Regional Decree No. 488-a constituting protected area of regional significance tourism and recreational area "Zavrazhye". Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kostroma Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Surface water Recreational water use Management/conservation Wild fauna Biodiversity 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 tourism and recreational area "Zavrazhye" is constituted with a view of the biocenosis, represented by the coastal ecosystems of the Gorky reservoir, which have a high concentration of biodiversity, performing a sanitary-protective and shore-protecting function, having a high potential for recreational use. Protected area of regional significance tourism and recreational area "Zavrazhye" performs the following tasks: (a) conservation of forest and meadow communities of natural origin; (b) conservation of the biodiversity; (c) maintenance of the territory that performs the sanitary-protective and bank-protecting function of the Gorky reservoirs; and (d) conservation and development of the territory of recreational use. Protected area of regional significance tourism and recreational area "Zavrazhye" is classified as tourist and recreational area and is constituted without land expropriation and without modification of land category. The following activities are prohibited on the territory of protected area of regional significance tourism and recreational area "Zavrazhye": (a) clear cutting and tapping of forest plantations; (b) burial of industrial and domestic waste; and (c) industrial and individual construction, construction of outbuildings not related to organization and functioning of tourist and recreational areas (except for bank-protecting constructions). Full text Russian Website oopt.aari.ru