Regulation on resource reserve “Troitsky”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Sakha (Yakutia) Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Surface water Groundwater Indigenous peoples Traditional rights/customary rights Monitoring Protection of habitats Research Noise pollution Management/conservation Hunting/capture Wild fauna Biodiversity Genetic resources 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 Resource reserve “Troitsky” shall be classified as national nature reserve – protected area. Resource reserve “Troitsky” shall perform the following functions: (a) creation of conditions for protection, replacement and reproduction of biodiversity and genetic resources thereof; (b) conservation of natural environment of indigenous peoples and their traditional forms of economic activities, culture and way of life; (c) conservation of reference, unique and sacred for the indigenous population natural complexes and objects; and (d) ecological monitoring. The following activities shall be prohibited on the territory of resource reserve: (a) hunting, fishing in excess of the established quotas, destruction and capture of wild animals and birds, destruction of burrows, nests and other hiding places and shelters, as well as all kinds of changing conditions of animal habitats; (b) collection of various specimen; (c) introduction of plants and animals for acclimatization, measures to increase the number of certain wild fauna species above natural capacity of land; (d) pollution of the territory by domestic and non-domestic waste; (e) flight of aircraft lower than 500 m, overcoming the sound barrier by technical means, as well as other types of noise pollution impact exceeding established limits; (f); movement, passage and transit of extraneous persons; (g) exploration, mining and all types of soil cover disturbance, plowing up, blasting operations and industrial timber extraction; and (h) any activity damaging the state of natural complexes or contrasting the objectives of resource reserve. By agreement with the regional environmental protection bodies can be authorized the following activities: (a) scientific research; (b) performance of required fire-fighting, sanitary and epidemiological arrangements; (c) rehabilitation activity in areas damaged by natural disasters or by unauthorized human activities; (d) sanitary and selective felling for the needs of the reserve; (e) limited fishing, collection of wild growing berries and mushrooms for messing of the gamekeepers of the reserve; (f) limited commercial hunting of fur-bearing animals by contract hunter in winter period; and (g) fee-paid artisanal hunting. Full text Russian Website oopt.aari.ru