Regional Decree No. 482 validating the Regulation on regional state nature reserve “Anisimov lakes”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Leningrad Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Forest species Biodiversity Management/conservation Wild fauna Wild flora Endangered species Protection of habitats 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 This Regional Decree establishes that regional state nature reserve “Anisimov lakes” shall be regional protected area set up with a view of conservation of natural ecosystems. It shall perform the following tasks: (a) protection of esker landscapes of the Baltic crystallic shield; (b) protection of virgin mosaic old-age forest flora with massive spruce forest and pine forest; (c) protection and conservation of rare and endangered wild fauna species and natural habitats thereof; and (d) conservation of biological diversity. Full text Russian Website www.lenobl.ru