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Specially protected nature areas of the Russian Federation and their categories
Specially protected nature areas of the Russian Federation and their categories
Protected Natural Areas of the Russian Federation and Their Categories
Stishov M.S., Dudley N.Protected Natural Areas of the Russian Federation and Their Categories, 208 pages. — Moscow, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 2019.
The book gives an overview of the current categories of the protected areas and restricted use areas of the Russian Federation. It assesses the existing categories for compliance with the categories of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). The book contains the results of rough estimation of the protected areas and their certain categories according to IUCN classification for Russia in general and for its individual regions. It also includes the results of rough estimation of the sea areas of the Russian exclusive economic zone. The book is recommended for environment protection specialists, staff of existing protected areas, and students of corresponding fields.