THREE MORE PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS IN RUSSIA
EARN STATUS OF BIOSPHERE RESERVE
On September 19—21, 2001, at a meeting of the International Bureau of the Executive Committee of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Program, three more Russian natural sites were awarded the status of biosphere reserve: Nerussko-Desnyanskoye Polesye (together with Bryansky Les State Nature Reserve), Visimsky State Nature Reserve, and Vodlozersky National Park.
Vodlozersky National Park is Russia’s first national park to be awarded such a status.
We heartily congratulate the teams of these conservation establishments and wish them further success in their work.
