Regulation on federal state institution “Pribaikalsky National Park”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1997 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation National parks Afforestation/reforestation Recreational forest Cultural heritage Education Research Monitoring Forest management/forest conservation Recreational water use Wild fauna 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 Basin Baikal Lake Abstract Federal state institution “Pribaikalsky National Park” is a natural protection, environmental educational and scientific research state institution, the territory and defined area of water of which includes natural complexes and objects of particular ecological, historical and aesthetic value and destined for the use of nature protection, recreational, educational, scientific, cultural purposes and for regulated tourism. The main tasks of the national park shall be as follows: (a) conservation of the objects of cultural heritage; (b) regulated recreational activity and tourism; (c) restoration of disturbed natural complexes; (d) environmental education; (e) afforestation and reforestation; (f) reproduction of wild fauna species and regulation of the number thereof, including rare and endangered wild fauna and wild flora species; and (g) environmental monitoring. Federal state institution “Pribaikalsky National Park” has differentiated protection regime aimed at the protection of the Baikal lake ecosystem and the boundaries of the functional protection zones shall be defined by the General land-use planning and management scheme. Full text Russian Website oopt.aari.ru