual housing construction, gardening or horticulture; (k) traffic off roads and established traffic routes, as well as parking of vehicles outside specially designated places; (l) types of activities that can lead to pollution of territories and water areas; (m) storage of manure and industrial and domestic waste; (n) placement of zones for storage and disposal of industrial, domestic and agricultural waste; (o) placement of warehouses for fuels and lubricants, pesticides, mineral fertilizers, cattle burial grounds, cemeteries, landfills for household and industrial waste; (p) destruction of oak, larch, juniper (tree form), black alder, linden, fir, maple, elm, hazel, as well as their undergrowth, or actions that may lead to their destruction; (q) destruction of hollow trees, large trees with broken tops; (r) tapping of trees; (s) industrial harvesting of medicinal raw materials, moss, reeds, forest litter, bark, other technical raw materials; (t) organization of tourist camps, bivouacs, making fires outside specially designated places without the consent of the administration of the reserve; (u) movement through the territory of the reserve using caterpillar vehicles (with the exception of cases related to ensuring the protection regime, conducting forestry, reforestation and forest protection work); (v) geological study, exploration and extraction of minerals and groundwater; and (w) destruction or damage to barriers, notice boards, stands and other information signs and indicators, as well as equipped ecological trails and recreation areas.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Regional Decree No. 194-a validating Model Regulation on protected area of regional significance.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX