National Parks of Russia

National Parks of Russia

There are currently 40 national parks in the Russian Federation, a list of which is given below. Together they cover approximately 71,700 square kilometres.

Overview

The oldest parks in the Russian Federation are Sochinsky and Losiny Ostrov (1983); Samarskaya Luka (1984); Marii Chodra (1985); Bashkiria, [http://www.wild-russia.org/bioregion5/5-PrielbruskyNP/5_priel.htm Prielbrusye] , Pribaykalsky and Zabaykalsky (1986). [Russian Nature Press]

According to the law on the protected areas of Russia, national parks are areas of land and water devoted to nature protection, ecological education, and scientific research. They contain sites of particular ecological, historical and aesthetic value. Regulated tourism is permitted. [http://oopt.info/oopt_statut.html "About Special Protected Nature Areas"] , a Russian Federation federal law of March 14, 1995.ru icon] Biodiversity Conservation Centre Moscow]

The area of each park is divided into zones according to various functions. There should be a strictly protected area managed as a zapovednik, and also recreational and buffer zones in which economic activity is allowed, such as tourism, traditional land use, and benign forms of agriculture and forestry. The strictly protected function is sometimes fulfilled by a neighbouring official zapovednik; for instance, [http://oopt.info/barguz/index.html Barguzin Zapovednik] adjoins Zabaykalsky National Park on the east side of Lake Baikal.

In 2001 Vodlozero National Park received UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status, followed by Smolenskoye Poozerye and Ugra National Park in 2002, and two others more recently.

The national parks are currently the responsibility of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia.

Parks listed

For each park the date of foundation is given, and also the region of Russia and coordinates on the map.Most of the external links are to the Biodiversity Conservation Center/Tsentr dikoy prirody in Moscow (in Russian).

* [http://oopt.info/alania/index.html Alaniya] (1998; North Osetia in the Caucasus, A06)
* [http://oopt.info/alkhan/index.html Alkhanay] (1999; Chitinskaya Oblast', P02)
*Aniyuiskii National Park (2007; Khabarovsk, U03)
* [http://oopt.info/bashnp/index.html Bashkiriya] (1986; Bashkortostan, E06)
*Buzuluksky Bor National Park (2007?; Orenburg Oblast, D06/E05/E06?)
* [http://oopt.info/chvarm/index.html Chavash Varmane] (1993; Chuvashia, D08)
* [http://oopt.info/kalev/index.html Kalevalsky] (2006; Karelia, E11?)
* [http://oopt.info/kenoz/index.html Kenozersky] (1991; Arkhangelsk area, E10)
* [http://oopt.info/khvalyn/index.html Khvalynsky] (1994; Saratov Oblast', D07)
* [http://oopt.info/kkosa/index.html Kurshskaya Kosa] (1987; Kaliningrad Oblast', B12)
*Losiny Ostrov National Park (1983; Moscow, C09)
*Marii Chodra National Park (1985; Zvenigovsky District, E08)
* [http://oopt.info/meschera/index.html Meshchora] (1992; Vladimir Oblast', D09)
* [http://oopt.info/meschersk/index.html Meshchorsky] (1992; Ryazan' Oblast', C09)
* [http://oopt.info/nechkin/index.html Nechkinsky] (1997; Udmurt Republic, E07)
* [http://oopt.info/nkama/index.html Nizhnyaya Kama] (=Tübän Kama?) (1991; Tatarstan, E07)
* [http://oopt.info/orlpoles/index.html Orlovskoye Polesye] (1994; Orlovskaya Oblast', B09)
* [http://oopt.info/paana/index.html Paanayarvi] (1992; Karelia, F12)
* [http://oopt.info/plozero/index.html Pleshcheevo Ozero] (1988; Yaroslavl' Oblast', D09)
* [http://oopt.info/pribaik/index.html Pribaykalsky] (1986; west side of Lake Baykal, N03)
* [http://oopt.info/prielbrus/index.html Prielbrusye] (1986; Kabardino-Balkaria in the Caucasus, A06/07)
* [http://oopt.info/pribory/index.html Pripyshminskiye Bory] (1993; Sverdlovsk Oblast' on the Urals, G06)
* [http://oopt.info/russev/index.html Russky Sever] (1992; Vologodskaya Oblast', D/E10)
* [http://oopt.info/samluka/index.html Samarskaya Luka] (1984; Samarskaya Oblast', D07)
* [http://oopt.info/sebezh/index.html Sebezhsky] (1996; Pskov Oblast', C11)
* [http://oopt.info/shorsky/index.html Shorsky] (1989; Kemerov Oblast', K03)
* [http://oopt.info/shush/index.html Shushensky Bor] (1995; Krasnoyarsk Kray, K03)
* [http://oopt.info/smpooz/index.html Smolenskoye Poozerye] (1992; Smolensk Oblast', C10)
* [http://oopt.info/smoln/index.html Smolny] (1995; Mordovia, D08)
*Sochinsky National Park (1983; Krasnodar Kray, A07)
* [http://oopt.info/taganai/index.html Taganay] (1991; Chelyabinsk Oblast', F06)
* [http://oopt.info/tunk/index.html Tunkinsky] (1991; Buryatia, M02)
*Udegeyskaya Legenda National Park (2007; Primorye, U02)
* [http://oopt.info/ugra/index.html Ugra] (1997; Kaluga area, C09/10)
* [http://oopt.info/valdai/index.html Valdaysky] (1990; Novgorod Oblast', D10)
*Vodlozersky (1991; Karelia, E11)
*Yugyd Va National Park (1994; Komi Republic, G08/09)
* [http://oopt.info/zabaik/index.html Zabaykalsky] (1986; Buryatia, on east side of Lake Baykal, P03)
*Zov Tigra National Park (2007; Primorye, U01)
* [http://oopt.info/zurat/index.html Zyuratkul'] (1993; Chelyabinsk Oblast', E/F06)

ee also

* Protected areas in Russia

Footnotes

External links

* [http://oopt.info/np.html Biodiversity Conservation Center/Tsentr dikoy prirody, Moscow: page and map on each park, in Russian.]
* [http://www.wild-russia.org/ Centre for Russian Nature Conservation/Russian Conservation News.]
* [http://www.rusnatpress.org.uk/rnp-natparks.htm Russian Nature Press: list of parks with basic statistics and contact details, in English.]
* [http://eng.altai-republic.ru/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=27&page=2&POSTNUKESID=ab67941ce5fa86c867f631280ccd065fAltai The Altai Reserve]


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