Regional Decree No. 575-p validating the Regulation on protection area of the national park “Shushensky Bor”.

This Regional Decree establishes that protection area of the national park “Shushensky Bor” was established for the following purpose: (a) prevention of unfavorable anthropogenic impact on the natural complexes of the national park; (b) performance of activities aimed at the conservation and restoration of wild fauna and wild flora populations; (c) forest management and forest fire prevention; (d) restoration of disturbed natural complexes and objects; (e) monitoring of natural complexes subject to anthropogenic impact; (f) scientific research; and (g) organization of environmental education system, including the creation of stands, displays, ranches. Priority objects of protection shall be: (a) landscape complexes; (b) game; (c) rare and endangered flora and fauna species, mushrooms; and (d) endemic plant species. The following activities shall be prohibited within the boundaries of protection area: (a) permanent storage of pesticides, mineral fertilizers, fuels and lubricants; (b) placement of timber warehouses (except for quarters of the forest fund transferred on lease, and the location of wood processing facilities); (c) movement of motorized vehicles outside roads, ways of general use, except for cases related to maintenance of power transmission line poles and wood processing works, forest fire extinguishment; (d) passage of cattle outside established trails; (e) hunting except for some envisaged cases; and (f) making campfires, the placement of tent camps outside specially equipped areas.

Russian Federation · 2009-11-17