Regional Decree No. 291-pa validating the Regulation on nature monument of regional significance “Ravine “Parset” or “Misha’s hill”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kursk Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Management/conservation Protected area Ecosystem preservation Wild fauna Wild flora Endangered species Protection of habitats Research Education Monitoring Protection of species 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 Nature monument of regional significance “Ravine “Parset” or “Misha’s hill” is constituted with a view of protecting the unique complex of steppe vegetation, which is the habitat of rare wild fauna and wild flora species of the Kursk region, including those listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. Nature monument has scientific, educational and aesthetic value. Authorized uses of the territory of nature monument: (a) traditional economic activities, not leading to the destruction or degradation of biocenoses; (b) geological exploration; (c) scientific research, geological study of the subsoil for state needs, environmental monitoring, including state monitoring of the state of the subsoil; and (c) educational tours. Full text Russian Website oopt.aari.ru