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Regional Decree No. 607-PA validating the Scheme for the development and placement of the regional protected natural areas for the period up to 2020.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Kursk
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Policy/planning Protected area Ecosystem preservation Biodiversity Land-use planning Sustainable development Local government Education Management/conservation Wild fauna Wild flora Endangered species Tourism 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 validates the Scheme for the development and placement of the regional protected natural areas for the period up to 2020 and graphical representation thereof. Territories of individual objects included in the Scheme for the subsequent formation of new protected natural areas, and their protection regimes are taken into account when developing plans for socio-economic development and territorial planning documents of municipalities. The purpose of the Scheme is to maintain the restoration potential of particularly valuable and unique natural complexes of the Kursk region in the conditions of intensive economic development of the territory to ensure sustainable development of the region. Achieving this goal will require solving the following tasks: (a) creation of conditions for the conservation of the biological diversity of the region, rare animals and plants, unique landscapes through the development and optimization of protected areas; (b) creation of conditions for the preservation and reproduction of the most valuable, as economic or scientific consideration, populations of wild fauna and wild flora species; (c) increasing the efficiency of preserving unique natural and cultural objects by optimizing networks of natural monuments of regional significance; (d) organization of environmental education of the population and recreational use of natural resources, development of ecological and educational tourism, taking into account the type of protected areas, functional zones thereof, socio-economic factors and interests of the local population; and (e) implementation of state management in the field of protected areas. The basic principles of the formation of the Scheme shall be as follows: (a) continuity; (b) priorities; (c) landscape; (d) flexibility of protection regimes; and (e) phased formation.

Full text
Russian
Website
oopt.aari.ru

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Regional Order No. 137-ra validating Action plan for constituting protected areas of regional significance for 2016 and the planning period of 2017-2018.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016

Keyword: Policy/planning, Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental audit, Public participation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX