National parks of Russia

There are currently forty-one national parks in Russia, a list of which is given below. Together they cover approximately 71,700 square kilometers (27,700 sq mi).

Contents

Overview

The oldest parks in Russia are Sochinsky and Losiny Ostrov (1983); Samarskaya Luka (1984); Mariy Chodra (1985); Bashkiriya, Prielbrusye, Pribaykalsky, and Zabaykalsky (1986).[1]

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.[2][3]

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, Barguzin Zapovednik adjoins Zabaykalsky National Park on the east side of Lake Baikal.[3]

In 2001 Vodlozersky National Park received UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status, followed by Smolenskoye Poozerye and Ugra National Park in 2002, and two others (Valdaysky and Kenozyorsky) in 2004.[3]

The national parks are currently the responsibility of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia.[3]

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).

# Name Location Area (ha) Established
1 Alaniya Republic of North Ossetia-Alania &1000000000005492600000054,926 1998
2 Alkhanay Zabaykalsky Krai &10000000000138234000000138,234 1999
3 Anuysky Khabarovsk Krai &10000000000429370000000429,370 2008
4 Bashkiriya Republic of Bashkortostan &1000000000007980000000079,800 1986
5 Buzuluksky Bor Orenburg Oblast &10000000000106000000000106,000 2007
6 Chavash Varmane Chuvash Republic &1000000000002520000000025,200 1993
7 Kalevalsky Republic of Karelia &1000000000007434300000074,343 2006
8 Kenozyorsky Arkhangelsk Oblast &10000000000139663000000139,663 1991
9 Khvalynsky Saratov Oblast &1000000000002551400000025,514 1994
10 Kurshskaya Kosa Kaliningrad Oblast &100000000000066210000006,621 1987
11 Losiny Ostrov Moscow, Moscow Oblast &1000000000001288100000012,881 1983
12 Mariy Chodra Mari El Republic &1000000000003660000000036,600 1985
13 Meshchyora Vladimir Oblast &10000000000118900000000118,900 1992
14 Meshchyorsky Ryazan Oblast &10000000000103014000000103,014 1992
15 Nechkinsky Udmurt Republic &1000000000002075300000020,753 1997
16 Nizhnyaya Kama Republic of Tatarstan &1000000000002658700000026,587 1991
17 Orlovskoye Polesye Oryol Oblast &1000000000007774500000077,745 1994
18 Paanajärvi Republic of Karelia &10000000000104473000000104,473 1992
19 Pleshcheyevo Ozero Yaroslavl Oblast &1000000000002379000000023,790 1988
20 Pribaykalsky Irkutsk Oblast &10000000000418000000000418,000 1986
21 Prielbrusye Kabardino-Balkar Republic &10000000000100400000000100,400 1986
22 Pripyshminskiye Bory Sverdlovsk Oblast &1000000000004905000000049,050 1993
23 Russkaya Arktika Arkhangelsk Oblast &100000000014260000000001,426,000 2009
24 Russky Sever Vologda Oblast &10000000000166400000000166,400 1992
25 Samarskaya Luka Samara Oblast &10000000000134000000000134,000 1984
26 Sebezhsky Pskov Oblast &1000000000005002100000050,021 1996
27 Shorsky Kemerovo Oblast &10000000000418200000000418,200 1989
28 Shushensky Bor Krasnoyarsk Krai &1000000000003917300000039,173 1995
29 Smolenskoye Poozerye Smolensk Oblast &10000000000146237000000146,237 1992
30 Smolny Republic of Mordovia &1000000000003650000000036,500 1995
31 Sochi National Park Krasnodar Krai &10000000000193737000000193,737 1983
32 Taganay Chelyabinsk Oblast &1000000000005640000000056,400 1991
33 Tunkinsky Buryat Republic &100000000011836620000001,183,662 1991
34 Udegeyskaya Legenda Primorsky Krai &1000000000008860000000088,600 2007
35 Ugra Kaluga Oblast &1000000000009862300000098,623 1997
36 Valdaysky Novgorod Oblast &10000000000158500000000158,500 1990
37 Vodlozersky Republic of Karelia &10000000000468915000000468,915 1991
38 Yugyd Va National Park Komi Republic &100000000018917010000001,891,701 1994
39 Zabaykalsky Buryat Republic &10000000000267177000000267,177 1986
40 Zov Tigra National Park Primorsky Krai &1000000000008215200000082,152 2007
41 Zyuratkul National Park Chelyabinsk Oblast &1000000000008824900000088,249 1993

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Russian Nature Press
  2. ^ "About Special Protected Nature Areas", a Russian Federation federal law of March 14, 1995.(Russian)
  3. ^ a b c d Biodiversity Conservation Centre Moscow

External links

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