Main characteristics of nature reserves and national parks of Belarus
Author: booker added 18-09-2013, 20:16
Chapter of "Tourism and Tourist Resources in the Republic of Belarus. Statistical Book"
5. TOURIST RESOURCES
ACTIVITIES OF CULTURE AND ARTS ORGANISATIONS
5.21. Main characteristics of nature reserves and national parks (as of January 1, 2011)
|
Year of foundation |
Total area, thsd. hectares |
Function |
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Nature reserves |
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| Berezinsky Biosphere (Vitebsk region) |
1925 |
80,9 |
Conservation of typical and unique natural and landscape complexes of the subzone of broad-leaf and spruce subtaiga forests, studying natural processes and phenomena there; development of scientific frameworks of nature protection and ecological education |
| Polessky State Radiation and Ecological (Gomel region) |
1988 |
216,6 |
Preservation of natural complexes that were exposed to radioactive contamination, with their unique landscape and geo-botanical structure being unchanged, aiming at the integrated study and a long-term radiobiological monitoring |
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National parks |
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| Belovezhskaya Puscha (Brest and Grodno regions) |
1939 |
152,2 |
Conservation of the unique natural complex typical of the Republic of Belarus and Europe; ensuring natural evolution processes |
| Pripyatsky (Gomel region) |
1969 |
82,3 |
Preservation of the landscape unique for Belarusian Polesye in its natural state; studying changes in the nature resulting from draining of Polesye Lowland |
| Braslavskiye Ozera (Braslav Lakes) (Vitebsk region) |
1995 |
71,5 |
Conservation of the natural complex of Braslav lakes and genetic fund of flora and fauna |
| Narochansky (Minsk region) |
1999 |
94,0 |
Preservation of the unique natural complexes; making more efficient use of the recreation capacity of natural resources |
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