Regional Decree No. 398-pa validating the Regulation on nature monument of regional significance natural park “Park “Oak grove”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kursk Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Public forest Forest management/forest conservation Wetlands Cultural heritage Recreational forest Research Education Management/conservation Wild fauna Wild flora Protection of species Endangered species Protection of habitats 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 natural park “Park “Oak grove” is constituted with a view of protection of a territory with a complex of vegetation represented by broad-leaved forests, including old-growth areas up to 200 years old or more, floodplain meadows and swamps, occupying a significant area and being habitats for rare and endangered wild fauna and wild flora species of the Kursk region, as well as having landscape and historical value. Nature monument has ecological, recreational, scientific, educational and historical value. Authorized uses: (a) fire-fighting, sanitary, rehabilitation and other preventive measures necessary to ensure fire safety and maintain sanitary properties of the territory of the natural park; (b) carrying out works related to the conservation, restoration of natural park, landscaping, shaping the environment and surroundings of natural park; (c) carrying out work on the care of paths, flower beds, lawn, device and repair of outdoor lighting, landscaping and land-use planning that do not violate the historical value of urban environment; (d) carrying out biotechnical, regulatory, reclamation and other environmental measures necessary to ensure the safety of natural complexes and objects; (e) carrying out work to preserve the object of cultural heritage, aimed at ensuring the physical safety of an object of cultural heritage, including conservation, repair, restoration; (f) creation of conditions for the development of public recreation on the territory of the natural park, attraction of investments for the maintenance and arrangement of the natural park; (g) environmental education, including the dissemination of information about the historical and cultural heritage of the natural park, organization of environmental education and cultural mass events; (h) formation in accordance with the established functional zoning of the territory of an ecologically justified recreational structure of the natural park, including information and excursion services, arrangement of leisure places for visitors, other recreational infrastructure that ensures the development of regulated tourism and recreation; and (i) construction, reconstruction of capital construction objects on the territory of the natural park in the presence of a positive conclusion of the state environmental audit. Full text Russian Website oopt.aari.ru